Christina Applegate

Told that the script for Legalmente Loira (2001) initially came her way but she was leery about taking on another "dumb blonde" role since Um Amor de Família (1987) had just wrapped. The role eventually went to Reese Witherspoon and she was nominated for the Golden Globe for portraying Elle Woods. Applegate is happy with the way things turned out and said that Witherspoon did a much better job than she ever could.

[on accepting her role in the sitcom Jesse (1998)] This was a major commitment. I really had to sit and think about it. I eventually came to the conclusion that it came into my life for a reason.