CHRISTINA RICCI is one of Hollywood's most respected young actors who is also fast becoming a producer of note. Ricci can currently be seen in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Anything Else opposite Jason Biggs. She will next be seen starring opposite Joshua Jackson in Adam Goldberg's I Love Your Work. Christina will also be seen in director David Carson's The Gathering for Dimension Films and Miranda, in which she plays the enigmatic title character, whose appearance in the life of daydreaming librarian Frank (John Simm) propels him into a chaotic world where nothing is as it seems.
Ricci makes her producing debut with Prozac Nation. The highly-anticipated film, based on Elizabeth Wurtzel's best-selling novel, casts Ricci in the roles of both co-producer and star under the direction of Erik Skjoldbjaerg (Insomnia). The film also features Michelle Williams, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Jessica Lange. Prozac Nation debuted to rave reviews at the Toronto Film Festival, and Miramax will distribute in 2004.
Ricci's performance at age 8 in a school Christmas play caught the attention of a local theatre critic, who suggested to her parents that she consider an acting career. She made her professional acting debut one year later in Mermaids in the pivotal role of Cher's youngest daughter and Winona Ryder's sister.
Ricci continued to mesmerize audiences and critics alike with her winning portrayal of the strangely adorable Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family. Her performance so delighted the film's creator's and movie fans that Ricci was given an expanded role in the sequel, Addams Family Values. She went on to star in the surprise hit of the summer 1995 season Casper. For that Ricci received the prestigious NATO ShowEast Star of the Year Award and the Star of Tomorrow Award from the Motion Picture Booker's Club for her strong performances and the $100 million-plus box office successes of Addams Family and Casper
In 1997, made a seamless transition into more mature roles, receiving brilliant reviews in Ang Lee's ensemble film, The Ice Storm, co-starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen and Elijah Wood; then starring as Dedee Truit, in the scathing comedy The Opposite of Sex, a performance which won her the Best Actress Award at the Seattle Film Festival; and as Layla in Vincent Gallo's Buffalo 66. She was later nominated for a Golden Globe Award, an American Comedy Award, and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress for her work in The Opposite of Sex, and earned a National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Award for her combined efforts in The Opposite of Sex, Buffalo66, and Pecker.
Other projects include a memorable cameo in Terry Gilliam's Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, John Water's Pecker, and the ensembles DesertBlue, and 200 Cigarettes. Ricci also starred opposite Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, for which she won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award. She recently starred in the unconventional comedy Pumpkin, which she also produced, about a sorority girl who falls for a disabled man. She most recently starred under the direction of Sally Potter ("Orlando") in the World War II drama, The Man Who Cried for Working Title. The film co-starred Cate Blanchett, John Turturro and Johnny Depp. Ricci is in production of Cursed for Dimension Films. Directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, Ricci plays a Hollywood booking agent who fears she is being stalked by a dangerous serial killer.
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