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Who is Christina Applegate?

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Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971, in Hollywood, California, U.S.) is an American actress who rose to fame as the airheaded teenage character Kelly Bundy on the sitcom Married... with Children (1987–97). Applegate has since enjoyed a prolific career, starring in a number of movies and TV shows, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and Dead to Me (2019–22).