Christina Ricci, star of the upcoming movie, "Mother's Day," and her husband, "Pan Am" actor James Heerdegen, have just bought a townhouse in Brooklyn, reports Variety.
The couple purchased the semi-detached three-story townhouse for almost $2M. The Brooklyn property covers more than 2200 sq. ft. of living space and has 25 feet of street frontage, notes the site.
The new home has four bedrooms and three baths, according to the New York Post. The news outlet also describes the house as having a "deck off the open chef's kitchen" which gives access to a spacious backyard. The home's front parlor features a living area equipped with a fireplace, making it comfortable to the growing family of Ricci and Heerdegen. Ricci's new home in the historic Fort Greene neighborhood showcases exquisite solid oak floors, and elegant 11-foot ceilings, informs New York Post.
The listing agent who handled the sale was Abdul Muid, of Compass, the news site adds.
Interesting facts about Christina Ricci
If you're one of her fans and you're thinking about the perfect housewarming gift for her, make sure it isn't an indoor plant. The actress, who gave birth to her first child last year, is botanophobic or has fear of plants, according to her official fan site. Ricci once said in an interview, "It's more indoors plants. They are dirrrty. I don't understand why you would bring dirt inside your house. If I have to touch one, after already being so repulsed by the fact that there is a plant indoors, then it just freaks me out."
At a young age, one of Ricci's unique traits is her being outspoken. When she was only 13 years old, "The Lizzie Borden Chronicles" actress told Peter Galvin in 1994 (via Interview Magazine):
"O.K. People are so wrong about teenagers. I mean, sure we're going through a lot of stuff, and it makes us weird. Sure we act strange, and we don't exactly do what adults think we should do. But it's not like we're some kind of subhuman form, you know? People blame everything you do on the fact that you're a teenager. Like in the press, people have said stuff about me like 'Yeah, she's got the normal teenage air about her.' [laughs]"
Yet, in a 2011 interview with The Guardian, Ricci said that she just went through "defensive sarcasm" when she was growing up. The more mature Ricci said, "When I was younger, a lot of the strange things I said were based on the fact that I was so aware of how weird it was. People were asking me questions and I was like: I'm 17! I have nothing of value to add. I haven't lived a life yet; I can't tell you how I feel about this or that. Don't ask me my opinions on thing. I mean, they would ask me about women's issues, and the industry. I had no idea. I didn't know what to tell them, so I would say something obnoxious. Or try to be funny. It turned into an awkward mess."
Ricci first appeared in the feature film "Mermaids" (1990), then starred as Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family," Bio notes. She was later cast as Kathleen "Kat" Harvey in "Casper" then reportedly transitioned to more adult roles like "The Ice Storm" and "Buffalo '66." Next year, the actress will return to the big screen in "Mother's Day," together with Susan Sarandon and Sharon Stone.
