Selma Blair
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 23, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Southfield, Michigan. USA
Biography
Selma Blair Beitner (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She's known for her roles in the comedies Legally Blonde (2001) and The Sweetest Thing (2002), and achieved international fame with her portrayal of Liz Sherman in the big-budget fantasy films Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). After training at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting, Blair began acting in the mid-90s. Blair began her career with small roles and guest roles in various television series. Blair appeared with co-stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Ryan Phillippe in the 1999 film Cruel Intentions, for which Blair won an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss - Lesbian Kiss between Blair and co-star Gellar. She went on to star as Zoe Bean in two seasons of TV series Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (1999-2000), She rejoined actress Reese Witherspoon in the comedy film Legally Blonde (2001). She also starred opposite Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate in The Sweetest Thing and in two independent films that garnered her much critical acclaim: Dana Lustig's Kill Me Later and Todd Solondz's controversial Storytelling, and one of her most recognized roles, Liz Sherman in Hellboy (2004) and its successful sequel released in 2008, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, based on the popular comic. Her films include The Deal, The Big Empty, and Ed Burn's Purple Violets. Her other notable film credits include Highway (2002), A Guy Thing (2003), A Dirty Shame (2004), The Fog (2005), WΔZ (2007), Feast of Love (2007), The Poker House (2008), Dark Horse (2011), In Their Skin (2012), Ordinary World (2016), Mothers and Daughters (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), After (2019) and A Dark Foe (2020). She starred opposite Molly Shannon in the TV series Kath & Kim, based on the Australian television series of the same name. She also starred as Kate Wales on the sitcom Anger Management (2012–2014); and as Kris Jenner in the first season of the FX drama series American Crime Story (2016). In 2010, Blair narrated the audiobook The Diary of Anne Frank, earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children. She can also be seen in the My Friend Steve 1998 music video Charmed. Her stage work includes the role of Kayleen in Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries, which had its world premiere at Houston's Alley Theatre in October 2009. In October 2018, Blair revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August of that year.
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Filmography
There There
Movie
Ethan Almighty
Movie · as Claire Patterson
Silent
Movie
Schmoolie the Deathwatcher
Movie · as Schmoolie's Aunt
Dead at 27
Movie
Stay Forte
Movie
Dinner With Gavin Rossdale
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Slasher: Ripper
TV · as Regina's Maid · 1 ep
A Dark Foe
Movie · as Dr. Doris Baxter
Introducing, Selma Blair
Movie · as Self
Far More
Movie · as Glenn McAllister
After We Collided
Movie · as Carol Young
After
Movie · as Carol Young
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Another Life
TV · as Harper Glass · 10 eps
Mom and Dad
Movie · as Kendall Ryan
Lost in Space
TV · as Jessica Harris · 2 eps
Heathers
TV · as Jade · 4 eps
Liverspots and Astronots
TV · as Dr. Phish · 21 eps
DuckTales
TV · as Witch Hazel (voice) · 1 ep
The Gong Show
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
Eva Hesse
Movie · as Eva Hesse (voice)
Mothers and Daughters
Movie · as Rigby
Ordinary World
Movie · as Karen
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
American Crime Story
TV · as Kris Jenner · 3 eps
Sex, Death and Bowling
Movie · as Glenn McAllister
Really
TV · as Joanna · 1 ep
Dark Horse
Movie · as Miranda
Columbus Circle
Movie · as Abigail
In Their Skin
Movie · as Mary
Kingdom Come
Movie · as Self
Anger Management
TV · as Kate Wales · 43 eps
The Family Tree
Movie · as Ms. Delbo
Animal Love
Movie · as Sorrel
Portlandia
TV · as Frannie Walker · 1 ep
Web Therapy
TV · as Tammy Hines · 3 eps
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Movie · as Liz Sherman
My Mom's New Boyfriend
Movie · as Agent Emily Lott
The Poker House
Movie · as Sarah
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Movie · as Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Movie · as Self - Liz Sherman, Hellboy 1 & 2
Kath & Kim
TV · as Kim Baker · 17 eps
Web Therapy
TV · as Tammy Hines · 3 eps
Purple Violets
Movie · as Patti Petalson
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Movie · as Liz Sherman (voice)
Feast of Love
Movie · as Kathryn Smith
WΔZ
Movie · as Jean Lerner
The Alibi
Movie · as Adelle
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Movie · as Liz Sherman (voice)
The Night of the White Pants
Movie · as Beth Hagan
The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Fog
Movie · as Stevie Wayne
The Deal
Movie · as Abbey Gallagher
Dallas 362
Movie · as Peg
Pretty Persuasion
Movie · as Grace Anderson
The Big Empty
Movie · as Alice
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'
Movie · as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Contestant · 5 eps
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
TV · 1 ep
Hellboy
Movie · as Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman
In Good Company
Movie · as Kimberly
A Dirty Shame
Movie · as Caprice Stickles
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Movie · as Self
Demarco Affairs
Movie · as Kate DeMarco
Coast to Coast
Movie · as Stacey Pierce
Project Runway
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
A Guy Thing
Movie · as Karen Cooper
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Sweetest Thing
Movie · as Jane
Highway
Movie · as Cassie
Legally Blonde
Movie · as Vivian Kensington
Kill Me Later
Movie · as Shawn Holloway
Storytelling
Movie · as Vi
Down to You
Movie · as Cyrus
Cruel Intentions
Movie · as Cecile Caldwell
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
TV · as Zoe Bean · 26 eps
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Brown's Requiem
Movie · as Jane
Girl
Movie · as Darcy
No Laughing Matter
Movie · as Lauren Winslow
Can't Hardly Wait
Movie · as Girl Mike Hits On #1
Strong Island Boys
Movie · as Tara
Scream 2
Movie · as Cici's Friend on Phone
In & Out
Movie · as Cousin Linda
Amazon High
Movie · as Cyanne
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Broccoli Theory
Movie · as Pretzel Cart Lesbian
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Xena: Warrior Princess
TV · as Cyane · 1 ep
Friends
TV · as Wendy · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep