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• Actress Christina Applegate portrayed the role of the ditzy, promiscuous blonde "Kelly Bundy" on the long-running FOX sitcom Married... With Children. She also appeared in the ABC series Samantha Who?.

  Applegate was featured on the cover of People Magazine's Most Beautiful issue in late April of 2009. In an interview with the magazine, she disclosed details of her relationship with her boyfriend Martyn Lenoble as well as details of her struggle with breast cancer.MSNBC: Christina Applegate named 'Most Beautiful' (April 29, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: November 25, 1971
  2. Birthplace: Hollywood, California
  3. Won an Emmy Award
  4. Nominated for a Golden Globe
  5. Was married to Johnathon Schaech
  6. Quit school at 17
  7. Is referred to in the P.M. Dawn song Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
  8. Suffered with breast cancer
  9. Underwent a double mastectomy in July of 2008
  10. Had reconstructive breast surgery in November of 2008
  11. Dating Dutch bass player Martyn Lenoble

• Early Career

  Applegate's career started when she was a baby 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 also guest starred 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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  Samantha Who? | Samantha Who? Cast | Samantha Who? Episode Guide | Will Ferrell | Steve Carell | Cameron Diaz | Jennifer Esposito | Selma Blair | Married... With Children | Ed ONeill | 2009 Golden Globe Nominations | SAG Award Nominations

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