Christina Ricci

"I just don't think I tried very hard," the longtime actor admitted.

[Ricci is playing an entirely different role](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tim-burtons-new-wednesday-addams-netflix-trailer_n_629e595fe4b016c4eefc3c80). [“WTF” podcast posted Monday](http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1357-christina-ricci). [“Wednesday,”](https://deadline.com/2022/03/christina-ricci-wednesday-netflix-addams-family-series-1234982347/) Tim Burton’s Netflix series focusing on the Wednesday Addams character she popularized. “There was a lot going on in my life,” she said. [Christina Ricci](https://www.huffpost.com/topic/christina-ricci) said she didn’t have a ghost of a chance to perform well in “Casper,” recalling that she was distracted and failed to muster enough effort. “And I remember just thinking, ‘Wow.

Speaking on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, Christina Ricci reflected on filming Casper at age 13.

[mom to 8-month-old daughter](https://www.eonline.com/news/1306294/christina-ricci-gives-birth-welcomes-first-baby-with-husband-mark-hampton) Cleopatra. [For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! "If you actually watch [Casper](https://www.eonline.com/news/824916/devon-sawa-wants-sequels-for-casper-and-now-and-then), I'm terrible in it," the actress said on the Aug. [Yellowjackets](https://www.eonline.com/news/1341628/why-the-yellowjackets-creators-are-taking-their-time-with-season-2) star is concerned, she did not do a very convincing job in the role as Kat, the young teen who befriends the titular ghost. 15 episode of the [WTF with Marc Maron](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-1357-christina-ricci/id329875043?i=1000576095251) podcast. "I imagine it will get more complex," she said. The actress, "I would imagine it gets more insane. Everything was very difficult and I was just always annoyed." But that's not to say Ricci doesn't appreciate the movie itself. The project followed her [big screen debut ](https://www.eonline.com/news/1340940/christina-ricci-says-johnny-depp-explained-homosexuality-to-her-when-she-was-9) [Mermaids](https://www.eonline.com/news/1340940/christina-ricci-says-johnny-depp-explained-homosexuality-to-her-when-she-was-9) with [Cher](https://www.eonline.com/news/cher) and [Winona Ryder](https://www.eonline.com/news/winona_ryder), as well as The Addams Family movie and its now-cult classic sequel, [Addams Family Values](https://www.eonline.com/news/1084271/20-spooky-secrets-about-the-addams-family-movies-revealed). "I was 13.

Christina Ricci was 13 when Casper began filming — and the 42-year-old Addams Family star still can't stand watching her performance to this day.

["Wednesday,"](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/netflix-wednesday-addams-live-action-series-details-48170316) which just released a [trailer](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/netflix-wednesday-addams-live-action-series-details-48170316) and which stars [Jenna Ortega](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Jenna-Ortega) as the titular goth icon. Just no commitment,'" she continued. The actor, who was 13 when the movie began filming, said that when she watched the movie with her 8-year-old son, Freddie, she cringed. 15 appearance on Marc Maron's podcast ["WTF,"](http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1357-christina-ricci) the 42-year-old actor confessed she feels she was simply awful in the film. Embarrassingly, I don't think I tried as hard as maybe I should have." "It's a childhood treasure.