Bold Sagittarian

Award-winning actress Christina Applegate's Astrology profile

by Jeff Jawer

Christina Applegate has shown the outgoing personality of her Sagittarius Sun on television, in movies and on Broadway. She has five planets in this energetic sign and a conjunction of assertive Mars with her Moon that is bound to keep her moving ahead. The award-winning actress is also recognized for her courageous fight against breast cancer. Christina underwent treatment for the disease in 2008 after it was detected by a doctor-ordered MRI. Since her recovery, the optimistic Sagittarian has lived a healthier lifestyle (even taking on a macrobiotic diet). She's also become an advocate for women to have access to breast cancer screenings such as MRIs and gene testing, and has appeared publicly on Oprah to talk about her tumultuous battle.

Background: Christina Applegate was only three months old when she first appeared on television in the soap opera Days of Our Lives. She continued acting throughout her childhood and hit the big time playing ditzy Kelly Bundy in Married With Children. She's worked in movies, won an Emmy and was nominated for a Tony award as the lead in the hit Broadway musical Sweet Charity. It's not surprising she's done all this, and more, because Christina's astrological chart shows her to be a fiery powerhouse of energy.

Born November 25, 1971 in Los Angeles, she has the Sun in outgoing Sagittarius along with four other planets in this adventurous sign. Your average Sag is willing to try just about anything, but when the pileup of planets is this high, the sky's the limit. Neptune, the planet of dreams and fantasy is conjunct Christina's Sun. The prominence of this imaginative planet in the birth charts of creative people is extremely common. It gives the gift of illusion that is the essence of an actor's work. The line between reality and make believe is easily crossed, making Christina a natural for her profession.

Communicative Mercury and alluring Venus are joined in Sagittarius, mixing grace with words that gives Christina both clarity and charm in the characters she plays. The Moon is Astrology's symbol of emotion and habit, as well as needs. Christina's Moon is in Pisces, the super-sensitive final sign of the zodiac that is associated with Neptune. This is another link to the world of imagination and her strong desire for a life rich with inspiration. Often, individuals with the Moon in Pisces are vulnerable and delicate, but Christina has never been one to baby herself.

Mars, the action planet, is conjunct her Moon, a driving force that keeps her moving all the time. Individuals with the Moon and Mars next to one another require a great deal of activity in their lives. If there are no creative challenges, they can find themselves in struggles for survival to engage this dynamic pair. The fiery enthusiasm of Sagittarius blended with the passion of her Moon-Mars conjunction is likely to keep Christina working for the rest of her life. No matter what she achieves, she is going to push herself to do more. Expansive Jupiter in Sagittarius, its home sign, challenges her Moon and Mars with a dynamic 90-degree square that requires Christina to keep expanding her horizons, both personally and professionally.