When the first "Addams Family" movie hit the silver screen, Christina Ricci was merely 11 years old with only two previous acting credits to her name: 1990's "Mermaids" and "The Hard Way" from 1991. Therefore, when "Addams Family Values" debuted two years later — marking her final performance as Wednesday Addams — she was only 13. As evidenced by the above photo, Christina Ricci is no longer a kid, and though her time as a child acting prodigy is long over, her acting career has done anything but slow down.
To round off the 1990s, Christina Ricci starred in other Halloween classics such as "Casper" from 1995 and 1999's "Sleepy Hollow." As the new millennium kicked off, she'd add the likes of "Monster," "Penelope," and "Speed Racer" to her filmography, with the 2010s bringing "The Smurfs 2" and "Teen Titans: The Judas Contract," among others. The 2020s haven't treated Ricci badly either, seeing as she's involved in projects like "Percy" and "The Matrix Resurrections." Of course, this is just a look at her film work, but her television catalog is impressive as well. "Pan Am," "Z: The Beginning of Everything," and "The Lizzie Borden Chronicles" stand out as her most substantial productions to date. And, of course, fans were likely thrilled to learn that she'd signed on to appear in Netflix's "Wednesday," though Jenna Ortega portrays Wednesday Addams in that project.
Christina Ricci's turn as Wednesday Addams almost single-handedly launched her career into the stratosphere. Its enduring popularity, coupled with her natural acting talent, has gone a long way in keeping the momentum going over the past 30 years. Should all continue to bode well for Ricci, it stands to reason that she'll remain a big and small screen fixture for years to come.
