Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Cuthbert
Cuthbert in 2015
Born
Elisha Ann Cuthbert

(1982-11-30) November 30, 1982 (age 41)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children2
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Elisha Ann Cuthbert (/əˈliːʃə/; born November 30, 1982)[1] is a Canadian actress. As a child actress, she made her first televised appearance as an extra on Are You Afraid of the Dark? and co-hosted Popular Mechanics for Kids. She made her feature-film debut in the 1997 Canadian family drama Dancing on the Moon. Her first major lead role came in the 1998 drama film Airspeed (No Control) alongside Joe Mantegna. In 2001, she starred in the movie Lucky Girl, for which she received her first award, the Gemini Awards.

After moving to Hollywood in 2001, she was cast as Kim Bauer in the series 24, her first big role in an American production, alongside Kiefer Sutherland. For this role, she was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards twice. In 2003, she played Darcie Goldberg in the college comedy Old School and Carol-Anne in Love Actually. Cuthbert received wide recognition for her breakout role as Danielle in the 2004 teen comedy film The Girl Next Door, being nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, and for her next role as Carly Jones in 2005's House of Wax, for which she received two nominations for the Teen Choice Awards, including Best Actress: Action/Adventure/Thriller. Subsequently, Cuthbert appeared in the lead role in the drama The Quiet (2005) and the horror Captivity (2007). This role, along with Are You Afraid of the Dark?, 24 series and House of Wax, established her as a scream queen.[2][3]

From 2011 to 2013, Cuthbert starred as Alex Kerkovich in the three seasons of the ABC comedy Happy Endings. From 2016 to 2020, she had a recurring role as Abby Phillips on the Netflix series The Ranch, before becoming a main cast member in the series' second season.[4] She received praise for her performance on the Canadian comedy series Jann (2020), being nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Performance in a guest role.

Cuthbert has appeared in numerous magazines, such as Maxim, Complex, and FHM. In 2013, Maxim magazine named her "TV's most beautiful woman".[5]

  1. ^ Wright, Mark (2003). 24–Season 2: The Unofficial Guide London : Contender Entertainment Group. p. 17. ISBN 9781843570721.
  2. ^ Adams, Erik (29 January 2013). "Elisha Cuthbert on being "the funny one" and not competing with 24". TV Club. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ Smith, Elliott. "The Top 40 Scream Queens of the Past 40 Years". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Elisha Cuthbert Interpreta uma Lésbica Grávida na Série "One Big Happy" – Mais Mulheres". 21 January 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. ^ Grossberg, Josh (13 February 2013). "Happy Endings' Elisha Cuthbert Named Most Beautiful Woman on TV by Maxim". Maxim. Retrieved 11 June 2016.