Selma Blair

Infobox actor

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caption = Blair holding a postcard for "The 1 Second Film", September 2004
birthname = Selma Blair Beitner
birthdate = birth date and age|1972|6|23
birthplace = Southfield, Michigan, U.S.

Selma Blair (born June 23 1972) is an American actress. After numerous supporting roles in the 1990s, she starred in the film "Cruel Intentions" and the short-lived TV series "Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane" in 1999. She has since had notable roles in Hollywood feature films such as "Legally Blonde" (2001), "The Sweetest Thing" (2002), and "Hellboy" (2004). She also plays the titular role of Kim in the US remake of the popular Australian sitcom "Kath & Kim".

Biography

Early life

Blair was born Selma Blair Beitner in Southfield, Michigan, [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Selma-Blair.html Selma Blair Biography (1972-) ] ] the daughter of Molly Ann and Elliot Beitner. She has three older sisters, Katherine (a book publicist), Elizabeth, and Marie. [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018816/bio Selma Blair bio,] Yahoo Movies.] Blair attended a Jewish day school [ [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/22022/edition_id/445/format/html/displaystory.html j. - Celebrity Jews ] ] and Cranbrook Kingswood school in Bloomfield Hills. She attended Kalamazoo College in Michigan, then later transferred to the University of Michigan, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1994.

Career

After training at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004757/bio Selma Blair, mini bio] at the Internet Movie Database] Blair began acting in a few small roles during the early 1990s. She starred in the film "Cruel Intentions" (1999), opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar and Reese Witherspoon, and won the "Best Kiss" category at the MTV Movie Awards with co-star Gellar. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139134/awards Awards for "Cruel Intentions"] at the Internet Movie Database] Blair went on to star as Zoe Bean in two seasons of TV series "Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane" (1999-2000) on The WB network. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182656/ Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (1999)] at the The Internet Movie Database] In 2001, she again worked alongside Witherspoon in the film "Legally Blonde". Blair then took the role of Liz Sherman, a pyrokinetic human in the 2004 film "Hellboy", and again in the film's 2008 sequel, "". Blair played the wife of Greg Kinnear's character in the film "Feast of Love" in 2007. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800027/ Feast of Love (2007)] at the The Internet Movie Database]

Personal life

She was married to Ahmet Zappa from 2004 - 2006. Blair filed for divorce in 2006, citing "irreconcilable differences". [ [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1564637,00.html Selma Blair and Ahmet Zappa Divorce - Ahmet Zappa, Selma Blair : People.com ] ]

Filmography

*"The Dana Carvey Show" (1996) (TV; uncredited)
*"In & Out" (1997)
*"Scream 2" (1997) (voice) (uncredited)
*"Girl" (1998)
*"Can't Hardly Wait" (1998)
*"Brown's Requiem" (1998)
*"Cruel Intentions" (1999)
*"Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane" (TV Series) (1999-2000)
*"Down to You" (2000)
*"Kill Me Later" (2001)
*"Storytelling" (2001)
*"Legally Blonde" (2001)
*"Highway" (2002)
*"The Sweetest Thing" (2002)
*"A Guy Thing" (2003)
*"Coast to Coast (TV film)" (2003)
*"Dallas 362" (2003)
*"Friends" (TV series) (2003)
*"Hellboy" (2004)
*"A Dirty Shame" (2004)
*"In Good Company" (2004)
*"Pretty Persuasion" (2005)
*"The Fog" (2005)
*"The Alibi" (2006)
*"The Night of the White Pants" (2006)
*"" (TV; voice only) (2006)
*"" (TV; voice only) (2007)
*"Purple Violets" (2007)
*"Feast of Love" (2007)
*"" (2008)
*"" (Video Game; voice only) (2008)
*"My Mom's New Boyfriend" (2008)
*"WΔZ" (2008)
*"Kath & Kim" (TV series) (2008)
*"The 1 Second Film" (2009) (producer)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0004757
*amg name|2:232175
* [http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/030112/030112selma.html Demure in pearls, bawdy in leather: Who's the real Selma Blair?] By Alanna Nash. USA WEEKEND January 12, 2003
* [http://the1secondfilm.com/producer/649 Selma Blair Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film]
* [http://www.mensvogue.com/arts/women/articles/2008/06/selmablair Blair in June 2008 issue of "Men's Vogue"]