We all have insecurities, and the thing that makes them crippling is that we all have the ability to blow them up into such huge issues in our minds, that we might as well have a facial deformity. It keeps us from really going out there and living our lives, and forgetting about hating yourself and just experiencing the world around you.

During one of her skits Christina Ricci accidentally punched actress Ana Gasteyer in the face. Her siblings are Rafael (born 1971) Dante (born 1974) and Pia (born 1976). After one year Christina Ricci left the high school for the Professional Children's School in New York City.

In 2011–12 Christina Ricci played Maggie Ryan in the television show Pan Am. Ricci received initial recognition and praise as a child star for her performance as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993) and her role as Kat Harvey in Casper (1995). In 2006 Ricci was nominated for an Emmy award for her role as a paramedic in the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy.