"If I hadn't gone into acting, I would have been one of those weird runaways on Hollywood Boulevard. No, it'd be uglier. I'd probably be dead."
This is something what veteran yet young actress Christina Ricci has to say today, about her standing as an actress. She seems to be really happy being what she is today.
Ricci was very much successful in making her way directly into the hearts of the viewers even as a child star. She won the hands of the audience with her innocent yet intense performance in "Mermaids". But it was her role of Wednesday in The Addams Family, which established her as a child star. Following this accomplishment she had some more roles in her kitty including "Now and Then" and hard to forget "That Darn Cat."
Soon she stepped out of the tag of the child star and embarked upon her career as a grown up actress. Standing at a juncture of her career when it is really tough to avoid being typecast, Christina has struggled a lot to separate her self from the child image that she carried till date. It was Ang Lee's powerful 70s drama, The Ice Storm, that for the first time brought Christina the grown up to the stage. It was not very late that the actress displayed the best of her abilities as an actress and brought out three remarkable movies in line: Pecker, The Opposite of Sex, and Buffalo '66. It was at this point of her career Christy became a deserving part of "A-List Hollywood Actresses".
A close look at Christina's profile will reveal that what she has achieved till date far less than what this experienced actress has lost. She has been turned down for some roles in Jurassic Park, Little Women, Titanic (as Rose), Lolita (as Lolita), Batman & Robin, and Romeo + Juliet (as Juliet).But still she has established enough of herself with all that she has done so far.
The latest that is happening in Ricci's life is that is young actress is the new face of Reebok. Ricci is all set to endorse the brand along with actor John Leguizamo. The two have been declared as the fresh faces to appear in Reebok's "I am what I am" ad campaign, which is going to be the biggest advertising push for nearly a decade for a sportswear brand. Apart from this if we talk about Christina's love life we would have to say that Christina has been dating actor Adam Goldberg since year 2003.
It is not only in the realm of acting that this budding starlet has proved herself. What keeps her busy other than acting is her own production company that is responsible for productions like Prozac Nation. And in pipeline are projects like named Pumpkin and Adrenalin.
At last let's throw some light on the future prospects of Christina, latest in the line of release is Christina's movie "Cursed", where the actress is playing the character of Ellie. So, let's see what this talented female has in store for her fans with this movie and thousands of movies yet to come.
