| Elisha Cuthbert |
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Cuthbert at the season finale screening of 24, May 2009 |
| Born | Elisha Ann Cuthbert
(1982-11-30) November 30, 1982 (age 30)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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| Occupation | Actress |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982)
[1][2] is a
Canadian film and television actress. Cuthbert began her career as the
co-host of the Canadian
children's television series Popular Mechanics for Kids (1997–2000) and is best known for her role as
Kim Bauer on the FOX
action-thriller series
24 (2001–2010). Her films include
Airspeed (1998),
Love Actually (2003),
Old School (2003),
The Girl Next Door (2004),
House of Wax (2005) and
Captivity (2007). She currently stars as Alex Kerkovich in the
ABC ensemble comedy series
Happy Endings (2011–present).
Early life
Cuthbert was born in
Calgary, Alberta, daughter of Patricia, a
homemaker, and Kevin, an
automotive design engineer.
[3] She has two younger siblings, Jonathan and Lee-Ann. She grew up in
Greenfield Park, near
Montreal, Quebec. She also lived for some time in Toronto, Ontario before moving onto acting. In 2000, she graduated from
Centennial Regional High School and moved to Los Angeles at 17 to act.
[4]
Career
Early career
When she was 9, Cuthbert started modeling children's clothing and also became a
foot model.
[5] She made her first televised appearance as an extra in the horror-themed series for children,
Are You Afraid of the Dark?; she later became a regular on the show.
[6] Cuthbert co-hosted
Popular Mechanics for Kids with
Jay Baruchel, filmed in Montreal. Her reporting captured the attention of
Hillary Clinton, who invited her to the
White House.
[7]
Cuthbert landed her first role in a feature film in the family drama
Dancing on the Moon (1997).
[2] She appeared in other Canadian family movies and in an
airplane thriller,
Airspeed. She starred in the Canadian television movie,
Lucky Girl, in 2001 and was awarded a
Gemini Award for her performance.
[8]
Soon after her move to Hollywood, she was cast as
Kim Bauer, daughter of federal agent
Jack Bauer, in the television series
24.
[2] She appeared in the show's first three seasons, but not in its
fourth;
[2] she guest-starred in two episodes in the
fifth season.
[2] She also reprised her role as Kim Bauer in
24: The Game and again guest-starred in five episodes of the
seventh season and in two episodes of the
eighth season.
[2]
2002–2005: Commercial success
She began her
Hollywood film career with small roles in
Old School and
Love Actually in 2003.
[2]
Cuthbert's next film,
The Girl Next Door, was her first lead role. She played an ex–porn star, Danielle, opposite
Emile Hirsch. She had reservations about the part, but was persuaded by director
Luke Greenfield. She researched the role, speaking to adult actresses from
Wicked Pictures and
Vivid Entertainment.
[9] The film was compared to
Risky Business,
[10][11] – although Cuthbert said her character was not directly based on
Rebecca De Mornay's. Critics were divided; some praised the film for boldness, others, notably
Roger Ebert, called it gimmicky and exploitative.
[12][13] Ebert wrote that he saw Cuthbert's character as "quite the most unpleasant character I have seen in some time."
[14]
In her next film, Cuthbert starred with
Paris Hilton and
Chad Michael Murray in the
2005 remake of the
horror film House of Wax. Cuthbert, with the rest of the cast, was
made up to look haggard. In one scene, her character was to attempt to open her mouth while her lips were sealed with glue. For realism, she used
Superglue over
prosthetics.
[15] House of Wax was largely panned, critics citing a range of flaws. It was called "notable for having some of the most moronic
protagonists ever to populate a horror film," though of those characters, critics tended to think Cuthbert "fares the best." Though receiving negative reviews the film was a box office success.
[16] Others noted Cuthbert as an "exception," playing her role "earnestly" and "fine."
[17][18]
2006–2007: Career transition
At the
24 season finale in 2009.
Cuthbert's next film was the
indie film The Quiet She was co-star and co-
producer.
[2] She played Nina, a temperamental 17-year-old
cheerleader who suffers
sexual abuse by her father. Cuthbert looked to her younger cousin as inspiration for how to play a teenager.
[19] The Quiet, distributed by
Sony Pictures Classics, premiered at the
2005 Toronto International Film Festival and received a limited release in Los Angeles and New York City on August 25, 2006,
[20] before expanding regionally in the USA on September 1.
Cuthbert appeared in the music video for
Weezer's "
Perfect Situation" in early 2006, playing the group's fictional original singer who threw a tantrum that led to
Rivers Cuomo, the
roadie, becoming
frontman of the band.
[21] She also had a small role in Paris Hilton's music video for the song "
Nothing In This World".
[22]
In 2007, Cuthbert appeared in
Captivity, a thriller centered on a fashion model taunted by a
psychopath who has imprisoned her in a cellar,
[23][24] a role for which she was nominated for a
Razzie award as "worst actress."
[25]
In
He Was a Quiet Man, Cuthbert played Vanessa, a
quadriplegic, starring with
Christian Slater. The film was in limited release in 2007, and it was released on DVD in early 2008.
[26]
2008–present
In 2008, Cuthbert appeared in
My Sassy Girl, a remake of a
Korean film, starring with
Jesse Bradford. Her next film was the family comedy,
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, with
Tim Allen, in which she played his daughter. She starred in the Canadian
miniseries Guns. She was a judge in season two, episode two of
Project Runway Canada, in which designers were challenged to create a "party dress" for her.
[27]
Cuthbert reprised her character
Kim Bauer in the seventh season of
24 for five episodes.
[28] She was also was to star in the CBS drama pilot
Ny-Lon, playing a New York literacy teacher/record-store clerk who embarks on a transatlantic romance with a London stockbroker. The project, based on a British series starring
Rashida Jones and
Stephen Moyer, was canceled.
[29]
In December 2009,
ABC said Cuthbert had joined the cast of
The Forgotten in a recurring role as Maxine Denver, a Chicago professional.
[30]
In 2011, Cuthbert began starring in the
ABC ensemble comedy series
Happy Endings alongside
Eliza Coupe,
Zachary Knighton,
Adam Pally,
Damon Wayans Jr. and
Casey Wilson.
[31] The series was picked up for a third season,
[32] which premiered on October 23, 2012.
[33] That same month, she appeared in
The Gaslight Anthem's music video "Here Comes My Man," playing the girlfriend of a man who mistreats her, until she imagines a romantic relationship with a character in a movie and chooses to end her real relationship.
[34]
In the media
Cuthbert regularly secures a place in
FHM and
Maxim's annual "hottest women" lists.
[2] Her highest ranking was #4 in the 2008 UK Edition of
FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. She was ranked #14 in 2003, #10 in 2004,
[35] #5 in 2005,
[36] #22 in 2006, #10 in 2007
[37] and #7 in 2009.
[38] The U.S. Edition ranked her #53 in 2003, #63 in 2004, and #54 in 2006. She was not listed in the U.S. 2005 list. Cuthbert was ranked #10 by
AskMen.com readers in the list "Top 99 Women of 2007."
[39] In
Maxim's Hot 100 list, she was ranked #84 in 2002,
[40] #9 in 2003,
[41] #21 in 2004,
[42] #92 in 2006, #25 in 2007, #6 in 2008, #43 in 2009, #65 in 2011
[43] and #34 in 2012.
[44] The magazine also featured her in its Girls of Maxim Gallery.
BuddyTV ranked her #33 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list.
[45]
Personal life
Cuthbert dated Canadian
NHL player
Sean Avery for nearly two years, before breaking up in August 2007.
[46] Cuthbert subsequently began dating Canadian NHL player
Dion Phaneuf, currently captain of the
Toronto Maple Leafs, in May 2008.
[47] Cuthbert was the subject of much media attention over these relationships in December 2008, when Avery approached assembled reporters prior to a game and in reference to Phaneuf, said, "I'm just going to say one thing. I'm really happy to be back in Calgary; I love Canada. I just want to comment on how it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds. I don't know what that's about, but enjoy the game tonight." He was subsequently suspended for the comment.
[48][49][50] Cuthbert and Phaneuf announced their engagement in September 2012.
[47][51]
Cuthbert is an avid hockey fan, and in 2005, she maintained a blog on the
National Hockey League website, though she did not post for most of the season.
[52][53]
Filmography
Awards
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