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My Take
Christina Ricci is, to me, one of the great survivors of American cinema. Child actors usually get devoured by the industry or frozen in nostalgia, but Ricci weaponized her unusual screen presence, that uncanny blend of innocence and menace, and built a career entirely on her own terms. Her loyalty to independent film over easy blockbuster paychecks suggests an artist who values interesting over safe, and her Golden Globe and Emmy nominations prove the gamble paid off. What keeps me watching is her unpredictability: decades into her career, I still cannot guess what she will do next, and that is the rarest quality an actor can have.
Overview
Christina Ricci ( REE-chee; born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. Known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge, Ricci works mostly in independent productions, but she has also appeared in numerous box-office hits. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christina Ricci
- Name (Japanese)
- クリスティーナ・リッチ
- Reading
- くりすてぃーな・りっち
- Born
- February 12, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / voice actor / spokesperson / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Montclair High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.