There are so many fun facts about actress Christina Applegate that most people might not know. Read on for all the latest trivia and news about Christina.
- Christina was born on November 25, 1971 in Hollywood, California.
- Her career began when she was only five months old and starred in a commercial for Playtex nursers.
- In August 2008, Christina revealed that she underwent a successful double mastectomy to rid her body of breast cancer.
- During filming of View from the Top she and Gwyneth Paltrow developed a close friendship.
- In July 2008, her ex-boyfriend, Lee Grivas, was found dead in his home of unknown causes.
- Christina got her big break when she landed the role of Kelly Bundy on Married With Children in 1987.
- Christina is a big supporter of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and maintains a vegetarian diet.
- She Married Johnathon Schaech on October 20, 2001, in Palm Springs in front of close family and friends. The divorce was finalized in August 2007.
- In 2005, she received a Theatre World Award for her performance in Sweet Charity on Broadway.
- In 1999, she was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful
People in the World.
Quotes From Christina Applegate"There are a lot of sacrifices a mother makes when she's raising a child by herself. But it wasn't until recently that I fully understood the price she paid because of how we had to struggle."
"I want to be with that person until I'm 80 years old, sitting out on the porch with our glasses of lemonade, laughing about our lives."
"I've always been shy and sort of vulnerable. My mom says that when she would drop me off at school, I'd stand back and check out the situation - see if it was safe before I'd join the other kids."
"It was not easy for my mother, being a struggling actress and raising a child. We were these two sort of vagabonds, never knowing where the money was going to come from."
