Name
Selma Blair
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1972-06-23 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
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- 2004 Hellboy as Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman
- 2005 The Fog as Stevie Wayne
- 1999 Cruel Intentions as Cecile Caldwell
- 2005 The Deal as Abbey Gallagher
- 2004 In Good Company as Kimberly
- 2000 Down to You as Cyrus
- 2007 Purple Violets as Patti Petalson
- 2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army as Liz Sherman
- 2002 The Sweetest Thing as Jane Burns
- 2001 Legally Blonde as Vivian Kensington
- 2008 My Mom's New Boyfriend as Agent Emily Lott
- 2003 A Guy Thing as Karen Cooper
- 2007 Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron as Liz Sherman (voice)
- 2004 A Dirty Shame as Caprice Stickles
- 2001 Kill Me Later as Shawn Holloway
- 2005 Dallas 362 as Peg
- 2005 Pretty Persuasion as Grace Anderson
- 2007 Feast of Love as Kathryn Smith
- 2006 The Alibi as Adelle
- 2007 WΔZ as Jean Lerner
- 2008 The Poker House as Sarah
- 1998 Brown's Requiem as Jane
- 2001 Storytelling as Vi
- 2006 Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms as Liz Sherman (voice)
- 2002 Highway as Cassie
- 2012 Dark Horse as Miranda
- 2011 The Family Tree as Ms. Delbo
- 2012 Columbus Circle as Abigail
- 2004 Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation as Self
- 1998 Girl as Darcy
- 2008 Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
- 2011 Animal Love as Sorrel
- 2004 Demarco Affairs as Kate DeMarco
- 2012 In Their Skin as Mary
- 2012 Kingdom Come as Self
- 1998 No Laughing Matter as Lauren Winslow
- 2008 Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Liz Sherman, Hellboy 1 & 2
- 2004 Coast to Coast as Stacey Pierce
- 2005 The Big Empty as Alice
- 2005 All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame' as Self
- 2006 The Night of the White Pants as Beth Hagan
- 1997 Strong Island Boys as Tara
- 1996 The Broccoli Theory as Pretzel Cart Lesbian
- 2016 Eva Hesse as Eva Hesse (voice)
- 1998 Can't Hardly Wait as Girl Mike Hits On #1
- 1997 Scream 2 as Cici's Friend on Phone
- 2016 Mothers and Daughters as Rigby
- 2016 Ordinary World as Karen
- 2018 Mom and Dad as Kendall Ryan
- 1997 In & Out as Cousin Linda
- 2021 A Dark Foe as Dr. Doris Baxter
- 2019 After as Carol Young
- 2020 After We Collided as Carol Young
- 1998 Debutante as Nan
- 2021 Introducing, Selma Blair as Self
- 1997 Amazon High as Cyanne
- Soon There There
- 2025 Stay Forte
- 2021 Far More as Glenn McAllister
- Soon Ethan Almighty as Claire Patterson
- Soon Silent
- 2015 Sex, Death and Bowling as Glenn McAllister
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 Friends ( 1 episode ) as Wendy
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 3 episodes )
- 2017 DuckTales ( 1 episode ) as Witch Hazel (voice)
- 1995 Xena: Warrior Princess ( 1 episode ) as Cyane
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1999 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane ( 26 episodes ) as Zoe Bean
- 2008 Kath & Kim ( 17 episodes ) as Kim Baker
- 2012 Anger Management ( 43 episodes ) as Kate Wales
- 2014 Really ( 1 episode ) as Joanna
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2011 Portlandia ( 1 episode ) as Frannie Walker
- 2004 Project Runway ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2005 Dancing with the Stars ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Contestant
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Lost in Space ( 2 episodes ) as Jessica Harris
- 2019 Another Life ( 10 episodes ) as Harper Glass
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2017 The Gong Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Judge
- 2008 Web Therapy ( 3 episodes ) as Tammy Hines
- 2011 Web Therapy ( 3 episodes ) as Tammy Hines
- 2005 The Showbiz Show with David Spade ( 1 episode )
- 2016 American Crime Story ( 3 episodes ) as Kris Jenner
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Heathers ( 4 episodes ) as Jade
- 2018 Liverspots and Astronots ( 21 episodes ) as Dr. Phish
- 2006 The Megan Mullally Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2025 Dinner With Gavin Rossdale ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2023 Slasher: Ripper ( 1 episode ) as Regina's Maid
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
