Christina Applegate to Star in NBC Pilot

According to Deadline.com, Broadway veteran Christina Applegate is on board for NBC's still untitled Emily Spivey comedy pilot. As descibed by Deadline, the show "is an irreverent look at parenthood through the POV of an acerbic working mother (Applegate) -- who never thought she'd be a mom -- along with her stay-at-home husband and opinionated parents."

She has had major roles in several films including Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, The Big Hit, The Sweetest Thing, Anchorman, Farce of the Penguins, and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.

In addition to her screen work, Applegate has performed on stage in such productions as The Axeman's Jazz, Nobody Leaves Empty Handed, and The Runthrough, as well as John Cassavetes' The Third Day (co-starring Gena Rowlands). In 2004, she debuted on the Broadway stage playing the title role of Charity Hope Valentine in a revival of the 1966 musical Sweet Charity. She eventually took home the 2005 Theatre World Award and was nominated for a 2005 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

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