Los Angeles-born movie star Christina Ricci received her star Thursday morning as the latest honoree along the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

"This is just such a truly incredible honor and I'm just so moved by it," Ricci said emotionally during her speech. "From the moment I started acting I knew it was meant to be."

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Born on Feb. 12, 1980 in Santa Monica, Ricci was raised in Montclair, New Jersey.

She caught her initial break at just 8 years old when she was discovered by a local theater critic after starring in a school production of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.''

Her first formal role came just a year later in the comedy drama film “Mermaids.”

Ricci became a household name the year afterward in 1991, playing Wed

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