Christina Ricci
Acting • Born 1980-02-12
Biography
Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for playing unconventional characters with a dark edge. Ricci is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Satellite Award for Best Actress, as well as Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and Independent Spirit Award nominations. Ricci made her film debut at the age of nine in Mermaids (1990), which was followed by a breakout role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel. Subsequent appearances in Casper and Now and Then (both 1995) brought her fame as a "teen icon". At 17, she moved into adult-oriented roles with The Ice Storm (1997), which led to parts in films such as Buffalo '66, Pecker and The Opposite of Sex (all 1998). She garnered acclaim for her performances in Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Monster (2003). Her other credits include Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Prozac Nation (2001), Pumpkin (2002), Anything Else (2003), Black Snake Moan (2006), Speed Racer (2008), and The Smurfs 2 (2013). Despite being known predominantly for her work in independent productions, Ricci has appeared in numerous box office hits – to date, her films have grossed in excess of US$1.4 billion. On television, Ricci appeared as Liza Bump in the final season of Ally McBeal (2002), and received acclaim for her guest role on Grey's Anatomy in 2006. She also starred as Maggie Ryan on the ABC series Pan Am (2011–12), and produced and starred in the series The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015) and Z: The Beginning of Everything (2017). As well as voicing characters in several animated films, Ricci provided voices for the video games The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon and Speed Racer: The Videogame (both 2008). In 2010, she made her Broadway debut in Time Stands Still.
Filmography
117 credits
Monster
Movie • 2003
Selby Wall
Cursed
Movie • 2005
Ellie
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Movie • 1998
Lucy
Sleepy Hollow
Movie • 1999
Katrina Van Tassel
Bless the Child
Movie • 2000
Cheri Post
Addams Family Values
Movie • 1993
Wednesday Addams
Anything Else
Movie • 2003
Amanda Chase
The Addams Family
Movie • 1991
Wednesday Addams
Mermaids
Movie • 1990
Kate Flax
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Movie • 1998
Teenage Hooker
The Gathering
Movie • 2003
Cassie Grant
All Over the Guy
Movie • 2001
Rayna Wyckoff
That Darn Cat
Movie • 1997
Patti
Small Soldiers
Movie • 1998
Gwendy Doll (voice)
Speed Racer
Movie • 2008
Trixie
Black Snake Moan
Movie • 2006
Rae
Penelope
Movie • 2007
Penelope Wilhern
Pecker
Movie • 1998
Shelley
Casper
Movie • 1995
Kat
Buffalo '66
Movie • 1998
Layla
Pumpkin
Movie • 2002
Carolyn McDuffy
Now and Then
Movie • 1995
Roberta
Alpha and Omega
Movie • 2010
Lilly (voice)
The Opposite of Sex
Movie • 1998
Dedee Truitt
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Movie • 1995
Beth Easton
Home of the Brave
Movie • 2006
Sarah Schivino
Desert Blue
Movie • 1999
Ely Jackson
After.Life
Movie • 2009
Anna Taylor
The Man Who Cried
Movie • 2000
Suzie
200 Cigarettes
Movie • 1999
Val
No Vacancy
Movie • 1999
Lilian
Little Red Riding Hood
Movie • 1997
Little Red Riding Hood
The Last of the High Kings
Movie • 1996
Erin
Prozac Nation
Movie • 2003
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Movie • 2011
Kathy McGee
The Ice Storm
Movie • 1997
Wendy Hood
Miranda
Movie • 2002
Miranda
All's Faire in Love
Movie • 2009
Kate
Souvenir
Movie • 1996
Young Orlando (voice)
The Smurfs 2
Movie • 2013
Vexy (voice)
Bel Ami
Movie • 2012
Clotilde de Marelle
The Cemetery Club
Movie • 1993
Jessica
War Flowers
Movie • 2012
Sarabeth Ellis
The Hero of Color City
Movie • 2014
Yellow (voice)
Around the Block
Movie • 2013
Dino Chalmers
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Movie • 2014
Lizzie Borden
Guns Up
Movie • 2025
Alice Hayes
The Hard Way
Movie • 1991
Bonnie
Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales
Movie • 2003
Additional Voices (voice)
New York, I Love You
Movie • 2008
Camille
The Dresden Sun
Movie • 2026
Dr. Dresden Corliss
I Love Your Work
Movie • 2003
Shana
The Laramie Project
Movie • 2002
Romaine Patterson
The Cold Open
Movie • 2019
Mothers and Daughters
Movie • 2016
Rebecca
Child Star
Movie • 2024
Self
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
Movie • 2017
Terra (voice)
Distorted
Movie • 2018
Lauren Curran
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Movie • 2019
Nellie Bly
D A N C E R
Movie • 2017
Layla / Self (archive footage from Buffalo '66)
10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up
Movie • 2020
Abigail
Faraway Eyes
Movie • 2021
Scarlett
Percy
Movie • 2020
Rebecca Salcau
Vincent Gallo Directs
Movie • 1997
Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Movie • 2000
Self
California Romanza
Movie • 2011
Lena
Monstrous
Movie • 2022
Laura
The Matrix Resurrections
Movie • 2021
Gwyn de Vere
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Movie • 2019
Self
Bastard Out of Carolina
Movie • 1996
Dee Dee
The Making of "The Addams Family"
Movie • 1991
Self
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Movie • 2025
Self
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
Movie • 2008
Trixie
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
Movie • 2007
Self
Unplugged
Movie
Kit / Ivana Viktimm (voice)
Speed Racer: Car Fu
Movie • 2008
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Erin (voice)
Joey
TV • 2004
Mary Teresa
Ally McBeal
TV • 1997
Liza Bump
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Rick and Morty
TV • 2013
Princess Ponietta / Kathy Ireland (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV • 1999
Self - Guest
50 States of Fright
TV • 2020
Bitsy
Pan Am
TV • 2011
Maggie Ryan
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
TV • 2015
Lizzie Borden
Z: The Beginning of Everything
TV • 2015
Zelda Fitzgerald
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Hannah Davies
Yellowjackets
TV • 2021
Misty Quigley
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Therese Dodd
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Malcolm in the Middle
TV • 2000
Kelly
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
Match Game
TV • 2016
Self - Panelist
The Wheel
TV • 2022
Self - Expert
Wednesday
TV • 2022
Marilyn Thornhill
Project Runway
TV • 2004
Self - Guest Judge
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Batman: Caped Crusader
TV • 2024
Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Cinema Toast
TV • 2021
Hot Ones Versus
TV • 2024
Self
Saving Grace
TV • 2007
Offcr. Abby Charles
The Astrology House
TV
Margot
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self / Wednesday Addams (uncredited)
Yellowjackets
TV • 2021
Misty
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Wednesday Addams / Jennifer (uncredited)
Chop Shop
TV