Christina Ricci Net Worth, Biography, Wiki, Career, Personal Life & Early Life

Christina Ricci is an American actress who debuted in acting and initially caught the attention of a theater critic in her hometown when she was just eight years old and performed in a school production of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

This page includes Christina Ricci’s personal life, early life, net worth, and more.

Christina Ricci Bio & Wiki Overview

Christina Ricci is an American born in Santa Monica, California, on December 2, 1980, as the youngest of four children. Ralph, her father, worked as a lawyer, a drug counselor, and a gym teacher, among other things. At the same time, Sarah, her mother, was a former fashion model.

When his family moved to Montclair, New Jersey, Ricci attended Edgemont Elementary and Glenfield Middle School. Her parents divorced when she was a teenager. Ricci participated in the college preparatory Morristown-Beard School after graduating from Montclair Middle School.

Career

Ricci initially caught the attention of a theater critic in her hometown when she was just eight years old and performed in a school production of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” She was soon featured in two spoof commercials for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Ricci made her cinematic debut as Cher’s character’s youngest kid in “Mermaids,” a family comedy/drama released in 1990.

The following year, Ricci’s star rose even further when she was hired as Wednesday Addams in the film adaptation of “The Addams Family.” After reprising Morticia in the 1993 sequel “Addams Family Values,” Christina Ricci received her first lead role in the 1995 live-action adaption of “Casper.” That same year, the young actress appeared in two additional films, “Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain” and “Now and Then.”

Net Worth

Christina Ricci, an American actress, has an estimated net worth of $8 million. Her film début was in “Mermaids” in 1990. She went on to star in “Casper,” “The Addams Family,” and “Now and Then” as a teenager, earning a reputation for playing eccentric and usually controversial characters. Following “Buffalo ’66,” Ricci appeared in films such as “The Opposite of Sex,” “Monster,” and “Black Snake Moan,” as well as on television series such as “Ally McBeal” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Christina’s debut episode as a series regular on “Yellowjackets” will be broadcast in November 2021 on Showtime. Christina received a Primetime Emmy nomination for her performance in the show.

Personal Details

Merkerson discovered she was a descendant of Isaac Hawkins, one of the 272 enslaved people sold by Jesuit priests in the 1838 Jesuit slave sale, on February 5, 2019 (Season 5, Episode 5) of Henry Louis Gates’ Finding Your Roots. Slaves were compelled to plant tobacco on estates owned by priests, with the proceeds used to pay off the debts of Georgetown College (now Georgetown University).

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