Christine Taylor
ActingChristine Joan Taylor Stiller (born July 30, 1971) is a European-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 sitcom starring Taylor, but the series never aired. In 2008, she was in the film, Tropic Thunder, along with her husband, Ben Stiller. She has appeared with Mandy Moore in both Dedication and License to Wed. In 2010, she guest starred in Hannah Montana Forever and she starred in the Hallmark Channel Christmas movie Farewell Mr. Kringle. In 2013, she reprised her role as Sally Sitwell in two episodes of the revived Arrested Development. She also guest starred on Elementary in 2017, playing villainess Gail Lundquist. Beginning in 2016, Taylor had a recurring role as Gail on Search Party. In 2021, Taylor joined the cast of High Desert, an Apple TV+ series. Christine and her husband, Ben Stiller, separated in 2017, after 17 years of marriage, but have since rekindled their marriage.
Known For
The Craft
Laura Lizzie
Tropic Thunder
Rebecca - Simple Jack Clip
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Kate Veatch
The Wedding Singer
Holly Sullivan
Zoolander
Matilda Jeffries
The First Time
Aubrey's Mom
Zoolander 2
Matilda Jeffries
License to Wed
Lindsey Jones
Influenced
Night of the Demons 2
Terri
Filmography — Acting
The Craft
Laura Lizzie
Tropic Thunder
Rebecca - Simple Jack Clip
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Kate Veatch
The Wedding Singer
Holly Sullivan
Zoolander
Matilda Jeffries
The First Time
Aubrey's Mom
Zoolander 2
Matilda Jeffries
License to Wed
Lindsey Jones
Influenced
Night of the Demons 2
Terri
The Brady Bunch Movie
Marcia Brady
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Campfire Tales
Lauren (segment "The Campfire")
Kabluey
Betty
Sweethearts
Diane
Room 6
Amy
Friendsgiving
Brianne
Showdown
Julie
The Dink
Overnight Delivery
Kimberly Jasney
Denial
Sammie
Calendar Girl
Melissa Smock
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Self
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story
Self
Dedication
Allison
Bleecker
Jamie
Here Come the Munsters
Marilyn Hide (Munster)
A Very Brady Sequel
Marcia Brady
To the Ends of Time
Princess Stephanie
Zoolander: Super Model
Matilda Jeffries (voice)
Farewell Mr. Kringle
Annabelle Wahl
Desperate But Not Serious
Lili
Heat Vision and Jack
The Sheriff
Little Boxes
Joan Reed
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Self
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Deeann Emory
Breaking Free
Brooke Kaufman
Love & Chaos
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
Rest & Relaxation
Esther Povitsky: Hot for My Name
Esther's Mom
Tokyo Girls
The First Year's a Bitch
Andrea