Guide Note
Actress Christina Applegate played the role of the ditzy, promiscuous blonde "Kelly Bundy" on the long-running FOX sitcom Married... With Children. Currently she stars in the ABC series Samantha Who?, playing a character that suffers from amnesia and is trying to rebuild her life.
Fast Facts
- Born: November 25, 1971
- Birthplace: Hollywood, California
- Won an Emmy Award
- Nominated for a Golden Globe
- Was married to Johnathon Schaech
- Quit school at 17
- Is referred to in the PM Dawn song Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
Early Career
Applegate's career started when she was a baby, first appearing with her mother in the soap opera Days of Our Lives and in a Playtex commercial at only five months old. In the 1980s, Applegate appeared in several films including Jaws of Satan, Grace Kelly, and the comedy Washingtoon. She was also guest starring in a number of popular shows such as Family Ties and 21 Jump Street, but it was her role as the ditzy blonde Kelly Bundy on the series Married... With Children that lasted ten years and garnered her mainstream notoriety.
Beyond the Screen
In addition to her many on-screen credits, Applegate also found herself on the stage starring in The Third Day with Gena Rowlands and making her Broadway debut in 2004 with the musical Sweet Charity which won her a Tony Award. Applegate was also a founding member of the Los Angeles based all girl singing group the Pussycat Dolls.
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