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Christina Ricci Short bio. One of the most celebrated actresses of her generation, as well as one of the few child stars to make a successful transition to adult roles, Christina Ricci has been impressing audiences and critics with her unnervingly accurate performances since debuting in 1990's Mermaids. Ricci was born in Santa Monica, CA, on February 12, 1980. Following her family's move to New York when she was eight, Ricci got her start acting in commercials. Her big screen debut came shortly after, when director Richard Benjamin cast her as Cher's younger daughter in Mermaids. Although much attention went to Winona Ryder, who played Ricci's older sister, the young actress made enough of an impression to land more work: The following year, she starred as the morbidly precocious Wednesday Addams in the hit film adaptation of The Addams Family. The role would help to establish Ricci as an actress known for playing dark, unconventional characters; she went on to play Wednesday again in the film's 1993 sequel Addams Family Values. Christina Ricci Filmography. Desert Blue (1999) 200 Cigarettes (1999) Pecker (1998) Buffalo '66 (1998) The Opposite of Sex (1998) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Last of the High Kings (1998) The Ice Storm (1997) That Darn Cat (1997) Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) Now and Then (1995) Casper (1995) Addams Family Values (1993) The Addams Family (1991) The Hard Way (1991) Mermaids (1990) |