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Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate is a retired American actress. She gained recognition in the late 1980s for playing Kelly Bundy in the Fox sitcom Married... with Children (1987–1997). Her titular role in the sitcom Jesse (1998–2000), earned her first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. For her guest role in the NBC sitcom Friends (2002–2003), she won t…
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Born 25 November 1971 · Q188280
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2026· 2 entries
Which became a New York Times Best Seller, where she focused on resilience and self-acceptance
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2024· 2 entries
During an appearance on GMA in March 2024, Applegate acknowledged now having "a tremor" from her MS condition.
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Applegate began a podcast with fellow actress with multiple sclerosis Jamie-Lynn Sigler called MeSsy about their friendship based on the condition
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2023· 1 entry
Applegate said in February 2023 that, because of her illness, she would probably no longer act on camera, but would be open to voice-over work, such as a planned animated revival of Married... with Children, as well as working behind the scenes.
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2022· 1 entry
Received a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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2021· 2 entries
That she had received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis a few months before
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Applegate announced on August 10, 2021 that she had received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis a few months before.
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2016· 1 entry
Starred as Gwendolyn James in the comedy film Bad Moms with Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn
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2015· 1 entry
Starred with Ed Helms in the National Lampoon sequel Vacation, the fifth full-length movie episode of the road-trip comedies
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2014· 1 entry
Had a starring voice role as Mary Beth in the animated musical fantasy film The Book of Life
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2013· 3 entries
Applegate was featured on the second episode of the fourth season of the revived American version of the TLC series Who Do You Think You Are
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Left the series after its second-season hiatus, which was leading into a planned format change
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Applegate reprised her role as Veronica Corningstone in the comedy sequel film Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award (2012).
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2011· 1 entry
Applegate starred in the Farrelly brothers comedy Hall Pass
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2009· 4 entries
Awarded 35th People's Choice Awards for Samantha Who? (2009).
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Awarded TV Land Award for Married... with Children (2009).
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Founded Right Action for Women, a charitable foundation dedicated to breast-cancer screening for women and focused on the type of MRI scan that saved her life
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Applegate announced plans to return as the ambassador for Lee National Denim Day
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2008· 2 entries
That Applegate had been diagnosed with breast cancer
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People reported on August 3, 2008 that Applegate had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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2006· 1 entry
Applegate appeared in Jessica Simpson's music video for "A Public Affair" with Eva Longoria, Ryan Seacrest, and Christina Milian
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded Theatre World Award for Sweet Charity (2005).
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2004· 2 entries
Starred with Ben Affleck in the holiday comedy Surviving Christmas and with Matt Dillon in Employee of the Month
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Debuted on Broadway as Charity Hope Valentine in a revival of the 1966 musical Sweet Charity
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2003· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2003).
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Was the spokesman for the Lee National Denim Day, which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer education and research
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1998· 1 entry
Applegate starred as Claudine Van Doozen in the independent feature Claudine's Return (or Kiss of Fire), appeared in the action-comedy The Big Hit and played the fiancée of a mob boss in the Mafia satire Jane Austen's Ma
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1997· 1 entry
Producers pitched a spinoff centered on Kelly Bundy, but Applegate declined
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1986· 1 entry
Won the role of Robin Kennedy, a policeman's daughter, in the police drama series Heart of the City (1986–1987)
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1972· 1 entry
Alongside her mother in the soap opera Days of Our Lives and starred in a commercial for Playtex baby bottles at 3 months old
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1971· 1 entry
Born 1971-11-25.
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1955· 1 entry
From tuberculosis and alcohol-related cirrhosis
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