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made her first onscreen appearance at the age of 5, alongside
her mother on Days of Our Lives, since her mother brought her
along to work and auditions.
Christina's life was consumed by acting, and she even quit school
at 17 in order to pursue it full-time. This wasn't a surprise;
she had appeared in more than a dozen roles by the time she
was that age.
With
onscreen roles in series such as Father Murphy, Mama's Family,
Quincy, Charles in Charge, Still the Beaver, Silver Spoons,
Heart of the City, and Family Ties, as well as films like Jaws
of Satan, Beatlemania, and the made-for-TV film The Grace Kelly
Story, there was no doubt that acting was her given talent.
In
1987, Christina found her calling and the role that put her
on the map. For 10 years, she portrayed ditzy and promiscuous
Kelly Bundy, in the dysfunctional family sitcom, Married...
With Children.
Although
Christina may have fooled millions as the trampy Bundy daughter
until 1997, the green-eyed actress far from resembles her character.
While surviving the tribulations of family life on Married...
With Children, Christina was making the rounds on television,
appearing in a slew of television shows, including: 21 Jump
Street, Top of the Heap (as Kelly Bundy, host of Mad TV, and
Pauly.
She
also made it to several made-for-TV movies and straight to video
movies, such as Dance 'Til Dawn, Streets and Across the Moon.
In 1991, she made her big-screen debut in Don't Tell Mom the
Babysitter's Dead, a lukewarm comedy.
After
roles in obscure movies such as Wild Bill and Vibrations, Christina
shared the screen with Jack Nicholson, Sarah Jessica Parker,
Glenn Close, and Pierce Brosnan, in 1996's Mars Attacks!.
Once
Married... With Children saw its last day in 1997, Christina
was ready to jump back in the saddle with a role in the slapstick
comedy Mafia!, and was back on television, as the title character
of the NBC sitcom, Jesse, which debuted in 1998.
Although
Christina took home the People's Choice Award for Favorite Female
Performer in a New TV series, and the TV Guide Award for Star
of a New Series, both in 1999, the critically-acclaimed Jesse
didn't last long on the air. Despite a coveted time slot and
some resuscitation, Jesse was canceled after a 2-year run.
But
Christina will soon prove that she may just be made for the
silver screen, with a starring role in the comedy Just Visiting,
and a role in the upcoming A View From the Top, co-starring
Gwnyeth Paltrow, Kelly Preston, Mike Myers, and Rob Lowe.
She
will also soon be seen in The Sweetest Thing, co-starring Cameron
Diaz.
As
for her personal life, Christina was dating Christian Slater,
and has allegedly been actor Johnathon Schaech's honey since
1998. Whoever she's dating, she goes home to her cats, Natasha
and Kanaloa, and her dog, Sybil.
An
avid jazz dancer as well, it's clear that Christina may just
be television's best-kept secret.
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