1971-present

Who Is Christina Applegate?

Actor Christina Applegate received her breakthrough role as teen airhead Kelly Bundy on Fox’s popular sitcom Married... with Children at age 15, paving the way for starring gigs on Jesse , Samantha Who? , Up All Night , and Dead to Me . Applegate has also enjoyed success on the big screen, with appearances in comedies like Anchorman and the reboot of Vacation . She has used her high profile to raise awareness about breast cancer and multiple sclerosis through her public battles with the diseases, but in 2026, she revealed she was misdiagnosed with MS.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Christina Applegate BORN: November 25, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, California SPOUSES: Johnathan Schaech (2001-2007) and Martyn LeNoble (2013-present) CHILD: Sadie ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Sagittarius

Early Years

Born on November 25, 1971, in Los Angeles, Christina Applegate was only three months old when she made her TV debut on the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives .…