Christine Taylor

Christine Joan Taylor Stiller (born July 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for playing Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel, as well as roles in films like The Craft, The Wedding Singer, Zoolander, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, and her television roles in Hey Dude, Arrested Development, and Search Party. Taylor began her acting career in 1989 on the Nickelodeon 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 1995, Taylor was cast as Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and later in A Very Brady Sequel. Following The Brady Bunch Movie, Taylor made several comedic guest appearances on the TV 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 Seinfeld and Friends. She played the racist school bully Laura Lizzie in the 1996 horror film The Craft, and also played Drew Barrymore's cousin, Holly Sullivan, in the 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer. In 2001, she starred alongside her husband Ben Stiller in Zoolander and again, in 2016, she reprised her role in Zoolander 2. In 2005, she made television appearances as a guest star in two episodes of Arrested Development as Sally Sitwell and, in 2006, in an episode of NBC's My Name Is Earl. In July 2006, her husband, Ben Stiller announced plans to direct a CBS ...

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Zoolander (2001)

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Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Stiller
CAST:  Ben Stiller  •  Owen Wilson  •  Christine Taylor  •  Will Ferrell

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Stiller
CAST:  Ben Stiller  •  Owen Wilson  •  Christine Taylor  •  Will Ferrell

Calendar Girl (1993)

Three young men go on an end of the summer trip to Hollywood, California. Their quest: to fulfill the fantasy of meeting Marilyn Monroe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Whitesell
CAST:  Jason Priestley  •  Gabriel Olds  •  Jerry O'Connell  •  Joe Pantoliano

Three young men go on an end of the summer trip to Hollywood, California. Their quest: to fulfill the fantasy of meeting Marilyn Monroe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Whitesell
CAST:  Jason Priestley  •  Gabriel Olds  •  Jerry O'Connell  •  Joe Pantoliano

Campfire Tales (1997)

Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Cooper  •  David Semel  •  Martin Kunert
CAST:  Jay R. Ferguson  •  Christine Taylor  •  Christopher Masterson  •  Kim Murphy

Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Cooper  •  David Semel  •  Martin Kunert
CAST:  Jay R. Ferguson  •  Christine Taylor  •  Christopher Masterson  •  Kim Murphy

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)

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When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rawson Marshall Thurber
CAST:  Vince Vaughn  •  Christine Taylor  •  Ben Stiller  •  Rip Torn

When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rawson Marshall Thurber
CAST:  Vince Vaughn  •  Christine Taylor  •  Ben Stiller  •  Rip Torn

Room 6 (2006)

A schoolteacher with a phobia of hospitals finds herself searching for her boyfriend inside one while teaming up with a man suffering the same ordeal that she's in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Hurst
CAST:  Christine Taylor  •  Shane Brolly  •  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Jerry O'Connell

A schoolteacher with a phobia of hospitals finds herself searching for her boyfriend inside one while teaming up with a man suffering the same ordeal that she's in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Hurst
CAST:  Christine Taylor  •  Shane Brolly  •  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Jerry O'Connell

The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)

The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Betty Thomas
CAST:  Shelley Long  •  Christine Taylor  •  Christopher Daniel Barnes  •  Gary Cole

The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Betty Thomas
CAST:  Shelley Long  •  Christine Taylor  •  Christopher Daniel Barnes  •  Gary Cole

The Craft (1996)

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A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Fleming
CAST:  Fairuza Balk  •  Neve Campbell  •  Robin Tunney  •  Rachel True

A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Fleming
CAST:  Fairuza Balk  •  Neve Campbell  •  Robin Tunney  •  Rachel True

The Wedding Singer (1998)

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Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Coraci
CAST:  Adam Sandler  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Christine Taylor  •  Allen Covert

Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Coraci
CAST:  Adam Sandler  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Christine Taylor  •  Allen Covert

Overnight Delivery (1998)

A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful. So he sends her a letter, but than finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package, prevent a disaster, and fall in love. The only problem is the delivery man will not stop until the package has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Bloom
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Christine Taylor  •  Reese Witherspoon  •  Larry Drake

A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful. So he sends her a letter, but than finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package, prevent a disaster, and fall in love. The only problem is the delivery man will not stop until the package has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Bloom
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Christine Taylor  •  Reese Witherspoon  •  Larry Drake

A Very Brady Sequel (1996)

A man claiming to be Carol Brady's long-lost first husband, Roy Martin, shows up at the suburban Brady residence one evening. An impostor, the man is actually determined to steal the Bradys' familiar horse statue, a $20-million ancient Asian artifact.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arlene Sanford
CAST:  Shelley Long  •  Gary Cole  •  Tim Matheson  •  Christine Taylor

A man claiming to be Carol Brady's long-lost first husband, Roy Martin, shows up at the suburban Brady residence one evening. An impostor, the man is actually determined to steal the Bradys' familiar horse statue, a $20-million ancient Asian artifact.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arlene Sanford
CAST:  Shelley Long  •  Gary Cole  •  Tim Matheson  •  Christine Taylor

Showdown (1993)

Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose brother was killed by a rookie cop named Billy. Billy has since then become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Radler
CAST:  Billy Blanks  •  Kenn Scott  •  Christine Taylor  •  John Asher

Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose brother was killed by a rookie cop named Billy. Billy has since then become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Radler
CAST:  Billy Blanks  •  Kenn Scott  •  Christine Taylor  •  John Asher

Heat Vision and Jack (1999)

As the result of a NASA miscalculation, Astronaut Jack Austin flew too close to the sun, the rays expanding his mind and making him the smartest man on the planet. Now he and his talking motorcycle (who contains the mind of his former roommate) are on the run from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Stiller
CAST:  Jack Black  •  Owen Wilson  •  Ron Silver  •  Ben Stiller

As the result of a NASA miscalculation, Astronaut Jack Austin flew too close to the sun, the rays expanding his mind and making him the smartest man on the planet. Now he and his talking motorcycle (who contains the mind of his former roommate) are on the run from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Stiller
CAST:  Jack Black  •  Owen Wilson  •  Ron Silver  •  Ben Stiller

Kabluey (2007)

Leslie is left with few options when her husband is sent back to war in the Middle East. A modest amount of help arrives in the form of his brother, Salman, who is less than prepared to care for the couple's two preadolescent boys. When Leslie still can't make ends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Prendergast
CAST:  Lisa Kudrow  •  Christine Taylor  •  Scott Prendergast  •  Conchata Ferrell

Leslie is left with few options when her husband is sent back to war in the Middle East. A modest amount of help arrives in the form of his brother, Salman, who is less than prepared to care for the couple's two preadolescent boys. When Leslie still can't make ends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Prendergast
CAST:  Lisa Kudrow  •  Christine Taylor  •  Scott Prendergast  •  Conchata Ferrell

Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010)

A skeptical journalist is assigned to chronicle the 50th anniversary of Kris Kringle, a Santa Claus in the town of Mistletoe. As her involvement in the town grows, she begins to open up to the enchantment of Christmas and some other wonders of the season.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  Christine Taylor  •  William Morgan Sheppard  •  Christopher Wiehl  •  Lin Shaye

A skeptical journalist is assigned to chronicle the 50th anniversary of Kris Kringle, a Santa Claus in the town of Mistletoe. As her involvement in the town grows, she begins to open up to the enchantment of Christmas and some other wonders of the season.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  Christine Taylor  •  William Morgan Sheppard  •  Christopher Wiehl  •  Lin Shaye

The First Time (2012)

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Dave, a high school senior, spends most of his time pining away over a girl he can’t have. Aubrey, a junior with artistic aspirations, has a hot boyfriend who doesn’t quite understand her or seem to care. Although they go to different schools, Dave and Aubrey find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kasdan
CAST:  Dylan O'Brien  •  Britt Robertson  •  Craig Roberts  •  James Frecheville

Dave, a high school senior, spends most of his time pining away over a girl he can’t have. Aubrey, a junior with artistic aspirations, has a hot boyfriend who doesn’t quite understand her or seem to care. Although they go to different schools, Dave and Aubrey find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kasdan
CAST:  Dylan O'Brien  •  Britt Robertson  •  Craig Roberts  •  James Frecheville

America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)

A benefit concert and telethon organized by George Clooney and broadcast uninterrupted and commercial-free by the four major television networks just 10 days after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon to raise money for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Beth McCarthy-Miller  •  Joel Gallen
CAST:  Eddie Vedder  •  Bruce Springsteen  •  Tom Hanks  •  Stevie Wonder

A benefit concert and telethon organized by George Clooney and broadcast uninterrupted and commercial-free by the four major television networks just 10 days after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon to raise money for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Beth McCarthy-Miller  •  Joel Gallen
CAST:  Eddie Vedder  •  Bruce Springsteen  •  Tom Hanks  •  Stevie Wonder

Desperate But Not Serious (2000)

Lily is a twenty-something aspiring writer who receives an invitation to attend a wedding reception with Jonathan, a handsome entomologist who also happens to be the man of her dreams. The only problem is that she's in San Francisco and the wedding is in L.A. Lily ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Fishman
CAST:  Christine Taylor  •  Paget Brewster  •  Claudia Schiffer  •  John Corbett

Lily is a twenty-something aspiring writer who receives an invitation to attend a wedding reception with Jonathan, a handsome entomologist who also happens to be the man of her dreams. The only problem is that she's in San Francisco and the wedding is in L.A. Lily ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Fishman
CAST:  Christine Taylor  •  Paget Brewster  •  Claudia Schiffer  •  John Corbett

Breaking Free (1995)

When troubled, cynical teen Rick chooses service at a camp for the blind over serving time at a correctional facility, he thinks he's found the easy way out. Instead, it's the way to a new life. Friendship. Step by step, as Rick helps a blinded Gymnast rediscover ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mackay
CAST:  Jeremy London  •  Gina Philips  •  Megan Gallagher  •  Adam Wylie

When troubled, cynical teen Rick chooses service at a camp for the blind over serving time at a correctional facility, he thinks he's found the easy way out. Instead, it's the way to a new life. Friendship. Step by step, as Rick helps a blinded Gymnast rediscover ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mackay
CAST:  Jeremy London  •  Gina Philips  •  Megan Gallagher  •  Adam Wylie

Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)

After learning his biological father was a crime lord, an Ohio investment adviser must secretly try to prevent a gang war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyndon Chubbuck
CAST:  Michael Rapaport  •  Christopher Walken  •  Robert Forster  •  Nancy Allen

After learning his biological father was a crime lord, an Ohio investment adviser must secretly try to prevent a gang war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyndon Chubbuck
CAST:  Michael Rapaport  •  Christopher Walken  •  Robert Forster  •  Nancy Allen

Denial (1998)

Couples split up after a comment at an LA dinner party sets up arguments about how truthful partners are in their relationships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Rifkin
CAST:  Jonathan Silverman  •  Patrick Dempsey  •  Jason Alexander  •  Leah Lail

Couples split up after a comment at an LA dinner party sets up arguments about how truthful partners are in their relationships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Rifkin
CAST:  Jonathan Silverman  •  Patrick Dempsey  •  Jason Alexander  •  Leah Lail
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