Christina Applegate: 5 best TV roles of all time
By Reed Gaudens
Christina Applegate returns to television with the Netflix original series Dead to Me, but what are the Emmy winner’s best TV roles of all time?
Whether you first met Christina Applegate as the teenaged Kelly Bundy in Married… with Children or fell in love with her as Rachel’s snarky sister in Friends, the Emmy-winning actress has been a television staple for most of her life. It’s rare for a child actress, who made her small-screen debut at three months old on Days of Our Lives, to grow into a beloved, celebrated star. But that’s what she is: A true star and a real talent.
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Thankfully, Applegate will bring her talents back to television as she makes her long-awaited return in Netflix’s dark comedy series Dead to Me alongside Linda Cardellini. In celebration of her highly anticipated comeback to TV, it’s only fitting to take a look back at Applegate’s greatest television roles of all time, from her breakthrough turn on a landmark sitcom to the guest appearance that earned her an Emmy.
Of course, Christina Applegate became a household name on the now-classic Married… with Children for 11 seasons and later headlined the NBC sitcom Jesse, the ABC dramedy Samantha Who?, and NBC’s Up All Night. But of all the characters she’s played over the years, in both film and television, Applegate’s two-episode turn on Friends as Amy Green, the self-involved sister of Rachel, might be the one that earns the most love from fans. Does it rank as her best of all time?
Which Christina Applegate role ranks above the ranks ahead of Dead to Me’s debut on Netflix? Here’s the definitive ranking of the star’s best roles on the small screen. Share your favorites in the comments and keep the honor roll going with roles that didn’t make the cut!