Christina Ricci Trivia | 75 facts about the actress

Christina Ricci is an American actress, who is known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge.

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1. Christina Ricci is an American actress.
2. She was born on February 12th, 1980.
3. Known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge.
4. Christina Ricci predominantly works in independent productions, but has also appeared in numerous box office hits.
5. She has received nominations for a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
6. In 2010, Ricci made her Broadway debut in Time Stands Still.
7. She is the national spokesperson for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).
8. She is married.
9. She has two children.
10. Her parents divorced when she was 13 and she had no contact with her father since she was 15.
11. Is on the national board of VOX-Voices for Planned Parenthood, which works to promote the mission of Planned Parenthood to young adults. She will also be appearing in national ads for Emergency Contraception.
12. Had to turn down the role of Ronna in Go (1999) because of scheduling conflicts.
13. Her father, before becoming a lawyer, was a lay practitioner of “primal scream therapy”–wherein it was believed that patients could purportedly scream their way to a psychological breakthrough. While growing up, Christina could hear the screaming coming through the the vents in her room (her father did his therapy sessions at home), and would act them out in front of her mother.
14. 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 (1983) 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.
15. Was originally slated to play the lead in Ghost World (2001), but by the time it was filmed she was too old for the part and had moved on to other projects. Thora Birch took over the role.
16. Co-hosted a 13 volume educational video series entitled “Bug City” in 1998.
17. Nicknamed Squant by her siblings because of a childhood fascination with the Native American hero Squanto, who helped the first European settlers in America.
18. She was the fourth child of Ralph and Sarah Ricci. Her siblings are Dante, Pia and Rafael.
19. Became best friends with Gaby Hoffmann for a number of years after filming Now and Then (1995).
20. First nude scene was in the movie Prozac Nation (2001) in which she requested a closed set and had co-star Michelle Williams present to ensure that she did everything properly.
21. Auditioned for the role of Young Amy in Little Women (1994) and Claudia in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). Both roles went to Kirsten Dunst instead.
22. Never formally studied acting.
23. Wore braces when she was younger.
24. Underground Hip-Hop heroes Sean Daley (of the group Atmosphere, who makes many references to her in his lyrics) and MURS have released a collaborative album entitled “Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci”.
25. Audtitioned for the role of Ellie Creed in the film Pet Sematary (1989), but lost the part to Blaze Berdahl.
26. Her paternal grandfather was of Italian descent and her paternal grandmother was of Irish descent. Her mother has Scotch-Irish ancestry.
27. Finnish doom metal band Reverend Bizarre song “Goddess Of Doom” is a tribute to her.
28. Was roommates with Michelle Williams while filming Prozac Nation (2001) with her.
29. 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.
30. She was considered for the role of Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo (2002), but it ultimately went to Linda Cardellini.
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. Auditioned for Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York (2002).
34. Her favorite movies are My Own Private Idaho (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), The Lord Of The Rings, Gangs of New York (2002) and The Hours (2002).
35. Her favorite actress is Amanda Plummer and her favorite actors are Viggo Mortensen and James Woods.
36. Her favorite shows are The X-Files (1993),Law & Order (1990), The Simpsons (1989), Friends (1994) and Will & Grace (1998).
37. Was turned down four times for the role of Lolita in Lolita (1997), which eventually went to Dominique Swain.
38. 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.
39. Finds comfort in falling asleep watching The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
40. Says that The Ice Storm (1997) was the first role she really wanted and eventually got.
41. Turned down the role of Dora Diamond in Loser (2000).
42. Attended Edgemont Elementary School, Glenfield Middle School and Montclair High School in Montclair, New Jersey. She left Montclair High School when her fame as an actress caused her to receive too much harassment from other students and enrolled in the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan, New York.
43. Was born in Santa Monica, California and lived there until the age of 2 when her family moved to Montauk, Long Island, New York. Then they moved to Montclair, New Jersey, when she was 6. She lived here until she was 16, then she and her mother moved to Manhattan so she could attend the Professional Children’s School.
44. Briefly attended Morristown-Beard School, an exclusive preparatory school in Morristown, New Jersey. (Other attendees include former “Bachelor” star Prince Lorenzo Borghese).
45. Is a muse for artist Mark Ryden and appears in many of his paintings including one entitled “Christina”.
46. During filming of Black Snake Moan (2006), grew close with co-star Samuel L. Jackson. The two remain good friends to this day.
47. Her dislike of houseplants led to a rumor that she suffers from botanophobia (fear of plants). This is not actually true, she just dislikes the idea of bringing plant pots containing soil into the house because of the dirt and insects.
48. (October 26, 2013) Married her boyfriend of 2 years James Heerdegen following a year-long engagement.
49. Suffered from anorexia as a teenager.
50. Lives in the popular Los Angeles neighborhood of Silverlake. Other Silverlake locals include Beck, Bo Barrett, Jason Lee, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling.
51. Joined RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) as a National Spokesperson in April 2007.
52. Was allegedly stalked by Gerard Way, later of band My Chemical Romance, when she lived in New Jersey. Way stated that it was just that they shopped at the same record shop and he was really “into her”.
53. Is a dog lover and has owned a number of dogs over the years, including a French Bulldog called Ramon Novarro, a Dachshund-Chihuahua cross called Karen Carpenter and a Boxer-German Shepherd cross called Walter Matthau.
54. Pop Punk band The Adorkables perform a popular tribute song entitled “Christina Ricci” on their album entitled “…She Loves Me Not”. Christina has said that she likes the song.
55. Was engaged to Owen Benjamin (March-June 2009).
56. Her last name is pronounced, “Ree-chee”.
57. Appearing in a school play a columnist saw her and suggested to her parents that they should get her a manager which led to some commercial work and a role in her first film Mermaids.
58. Detroit, Michigan filming a movie set in the time of the U.S. War of the Rebellion. [June 2010]
59. Los Angeles Premiere of Paramount Vantage Into the Wild (2007). [September 2007]
60. Women’s Guild 50th Anniversary Gala [September 2007]
61. © Murakami Gala at MOCA, Hosted with ‘Louis Vuitton’. [October 2007]
62. In Germany filming Speed Racer (2008). [July 2007]
63. DKNY Delicious Night Fragrance Launch Party [November 2007]
64. 6th Annual Tribeca Film Festival – “Two Days in Paris” – [April 2007]
65. Gave birth to her first child in early August 2014 at age 34, a son named Freddie Heerdegen. His father is James Heerdegen, who was her husband at the time.
66. Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to her son Freddie to begin filming The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015).
67. Both she and her Mothers and Daughters (2016) co-star Eva Amurri were 9 months pregnant with their 1st children when they completed filming the movie. They had their babies in August 2014.
68. Tried out for the part of “Flora MacGrath” in Jane Campion’s The Piano (1993) but lost out to Anna Paquin.
69. Born on the same day as Sarah Lancaster.
70. Is a huge fan of actor Ben Kingsley.
71. Childhood crush was Billy Idol.
72. Her favorite film as a child was The Beastmaster (1982).
73. On July 2nd 2020, she filed for divorce from her husband of 6 years James Heerdegen and their divorce was finalized in June 2021.
74. One of her all-time favorite books is Ayn Rand’s ‘The Fountainhead’ which had a big impact on her as a teenager. Some of her other favorite books are ‘Dante’s Inferno’, ‘Dune’ and The Chronicles of Narnia series. She has a tattoo of a lion as a homage to Aslan in the Narnia books. She also enjoyed reading books by David Eddings and Robert A. Heinlein when she was growing up.
75. She was considered for Rogue in X-Men (2000).