Christine Joan Taylor (born July 30, 1971) is an American actress.

Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Career
1.3 Personal life
2 Filmography
3 References
4 External links
 

Biography

 Early life
Taylor was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Joan, a homemaker, and Skip Taylor, an owner of a security company.[1] She grew up in neighboring Wescosville, Pennsylvania. Taylor has a brother, Brian, and attended Allentown Central Catholic High School.[2]
Career
Taylor began her acting career in 1989 at the age of 18 on the Nickelodeon Network children’s television series Hey Dude where she played the lifeguard Melody Hanson. She continued in that role through 1991 while making various guest appearances on other programs. In 1996, Taylor was awarded the lead role in the television series Party Girl, based on the 1995 film of the same name. The title character is a self-destructive rave party organizer who indulges in drugs and all-night partying.

Following Party Girl, Taylor’s career advanced rapidly, highlighted by guest television appearances on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, NBC’s Friends and Seinfeld. She also played Drew Barrymore’s cousin, Holly Sullivan in the 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer and made several successful comedic guest appearances on Ellen. In 1995, in what was to be perhaps her break-through role, Taylor was cast as Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel the following year in which she displayed a dead-on impersonation of original actress Maureen McCormick. Taylor’s physical resemblance to Maureen McCormick helped her with the role of Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie.

On February 9, 2006, Taylor guest-starred on NBC’s My Name Is Earl. The episode titled “The Professor” featured her as a sexy and beautiful college professor. Earl becomes infatuated with her after attempting to return a laptop that he stole from her. In July 2006, Ben Stiller announced he would be directing a comedy starring Taylor in the lead role. The show will be featured on CBS and will use a single camera format. Stiller will make several cameos as husband to his wife’s character.[3]
Personal life
In the 1990s, Taylor dated actor Matthew Lillard. On May 13, 2000, she married actor, writer, and director Ben Stiller whom she met while filming Heat Vision and Jack. Taylor has since appeared opposite Stiller two films: Zoolander (2001) and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). On April 10, 2002 Taylor and Stiller had their first child, a daughter named Ella Olivia Stiller. They had a second child, a son named Quinlin Dempsey Stiller, on July 10, 2005.
Filmography
Hey Dude (1989–1991) as Melody Hanson
Dallas: “Conundrum: Part 1″ (1991-05-03) as Margaret Barnes
Life Goes On: “Life After Death” (1991-11-03) as Drama Student #1
Saved by the Bell: “S.A.T.s” (1991-11-16) as Heather Brooks
Blossom: “What Price Love?” (1992-09-14) as Patti
Calendar Girl (1993) as Melissa Smock
Showdown (1993) as Julie
Night of the Demons 2 (1994) as Terri
Breaking Free (1995) as Brooke Kaufman
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) as Marcia Brady
Caroline in the City: “Pilot” (1995-09-21) as Debbie
Here Come the Munsters (1995) as Marilyn Hyde Munster
Ellen (1995, two episodes) as Karen Lewis
The Craft (1996) as Laura Lizzie
To the Ends of Time (1996) as Princess Stephanie
A Very Brady Sequel (1996) as Marcia Brady
Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks! (1996) as Unknown
Party Girl (1996) as Mary
Rewind (1997, unaired pilot) as Dana
Murphy Brown: “Who Do You Truss?” (1997-01-13) as Taffy
Seinfeld: “The Van Buren Boys” (1997-02-06) as Ellen
Campfire Tales (1997) as Lauren
Friends (1997, three episodes) as Bonnie
Denial (1998) as Sammie
The Wedding Singer (1998) as Holly Sullivan
Overnight Delivery (1998) as Kimberly Jasney
Desperate But Not Serious (1999) as Lili
Heat Vision and Jack (1999) as The Sheriff
Cupid: “A Great Personality” (1999-01-07)
Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999) as Deeann Emory
Spin City: “A Tale of Two Sisters” (2000-01-12) as Catherine Moore, Caitlin’s Sister
True Love (2001)
Zoolander (2001) as Matilda Jeffries
Harry’s Girl (2003)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004, three episodes) as Herself
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) as Kate Veatch
The First Year’s A Bitch (2004) as Andrea
The Commuters (2005) as Sandy
Arrested Development (2005, two episodes) as Sally Sitwell
52 Flights (2006)
My Name Is Earl: “The Professor” (2006-02-09) as Alex Meyers
American Dad!: “Camp Refoogee” (2006-09-10) as Candy
Room 6 (2006) as Amy
Dedication (2006) as Allison
The Mirror (2006) as Herself
License To Wed (2007) as Lindsey Jones