
Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress and model. Many people know her from playing the role of Kelly Bundy in the Fox television series Married... with Children between 1987 and 1997. She has appeared in the television series, Samantha Who?, and in the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
She was born and raised in Hollywood, California, the daughter of record producer Robert Applegate and singer-actress Nancy Priddy.
In summer 2008, Applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer and a BRCA1 gene mutation, for which she had a double mastectomy. In 2021, she revealed that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In October 2026, Applegate reported that she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis, while not knowing what illness she has.