Christina Applegate happy to be able to show 'Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore' to her future child

07/30/2010 by Corinne Heller

Christina Applegate, who is pregnant with her first baby, has something extra to be happy about regarding her new film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - this is one of the few movies she feels comfortable showing her child.

"I really wanted to do something that I could let the kids in my life see," Applegate told OnTheRedCarpet.com. "I can't really show them anything that I'm in because it's all a little bit more adult. It was nice to do this and Alvin and be able to share this with all the children in my life and now, my own child, get to share that with my own child."

Applegate voiced a chipmunk named Brittany in the 2009 film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore was released on Friday and stars James Marsden, Nick Nolte and Neil Patrick Harris. Applegate voices a cat named Catherine who is a member of spy group MEOWS.

Bette Midler is the voice of Kitty Galore, a villainous cat who wants to take over the world. The dogs and their former feline enemies must join forces to stop her evil plan.

"Kids can watch it and think 'Oh my god, is my cat or my dog have this covert operation when Im not looking? You really get into that," Applegate said. "When I came home, even though Im a rational human being, I for one second looked at both my cat and my dog and was like, 'What do you guys do when Im not here? What is it?'"

Applegate's pregnancy was reported earlier this month. The 38-year-old actress and Martyn Lenoble, a 41-year-old Dutch musician and founding member of rock group Porno For Pyros, announced in April they had become engaged on Valentine's Day. The couple, which dated for at least two years beforehand, has not set a date for their wedding.

Applegate is known for her starring role in the comedy series Samantha Who? between 2007 and 2009 and played ditzy Kelly Bundy in the sitcom Married With Children, which starred Ed O'Neill of Modern Family as her father, Al Bundy, and debuted in 1987. She has had main parts in films such as the 2004 comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy with Will Ferrell and the 2002 movie The Sweetest Thing.

Lenoble, 41, helped found alternative rock group Porno for Pyros, known for singles such as "Cursed Female" and "Pets", in 1992 along with former Jane's Addiction rockers Perry Farrell and Stephen Perkins. Lenoble, the bass guitar player, left Porno for Pyros in 1996.

Applegate underwent a double mastectomy in 2008 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has since recovered. Applegate was married to actor Johnathon Schaech for six years and the two divorced in 2007.

Check out the video interview with Christina Applegate, carried out by reporter Chi-Lan Lieu at the recent Los Angeles premiere for Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore: