Born into a show business family, Christina Applegate's mother is actress/singer Nancy Priddy and her father, Robert, is a former record company executive.

Applegate made her television debut at the age of three months in her mother's arms on the daytime drama "Days of Our Lives." She co-starred in the network series, "Heart of the City," in addition to making appearances on "21 Jump Street," "Family Ties," "All Is Forgiven," "Quincy," "Silver Spoons," "Wally and the Beaver," "Charles in Charge" and Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories."

Applegate's film credits include "Wild Bill" starring Jeff Bridges and Ellen Barkin; "Vibrations," which also stars James Marshall; "Across the Moon," co-starring Elizabeth Pena and Burgess Meredith, the comedy feature "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead," "Streets," "King Cobra," "Beatlemania," and "Jonathan the Doll."