Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci, born February 12, 1980) is an American actress who plays Zelda Fitzgerald on Z: The Beginning of Everythoig. She made her debut in the 1990 film Mermaids, and the following year she played Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family. As an adult she has been featured in many critically acclaimed films such as  The Ice Storm ,  Buffalo '66 ,  The Opposite of Sex  and  Monster . In 2014, she portrayed the axe murderer Lizzie Borden in the Lifetime television movie  Lizzie Borden Took an Ax  and the limited series  The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, which premiered the following year.

Biography
Christina Ricci was born on February 12, 1980, in Santa Monica California. She Is the youngest of four children, her father a lawyer, her mother a realtor. She attended Glenfield Middle School before she enrolled at the Professional Children's School in NYC.

She made her feature debut as Cher's youngest daughter in Mermaids(1990), alongside Winona Ryder, who played her older sister. The following year she landed the Role as Wednesday Addams in the film adaptation of The Addams Family(1991), and then later reprised the role in the squeal The Addams Family Values(1993). In 1995, she starred in Casper, the live action film based on the cartoon. She also appeared in Now and Then (1995), Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) and That Darn Cat (1997). In 1999 she took on the role of the Gothic princess Katrina Van Tassel opposite Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's adaptation of Sleepy Hollow.

In 2006 She was nominated for an Emmy for her guest appearance on the TV Medical drama Grey's Anatomy. She made her Broadway Debute in 2009 playing the role of Mandy in Time Stands Still.

In 2014 she portrayed the ax-wielding teacher who killed her parents in the Lifetime TV movie Lizzie Borden Took An Ax (2014). She returned for the same role the next year in the limited series, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015).

Personal Life
Christina dated Owne Benjamin in 2008 while filming All's Fair in Love(2009). In march the following year they were engaged, but three moths after their engagement they broke up. In 2011 Ricci met camera dolly grip, James Heerdegen on the set of Pan Am (2011-2012) and then October 26, 2013. she married Heerdgen. In 2014, she gave birth to their son, Freddie. Ricci is also a spokesperson for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), and has raised awareness to prevent sexual violence.

Appearances
Season 1
 * Pilot
 * Just Humans
 * The Right Side of Paradise
 * You, Me and Us
 * The It Girl
 * Lights! Camera! Fitzgerald!
 * Where There Are Friends, There Are Riches
 * Playing House
 * Quicksand
 * Best of All