Christine Taylor

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Christine Joan Taylor Stiller (born July 30, 1971) is an American actress. She has played Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel and appeared in The Craft, The Wedding Singer, Zoolander, and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. In television, she has appeared in roles in Hey Dude, Arrested Development, and Search Party.

Early life and education

Taylor was born on July 30, 1971, in Allentown, Pennsylvania,<ref name=Yahoo/> to Joan, a homemaker, and Albert E. "Skip" Taylor III, who owns a security company.<ref name="Here's The Story How Christine Taylor Became Marcia Brady">Template:Cite news</ref> She grew up in neighboring Wescosville, Pennsylvania,<ref name="Here's The Story How Christine Taylor Became Marcia Brady"/> and has a younger brother.<ref name="Here's The Story How Christine Taylor Became Marcia Brady" />

Taylor was raised Roman Catholic and attended St. Thomas More School and then Allentown Central Catholic High School.<ref name=Yahoo>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

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Taylor in May 2023

In 1989, Taylor began her acting career on the Nickelodeon children's television series Hey Dude in which she portrayed the lifeguard Melody Hanson.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> She continued in that role through 1991, while making various guest appearances on other programs and films.<ref name=":0" />

In 1995, Taylor was cast as Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and later in A Very Brady Sequel.<ref name=":0" /> Following The Brady Bunch Movie, Taylor made several comedic guest appearances on the television series 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 sitcoms, including Seinfeld and Friends.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1996, she portrayed the racist school bully Laura Lizzie in the horror film The Craft, and also portrayed Drew Barrymore's cousin, Holly Sullivan, in the 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2001, she starred alongside her husband Ben Stiller in Zoolander.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 2005, Taylor guest starred on two episodes of Arrested Development, portraying the character Sally Sitwell; and the following year she performed in an episode of NBC's My Name Is Earl.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In July 2006, Taylor's husband Ben Stiller announced plans to direct a CBS sitcom starring Taylor,<ref name="CBS">Template:Cite web</ref> but the series never aired.<ref name="Yahoo" /> Taylor has appeared with Mandy Moore in both Dedication and License to Wed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2010, Taylor guest starred in Hannah Montana Forever and the Hallmark Channel Christmas movie Farewell Mr. Kringle.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2013, Taylor reprised her role as Sally Sitwell in two episodes of the revived fourth season of Arrested Development.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also guest starred on Elementary in 2017, playing villainess Gail Lundquist. From 2016 to 2022, Taylor had a recurring role as Gail on Search Party.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2021, Taylor joined the cast of High Desert, an Apple TV+ series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2023, she reunited with her Hey Dude co-star David Lascher for the Hey Dude...The 90s Called! podcast.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Taylor dated actor Neil Patrick Harris from 1997 to 1998.<ref>"Neil Patrick Harris realized he was gay while dating a famous woman", IMDb, April 16, 2023</ref>

In May 2000, Taylor married Ben Stiller, whom she first met in 1999 while they were both filming Heat Vision and Jack.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Taylor and Stiller appeared together in the films Zoolander, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Tropic Thunder, and Zoolander 2, and the television series Arrested Development and Curb Your Enthusiasm. They live in Westchester County, New York,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and have a daughter and a son.<ref name="NP">Template:Cite news</ref> Taylor and Stiller are both vegetarians.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After 17 years of marriage, Taylor and Stiller separated in 2017.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The couple later reconciled after living together during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Calendar Girl	Melissa Smock	Credited as Christine Joan Taylor
	Showdown	Julie
1994	Night of the Demons 2	Terri
1995	Breaking Free	Brooke Kaufman
	The Brady Bunch Movie	Marcia Brady
1996	The Craft	Laura Lizzie
	A Very Brady Sequel	Marcia Brady
	Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks!	Ballerina
	To the Ends of Time	Princess Stephanie
1997	Campfire Tales	Lauren
1998	Denial	Sammie
	The Wedding Singer	Holly Sullivan
	Overnight Delivery	Kimberly Jasney
	Desperate but Not Serious	Lili
1999	Kiss Toledo Goodbye	Deeann Emory
2001	True Love	Unknown
	Zoolander	Matilda Jeffries
2004	Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	Katherine "Kate" Veatch
	The First Year's a Bitch	Andrea
2006	Room 6	Amy
	Dedication	Allison
	The Mirror	Herself
2007	License to Wed	Lindsey Jones
2008	Tropic Thunder	Rebecca
	Kabluey	Betty
2012	The First Time	Mrs. Miller
2016	Zoolander 2	Matilda Jeffries
	Little Boxes	Joan
2020	Friendsgiving	Brianne
2024	Sweethearts	Diane
TBA	The Dink		Filming

Television

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989–1991	Hey Dude	Melody Hanson	Main cast; 5 seasons
1991	Dallas	Margaret Barnes	1 episode: "Conundrum"
	Saved by the Bell	Heather Brooks	1 episode
	Life Goes On	Drama Student #1	1 episode, as Christine Joan Taylor
1992	Blossom	Patti	1 episode, as Christine Joan Taylor
1995	Caroline in the City	Debbie	1 episode
	Here Come the Munsters	Marilyn Hyde (Munster)	Television film
	Ellen	Karen Lewis	2 episodes
1996	Party Girl	Mary	4 episodes
	To the Ends of Time	Princess Stephanie	Television film
1997	Rewind	Dana	Unaired pilot
	Murphy Brown	Taffy	1 episode
	Friends	Bonnie	3 episodes
	Seinfeld	Ellen	1 episode: "The Van Buren Boys"
1999	Cupid	Yvonne	1 episode
	Heat Vision and Jack	The Sheriff	Pilot
2000	Spin City	Catherine Moore (Caitlin's Sister)	1 episode
2003	Harry's Girl	Harry's Girl	Television film
2004	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Herself	3 episodes
2005	The Commuters	Sandy	Television film
2005–2019	Arrested Development	Sally Sitwell	11 episodes
2006	My Name Is Earl	Alex Meyers	1 episode: "The Professor"
	American Dad!	Candy (voice)	1 episode
	52 Flights	Jennifer	Television film
2010	Phineas and Ferb	Mrs. Khaka Peü Peü (voice)	1 episode
	Hannah Montana Forever	Lori	2 episodes
	Farewell Mr. Kringle	Anna	Television film
2011	Rip City	Janet Marsh	Television film
2012–2013	Burning Love	Symphony	4 episodes
2015	Sharing	Polly	Television film
2016	Zoolander: Super Model	Matilda Jeffries (voice)	Television film
2016–2022	Search Party	Gail	11 episodes
2017	Elementary	Gail Lundquist	1 episode
	Odd Mom Out	Barrett	1 episode
2018	Insatiable	Gayle Keene	2 episodes
2021	iCarly	Argenthina Woolridge	1 episode
2023	High Desert	Dianne	Recurring role

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