Christina Ricci
American, Actress
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- Finnish doom metal band Reverend Bizarre song "Goddess Of Doom" is a tribute to her.
- On December 4 1999, she appeared on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) as the guest host, in which she parodied Britney Spears and the Olsen twins. During one of her skits, she accidentally punched actress Ana Gasteyer in the face. The skit was a parody of the "Sally Jessy Raphael" (1985) show, in which she played a 13-year-old runaway who sleeps with dogs, and required her to fake- punch Sally (Gasteyer), but accidentally hit her for real. While she initially reacted by putting her hands over her mouth in surprise, she maintained her professionalism and quickly fell back into character.
- Presented "Best Kiss" with Ashton Kutcher at the 2001 MTV Movie Awards.
- Audtitioned for the role of Ellie Creed in the film Pet Sematary (1989), but lost the part to Blaze Berdahl.
- Won Favorite Actress in a Horror Film for Sleepy Hollow (1999) at the 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and Favorite Supporting Actress in a Suspense for Bless the Child (2000) a year later at the 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
- Is good friends with her Sleepy Hollow (1999), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and The Man Who Cried (2000) co-star Johnny Depp.
- During filming of Black Snake Moan (2006), grew close with co-star Samuel L. Jackson. The two remain good friends to this day.
- Co-hosted a 10 volume educational video series entitled "Bug City" in 1998.
- Was turned down four times for the role of Lolita in Lolita (1997), which eventually went to Dominique Swain.
- Pennsylvania rock band Anthrophobia has a song about Christina on their 1999 release, "In The Zero To 3 Movement." The song is called "Ricci" and it appears as track 3.
- Was roommates with Michelle Williams while filming Prozac Nation (2001) with her.
- Wore braces when she was younger.
- Originally had the part of Desi Brable in O (2001), but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. The part ended up going to Julia Stiles.
- Received the Half-Life Award at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on June 16, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Her best friend is actress Gaby Hoffmann.
- Drives a Porsche Boxster.
- Her paternal grandfather was of Italian descent. The remainder of her ancestry is Scots-Irish.
- Was #97 on VH-1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars" (2005) (mini).
- Her favorite bands are the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, The Ramones, The White Stripes, Weezer, R.E.M. and The Pixies. She also likes 1980s rap.
- Finds comfort in falling asleep watching The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
- Is, to the day, 30 years younger than Michael Ironside.
- Briefly attended Morristown-Beard School, an exclusive preparatory school in Morristown, New Jersey. (Other attendees include former "Bachelor" star Lorenzo Borghese).
- Says that The Ice Storm (1997) was the first role she really wanted and eventually got.
- Turned down the role of Lauren in The Rules of Attraction (2002) because of the rape scene in the beginning, which she found gross and offensive. Shannyn Sossamon took over the role.