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She's been busy promoting her period drama based on the life of Zelda Fitzgerald.

And Christina Ricci looked stunning at a Q&A panel for Z: The Beginning of Everything at the 2017 aTVfest presented by SCAD at SCADshow in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday.

The 36-year-old actress, who is executive producing and starring in the 1920s set series, showcased her svelte figure in a black and red cherry dress.

Showstopper! Christina Ricci looked stunning at a Q&A panel for Z: The Beginning of Everything at the 2017 aTVfest presented by SCAD at SCADshow in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday

The former Addams Family star styled her silky blonde tresses stick straight and swept to one side.

A black band around the dress by Altuzarra further highlighted the Golden Globe-nominated actress's slender frame.

She opted for a smokey eye with touch of brown liner, rosy cheeks and red glossy lip to coordinate with her ensemble.

Flawless: The 36-year-old actress, who is executive producing and starring as Zelda Fitzgerald in the 1920s set series, showcased her svelte figure in a black and red cherry dress

Stunner: The former Addams Family star stepped out in black heels which added height to her petite 5ft 1in frame

Ricci stepped out in black high heels which added height to her petite 5ft 1in frame.

She kept her accessories to a minimum with simple vintage earrings and allowed her feminine frock to take center stage.  

The Sleepy Hollow actress was there to discuss her new series, where she portrays Zelda Fitzgerald, the real-life wife of The Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The show follows their turbulent relationship, as they both dealt with Zelda's mental health issues and life in the limelight.

Cosying up: Ricci posed with her onscreen husband David Hoflin, who plays F. Scott Fitzgerald in the period piece

Blonde bombshell: The Sleepy Hollow actress styled her silky blonde tresses stick straight and swept to one side

'All I kind of knew about her was that common misconception: she’s that crazy alcoholic woman who ruined F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life,' the actress recently told Women's Wear Daily.

'And for me, I just don’t enjoy when people are dismissed in that way... It was so far from the truth, and the truth is so much more interesting than that anyways.' 

But Christina admits the reaction to the series - which is told entirely from Zelda's point of view - has come under criticism from die-hard F. Scott Fitzgerald fans. 

'It was so far from the truth': The actress told Women's Wear Daily, 'All I kind of knew about her was that common misconception: she’s that crazy alcoholic woman who ruined F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life'

'People are very precious about him, which is one of the reasons why her story hasn’t necessarily been told, because in order to tell it you have to paint him as a little more human than I think people like,' she explained. 

'But that is a problem, and I’ve seen it too sometimes when people write about the show - you can tell that what they’re actually reacting to is, they’re Scott Fitzgerald fans.'

Still, the outspoken actress maintains Zelda isn't a villain.

'I think we’re catching up to her way of thinking, so we can understand her behavior and her character more now than generations past,' she added. 'The way she thinks and her mind-set seems so much more like a modern woman than back then. She expected everything to work out, she expected to be able to do whatever she wanted to do.' 

'She expected everything to work out': She added that 'I just don’t enjoy when people are dismissed in that way'

Ricci also revealed that her son Freddie, aged two, questions his mother when he sees her on the big screen. 

'I don’t know what he thinks is going on in that situation!' she told Marie Claire. 'I told him that Mommy "pretends" for a living and he just accepts it.'

'[Being a mom] is great,' she added. 'The best thing ever. I can’t get enough!'