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Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate

Actor · Born November 25, 1971 (54) · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress and dancer. As a child actress, she started playing the role of Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married...with Children (1987–1997). In her adult years, Applegate established a film and television career, winning an Emmy Award (for her guest role in the sitcom Friends) and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations. Applegate has had major roles in several films, including Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), The Big Hit (1998), The Sweetest Thing (2002), Grand Theft Parsons (2003), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and its sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), Hall Pass (2011), Vacation (2015), and Bad Moms (2016). She has also starred in the 2005 Broadway revival of the musical Sweet Charity, for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Applegate has played the lead role in the television sitcoms Jesse (1998–2000), Samantha Who? (2007–2009) and Up All Night (2011–12), and in the Netflix dark tragicomedy series Dead to Me (2019–2022).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 25, 1971 (54)
From
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are Christina Applegate's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
27%
Morality
14%
Society
7%
Survival
6%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 18 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 7

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 23

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 29 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 21 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 21
Shapeshifter
5 of 21
Shadow
3 of 21
Herald
2 of 21
Ally
2 of 21
Threshold guardian
2 of 21
Trickster
1 of 21
Mentor
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
23
Joyful
20
Tense
6
Warm
9
Melancholic
8
Other
31

How their films linger

Feel-good25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christina Applegate's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christina Applegate's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

72 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 30 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dead to Me(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jen Harding

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Crash Pad(2017)

    as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Bad Moms Christmas(2017)

    as Gwendolyn

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Youth in Oregon(2016)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ask the StoryBots(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Bad Moms(2016)

    as Gwendolyn

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip(2015)

    as Brittany (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Grinder(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Gail Budnick

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Meryl: The Lifetime Biopic with Christina Applegate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Meryl Streep

  • Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks(2015)

    Show 207 episodes · as Brittany Miller (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Vacation(2015)

    as Debbie Griswold

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Life(2014)

    as Mary Beth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)

    as Veronica Corningstone

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked(2011)

    as Brittany (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Up All Night(2011)

    Show 35 episodes · Producer · as Reagan Brinkley

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Web Therapy(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jenny Bologna

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Hall Pass(2011)

    as Grace Searing

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Going the Distance(2010)

    as Corrine Berlin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore(2010)

    as Catherine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel(2009)

    as Brittany (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Rocker(2008)

    as Kim

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Samantha Who?(2007)

    Show 35 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Producer · as Samantha Newly

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Farce of the Penguins(2006)

    as Melissa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Suzanne Bedford

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy(2004)

    as Veronica Corningstone

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Surviving Christmas(2004)

    as Alicia Valco

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Father of the Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Candy (voice)

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy(2004)

    as Veronica Corningstone

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Grand Theft Parsons(2003)

    as Barbara

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Employee of the Month(2004)

    as Sara Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Wonderland(2003)

    as Susan Launius

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Seeeeemji

  • View from the Top(2003)

    as Christine

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Sol Goode(2003)

    as Tramp (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Sweetest Thing(2002)

    as Courtney

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Prince Charming(2001)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Just Visiting(2001)

    as Rosalind / Julia

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Giving Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Emily

  • Out in Fifty(1999)

    as Lilah

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Jesse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 42 episodes · Co-Producer · as Jesse Warner

  • Mafia!(1998)

    as Diane Steen

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Big Hit(1998)

    as Pam Shulman

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Claudine's Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Claudine Van Doozen

  • Nowhere(1997)

    as Dingbat

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Pauly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Mariah

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Colette / Attorney (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Mars Attacks!(1996)

    as Sharona

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Vibrations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Anamika

  • Wild Bill(1995)

    as Lurline

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Across the Moon(1994)

    as Kathy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Amy Green

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead(1991)

    as Swell

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Top of the Heap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kelly Bundy

  • The Earth Day Special(1990)

    as Kelly Bundy

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dawn

  • Dance 'Til Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Patrice Johnson

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Tina

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 258 episodes · as Kelly Bundy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Heart of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 13 episodes · as Robin Kennedy

  • All Is Forgiven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Simone

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Holly

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Washingtoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sally Forehead

  • The New Leave It to Beaver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Mandy · as Wendy

  • Charles in Charge(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stacy

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Grace Kelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Young Grace Kelly

  • Silver Spoons(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeannie Bolens

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Kitten

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Jaws of Satan(1981)

    as Kim Perry

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Father Murphy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Ada

  • Beatlemania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Dancer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles from 1981 to 2019; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

$443M worldwide

Highest rated

The Book of Life (2014)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Married... with Children (1987)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19812019

Peak 2003 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 18 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting73 of 73: 69 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdProducing4 of 73: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

73 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s15 · acting1990s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew2000s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew2010s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 6% of 33 roles
82020712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 22 major nominations, 1999–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 2021
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  3. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  4. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  5. 2010
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  6. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  7. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  8. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Show 2 earlier years
  1. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 1999
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Christina Applegate's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 51 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

The Earth Day Special (1990)

94th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Book of Life (2014)

Midcredits 90th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Christina Applegate's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles16–68 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles37–63 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles38–91 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles37–84 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles7–65 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Christina Applegate work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christina Applegate's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Lee shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles