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Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci ( ; born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. Known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge, Ricci works mostly in independent productions, but she has also appeared in numerous box-office hits. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Ricci made her film debut at age ten in ''Mermaids'' (1990), which was followed by a breakout role as Wednesday Addams in ''The Addams Family'' (1991) and its 1993 sequel. Subsequent roles in ''Casper'' and ''Now and Then'' (both 1995) established her as a teen idol. In her late teens, she moved into adult-oriented projects such as ''The Ice Storm'' (1997), ''Buffalo '66'', ''The Opposite of Sex'', ''Pecker'' (all 1998), ''200 Cigarettes'', and ''Sleepy Hollow'' (both 1999). Her other credits include ''The Man Who Cried'' (2000), ''Prozac Nation'' (2001), ''Pumpkin'' (2002), ''Anything Else'', ''Monster'' (both 2003), ''Cursed'' (2005), ''Penelope'', ''Black Snake Moan'' (both 2006), ''Speed Racer'' (2008), ''Bel Ami'' (2012), and ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021).

On television, Ricci played Liza Bump on the final season of ''Ally McBeal'' (2002) and had a guest role on ''Grey's Anatomy'' in 2006, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination. She also starred on ''Pan Am'' (2011–2012), produced and starred in the series ''The Lizzie Borden Chronicles'' (2015) and ''Z: The Beginning of Everything'' (2017), and appeared as Marilyn Thornhill on the first and second seasons of ''Wednesday'' (2022–present). Ricci has played Misty Quigley on ''Yellowjackets'' since 2021, receiving nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She voiced Catwoman / Selina Kyle in the animated series ''Batman: Caped Crusader'' (2024).

In 2010, Ricci made her Broadway debut in the Donald Margulies play ''Time Stands Still''. She is the national spokesperson for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). Provided by Wikipedia