CHRISTINE TAYLOR

'Christine Joan Taylor' (born July 30 1971) is an American actress.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Taylor was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Joan, a homemaker, and Skip Taylor, an owner of a security company.^[1] She grew up in neighboring Wescosville, Pennsylvania. Taylor has a brother, Brian, and attended Allentown Central Catholic High School.^[2]

Career

Taylor began her acting career in 1989 at the age of 18 on the Nickelodeon Network 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 1996, Taylor was awarded the lead role in the television series ''Party Girl'', based on the 1995 film of the same name. The title character is a self-destructive rave party organizer who indulges in drugs and all-night partying.
Following ''Party Girl'', Taylor's career advanced rapidly, highlighted by guest television appearances on HBO's ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', FOX's ''Arrested Development'', and NBC's ''Friends'' and ''Seinfeld''. She also played Drew Barrymore's cousin, Holly Sullivan in the 1998 comedy ''The Wedding Singer'' and made several successful comedic guest appearances on ''Ellen''. In 1995, in what was to be perhaps her break-through role, Taylor was cast as Marcia Brady in ''The Brady Bunch Movie'' and ''A Very Brady Sequel'' the following year in which she displayed a dead-on impersonation of original actress Maureen McCormick. Taylor's physical resemblance to Maureen McCormick helped her with the role of Marcia Brady in ''The Brady Bunch Movie''.
On February 9, 2006, Taylor guest-starred on NBC's ''My Name Is Earl''. The episode titled "The Professor" featured her as a sexy and beautiful college professor. Earl becomes infatuated with her after attempting to return a laptop that he stole from her. In July 2006, Ben Stiller announced he would be directing a comedy starring Taylor in the lead role. The show will be featured on CBS and will use a single camera format. Stiller will make several cameos as husband to his wife's character.^[3]

Personal life

In the 1990s, Taylor dated actor Matthew Lillard. On May 13, 2000, she married actor, writer, and director Ben Stiller whom she met while filming ''Heat Vision and Jack''. Taylor has since appeared opposite Stiller in a number of films including ''Zoolander'' (2001) and '' (2004). On April 10 2002 Taylor and Stiller had their first child, a daughter named Ella Olivia Stiller. They had a second child, a son named Quinlin Dempsey Stiller, on July 10, 2005.
Taylor and Stiller appear among the audience members during the Beastie Boys' 2006 concert movie ''Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!'' They also appear in a brief vox populi-style interview during the closing credits.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	''Hey Dude''	Melody Hanson	(TV)
1993	''Calendar Girl''	Melissa Smock
	''Showdown''	Julie	Friends Carrie
1994	''Night of the Demons 2''	Terri	Direct-to-video
1995	''Breaking Free''	Brooke Kaufman
	''The Brady Bunch Movie''	Marcia Brady
	''Here Come The Munsters''	Marilyn Hyde Munster	(TV)
1996	''The Craft''	Laura Lizzie
	''To the Ends of Time''	Princess Stephanie	(TV)
	''A Very Brady Sequel''	Marcia Brady
	''Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks!''	'Unknown'
	''Party Girl''	Mary	(TV)
1997	''Campfire Tales''	Lauren
1998	''Denial''	Sammie
	''The Wedding Singer''	Holly Sullivan
	''Overnight Delivery''	Kimberly Jasney
1999	''Heat Vision and Jack''	The Sheriff	(TV)
	''Desperate But Not Serious''	Lili
	''Kiss Toledo Goodbye''	Deeann Emory
2001	''Zoolander''	Matilda Jeffries
2004	''	Kate Veatch
	''The First Year's A Bitch''	Andrea
2005	Arrested Development	Sally Sitwell	(TV)
2006	''Room 6''	Amy
	''The Mirror''	Herself
	''52 Flights''	Unknown	(TV)
	My Name Is Earl	'Alex'	(TV)
	''Dedication''	Allison

References

1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/59/Christine-Taylor.html
2. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800231183/bio
3. www.yahoo.com

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