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Christina Ricci is one of Hollywood's most respected young actors whose talent and poise is well beyond her years. Following BLACK SNAKE MOAN, one of her most challenging and exciting roles to date, Ricci will next star in PENELOPE, co-starring and produced by Reese Witherspoon. The film is a modern-day offbeat fable about a young woman (played by Ricci) who, having spent her life trapped by a family curse, sets out to find love. The film is slated to be released by IFC Films April 2007.

Ricci's performance at age 8 in a school Christmas play caught the attention of a local theatre critic, who suggested to her parents that she consider an acting career. She made her professional acting debut one year later in MERMAIDS in the pivotal role of Cher's youngest daughter and Winona Ryder's sister. As a child actor, Ricci won over audiences and critics alike with her winning portrayal of the strangely adorable Wednesday Addams in THE ADDAMS FAMILY. Her performance so delighted the film's creators and movie fans that Ricci was given an expanded role in the sequel, ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES. She went on to star in the surprise hit of the summer 1995 season CASPER. For that Ricci received the prestigious NATO ShowEast Star of the Year Award and the Star of Tomorrow Award from the Motion Picture Booker's Club for her strong performances and the $100 million-plus box office successes of ADDAMS FAMILY and CASPER.

In 1997, Ricci made a seamless transition into more mature roles, receiving great acclaim in Ang Lee's ensemble film, THE ICE STORM, co-starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen and Elijah Wood; then starring as 'Dedee Truit,' in the scathing comedy THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, a performance which won her the Best Actress Award at the Seattle Film Festival; and as 'Layla' in Vincent Gallo's BUFFALO 66. She was later nominated for a Golden Globe Award, an American Comedy Award, and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress for her work in THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, and earned a National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Award for her combined efforts in THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, BUFFALO 66 and John Water's PECKER. Some of Ricci's other projects include Wes Craven's CURSED, Woody Allen's romantic comedy ANYTHING ELSE, Sally Potter's THE MAN WHO CRIED and a memorable cameo in Terry Gilliam's FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS. Additionally, Ricci starred opposite Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's SLEEPY HOLLOW, for which she won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award.

Ricci was last seen in the critically acclaimed film MONSTER starring opposite Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, and earned an Emmy Award nomination for her guest role on the ABC hit show, GREY'S ANATOMY.

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Christina Ricci Facts

Occupation	Actress
Birthday	February 12, 1980 (28)
Sign	Aquarius
Birthplace	Santa Monica, California, USA
Height	5' 1" (1m55)

Selected Filmography

Cursed (2005)

The Man Who Cried (2000)

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Buffalo '66 (1998)

Now and Then (1995)

Addams Family Values (1993) as Wednesday

The Addams Family (1991) as Wednesday

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Mermaids (breakthrough)

Prozac Nation

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