Christine Taylor

Christine Taylor Biography

Christine Taylor-Stiller (born Christine Joan Taylor; July 30, 1971) is an American actress and comedian.

Early life

Taylor was born in 1971, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Joan, a homemaker, and Albert E. "Skip" Taylor III, who owns a security company. She grew up in neighboring Wescosville, Pennsylvania. Taylor has a brother, Brian, and attended Allentown Central Catholic High School.

Career

Taylor began her acting career in 1989 at the age of 18 on the Nickelodeon children's television series Hey Dude where she played the lifeguard Melody Hanson. She continued in that role through 1991 while making various guest appearances on other programs. In 1995, Taylor was cast as Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and later in A Very Brady Sequel.

Following The Brady Bunch, Taylor's career advanced, highlighted by several comedic guest appearances on Ellen, landing the lead role in the television series Party Girl, based on the 1995 film of the same name, and more guest appearances on Seinfeld and Friends. She also played Drew Barrymore's cousin, Holly Sullivan, in the 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer.

Later TV appearances include a guest star in 2005 in two episodes of the cult favorite Arrested Development as "Sally Sitwell" and in 2006 in an episode of NBC's My Name Is Earl. In July 2006, husband Ben Stiller announced plans to direct a CBS comedy series starring Taylor, but the series never aired.

She has co-starred with Mandy Moore in both Dedication and License To Wed.

Taylor has since appeared opposite Stiller in three films: Zoolander (2001), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), and Tropic Thunder (2008).

In 2010, Taylor guest starred on Hannah Montana Forever.

In 2013, Taylor reprised her role as "Sally Sitwell" in two episodes of the revived Arrested Development.

Personal life

Taylor married actor, screenwriter, and director Ben Stiller on May 13, 2000. They met while making the TV show Heat Vision and Jack. Ben and Christine appeared onscreen together in Zoolander, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Tropic Thunder and Arrested Development. They reside in New York City and have a daughter, Ella Olivia, born April 10, 2002, and a son, Quinlin Dempsey, born July 10, 2005. Both have adopted a vegan diet for health reasons.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Calendar Girl	Melissa Smock	credited as Christine Joan Taylor
1993	Showdown	Julie
1994	Night of the Demons 2	Terri
1995	Breaking Free	Brooke Kaufman
1995	The Brady Bunch Movie	Marcia Brady
1995	Here Come the Munsters	Marilyn Hyde (Munster)
1996	The Craft	Laura Lizzie
1996	To the Ends of Time	Princess Stephanie
1996	A Very Brady Sequel	Marcia Brady
1996	Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks!	Ballerina
1997	Campfire Tales	Lauren
1998	Denial	Sammie
1998	The Wedding Singer	Holly Sullivan
1998	Overnight Delivery	Kimberly Jasney
1998	Desperate But Not Serious	Lili
1998	Heat Vision and Jack	The Sheriff
1999	Kiss Toledo Goodbye	Deeann Emory
2001	True Love	Unknown
2001	Zoolander	Matilda Jeffries
2003	Harry's Girl	Harry's Girl
2004	Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	Katherine "Kate" Veatch
2004	The First Year's a Bitch	Andrea
2005	The Commuters	Sandy
2006	52 Flights	Jennifer
2006	Room 6	Amy
2006	Dedication	Allison
2006	The Mirror	Herself
2007	License To Wed	Lindsey Jones
2008	Tropic Thunder	Rebecca
2008	Kabluey	Betty
2010	Farewell Mr. Kringle	Anna
2011	Rip City	Janet Marsh
2012	The First Time	Aubrey's mom

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989"1991	Hey Dude	Melody Hanson	62 episodes
1991	Dallas	Margaret Barnes	1 episode
1991	Life Goes On	Drama Student #1	1 episode, as Christine Joan Taylor
1991	Saved by the Bell	Heather Brooks	1 episode
1992	Blossom	Patti	1 episode, as Christine Joan Taylor
1995	Caroline in the City	Debbie	1 episode
1995	Ellen	Karen Lewis	2 episodes
1996	Party Girl	Mary
1997	Rewind	Dana	Unaired pilot
1997	Murphy Brown	Taffy
1997	Seinfeld	Ellen	1 episode
1997	Friends	Bonnie	3 episodes: "The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion" (season 3: episode 24) "The One at the Beach" (season 3: episode 25) "The One with the Jellyfish" (season 4: episode 1)
1999	Cupid	Yvonne	1 episode
2000	Spin City	Catherine Moore (Caitlin's Sister)	1 episode
2004	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Herself	3 episodes
2005-2013	Arrested Development	Sally Sitwell	4 episodes
2006	My Name Is Earl	Alex Meyers	1 episode
2006	American Dad!	Candy	1 episode
2010	Phineas and Ferb	Khakka Peu Peu's nagging wife	1 episode
2010	Hannah Montana Forever	Lori	2 episodes

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