September 27, 200816 yr Author Category 25-30, TALENT ROUND 3: Cristina Ricci vs. Evangeline Lilly Christina by Julia Her big screen debut was in Mermaids in 1990 as Cher's younger daughter and she made enough of an impression to land more work. The following year, she starred as the morbidly precocious Wednesday Addams in the hit film adaptation of The Addams Family. The role would help to establish Ricci as an actress known for playing dark, unconventional characters – she went on to play Wednesday again in the film's 1993 sequel, Addams Family Values – which became another box office draw, and more screen time was provided for Ricci's performance as Wednesday, due to her success. After this, her popularity increased dramatically, and she became in high demand by the mid-1990s. Her next project, Casper, received mixed critical reviews, but was a major success at the box office, being the year's seventh highest grossing film. After Casper, she starred in Now and Then which was another box office success and Christina was becoming a top box office draw. She also starred in a films with teenage roles such as Golddiggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain and That Darn Cat. In 1997, Ricci began to appear in more adult roles, beginning with her role in critically acclaimed The Ice Storm. Ricci subsequently appeared in films like the independent hit Buffalo '66, John Waters' Pecker, and Don Roos' The Opposite of Sex. For her performance as Dede, Ricci won acclaim and was nominated for a Golden Globe and attained the unofficial title of the Sundance Film Festival's 1998 "It" Girl. Although she missed out on an Academy Award nomination, Entertainment Weekly honored her well-received performance as one of the "Worst Oscar Snubs Ever". Later films included Sleepy Hollow and Prozac Nation. She starred opposite Charlize Theron in the film Monster. Ricci made a cameo appearance on Beck's successful Guero, providing the voice on "Hell Yes". In February 2006, Ricci made a guest appearance in the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy, for which she was nominated for an Emmy award. She was a guest star for seven episodes in the last season of Ally McBeal in 2002. Her 2007 film, Black Snake Moan received mixed reviews. The film earned $4 million, putting it in eighth place for the highest earnings in its opening weekend. For her role in Black Snake Moan, Ricci was required to lose several pounds and wore a forty-pound (18 kg) chain during filming. Ricci has starred in Penelope and in 2008, she played the female lead in feature film adaptation of Speed Racer. 2008 The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon Video Game (Voice), 2009 New York, I Love You (wikipedia) Evangeline by Nemeside She appeared on G4's Judgment Day. She appeared uncredited in the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason as a high-school girl leaning against a locker, and in an episode of Smallville in a pool hall scene. She also had a guest appearance on the ABC supernatural horror series Kingdom Hospital (2004). Lilly's first speaking role was on Lost. She also appeared in the 2003 teenager film The Lizzie McGuire Movie as an (uncredited) Italian police officer. Her salary in 2004 for Lost was $80,000 per episode. On the heels of her role in Lost, she was voted one of the Breakout Stars of 2004 by Entertainment Weekly. On December 14, 2006, Lilly was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Lead Actress-Drama. Action figures of Lilly's Lost character were released during the holiday season of 2006. (wikipedia) WHICH ONE IS MORE TALENTED?
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