Christina Ricci Slept Through Her Emmy Announcement as Her Baby Was Up Teething All Night

Mar. 15, 2025

Christina Ricciwas late to find out she was nominated for an Emmy this year for a very relatable reason.

As dozens of members of the television community received news of their nominations Tuesday morning, Ricci, 42, was busy recovering from a long night with her 7-month-old daughter,Cleopatra.

The actress said she had already been in touch with costarsMelanie LynskeyandTawny Cypressfollowing the news.

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“Melanie and Tawny were two of the first people to text me,” she said. “Two of the first texts I missed while I was oversleeping. Two of the first people I wrote back. We’re pretty tight. We’ve all been in touch.”

Ricci’s nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for her role as Misty inYellowjacketsis the actress’s secondEmmy nomination. In 2006, Ricci was nominated for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her role as Hannah onGrey’s Anatomy.

Ricci and husband Mark Hampton welcomed theirfirst childtogether, Cleopatra Ricci Hampton, in December. Ricci is also mom to son Freddie, 7, whom she shares with ex-husband James Heerdegen.

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In January, while appearing on an episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ricci revealed that she and herhusband miscommunicatedwhen naming their daughter.

“My husband was like, ‘Well, we’re going to give her a full name right? And the nickname is Cleo?’ And I was like, ‘Cleopatra?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, the full name’s Cleopatra.’ And I was sort of like, ‘Fine, whatever. We’ll talk about this later,’ " she recalled.

After giving birth, however, Ricci realized she and Hampton weren’t exactly on the same page. “He got so excited he put it on Instagram, and media outlets picked up that her name was Cleopatra Ricci Hampton, and I was like, ‘Oh, I guess her name’s Cleopatra,'” she told hostEllen DeGeneres.

source: people.com