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Christina Ricci Christina Ricci walks into the living room of her home in the Hollywood Hills, sits down, lights a cigarette, and takes a swig from a bottle half-filled with orange swill. "What's in the bottle?" I ask. "You mean The Crack?" she says. "It's lemon juice, water, maple syrup and cayenne pepper. I'm on a liquid fast. When I'm done I'll feel cracked out." It's understandable that Ricci feels the need to load up on an energy drink--at age 21 she's already made 26 movies. But Ricci is not just another Hollywood workaholic. She's done more in her career than almost any other actor her age, and she's mostly done it her way. She's never been the cute wholesome kid who befriends an orphaned alien, the young ingenue who rides a black stallion or the Juliet to anyone's Romeo. This is the kid who stole the show from her Addams family, who stole her half-brother's boyfriend in The Opposite of Sex and who seduced the preteen son of her neighbors in The Ice Storm. PAGE 1 | 2 |
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The youngest of four siblings, Ricci grew up in L.A., New Jersey and Manhattan. When she was 12 and already had a blockbuster under her belt, her parents split, and she entered a dark period. Therapy and anorexia were part of her teenage years. She enjoyed walking on the wild side and speaking her mind. Shock was good; it was fun. Though she's still as opinionated as ever, Ricci is now 21 and looking at the long run. After making a rash of indies (200 Cigarettes, Pecker, Desert Blue) for which she earned several sterling reviews, she upped her star profile two years ago by starring as Johnny Depp's mysterious, alluring leading lady in Tim Burton's commercial hit Sleepy Hollow. Since then she's opened a production company, Blaspheme Films, and developed not-exactly-mainstream fare such as Prozac Nation, an adaptation of Elizabeth Wurtzel's best-seller, and Pumpkin, in which she plays a sorority girl who falls in love with a disabled boy. Both will be released later this year. This summer, she's starring as a Russian woman who romances Johnny Depp in the high-profile, classy World War II drama The Man Who Cried. In person, Ricci seems much older than 21, though she still looks 16. She comes off as professional, polite, direct and unshakable. For the complete interview with Christina Ricci, pick a copy of the May issue of Movieline. PAGE 1 | 2 |