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Selma Blair
Actor
Born June 23, 1972 (50 years)
Blair was born Selma Blair Beitner in Southfield, Michigan, the daughter of Molly Ann, a judge, and Elliot Beitner. She has three older sisters, Katherine (a book publicist), Elizabeth, and Marie. Blair attended Hillel Day School, a Jewish day school in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Cranbrook Kingswood school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She attended Kalamazoo College in Michigan, then later transferred to the University of Michigan, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1994. 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. Blair 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). Later, Blair appeared in Highway (2002).
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.
Other films include the political thiller The Deal, The Big Empty, Feast of Love (opposite Greg Kinnear and Morgan Freeman), Ed Burn's Purple Violets and the horror thriller W?Z (opposite Stellan Skarsgard).
Blair starred opposite Molly Shannon in the TV series Kath & Kim, based on the Australian television series of the same name. Blair's upcoming projects are Happy Together (2009), as Mrs. Delbo, Columbus Circle (2010) and Different Kind Of Love (2011) with Juliette Lewis .
Selma 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.
Filmography
| 2021 | Far More · as Glenn McAllister |
| 2020 | A Dark Foe · as Dr. Doris Baxter |
| 2020 | After We Collided · as Carol Young |
| 2019 | After · as Carol Young |
| 2019 | Another Life (2019) (TV Series) · as Harper Glass |
| 2018 | Heathers (TV Series) · as Jade |
| 2018 | Lost in Space (2018) (TV Series) · as Jessica Harris |
| 2018 | Liverspots and Astronots (TV Series) · as Dr. Phish |
| 2017 | Mom and Dad · as Kendall Ryan |
| 2017 | DuckTales (2017) (TV Series) · as Witch Hazel (voice) |
| 2016 | Mothers and Daughters · as Rigby |
| 2016 | Eva Hesse · as Eva Hesse (voice) |
| 2016 | Ordinary World · as Karen |
| 2016 | American Crime Story (TV Series) · as Kris Jenner |
| 2015 | Sex, Death and Bowling · as Glenn McAllister |
| 2015 | Future-Worm! (TV Series) · as Execavator Angrits |
| 2014 | Really (TV Series) · as Joanna |
| 2013 | Out There (2013) (TV Series) · as Destiny |
| 2012 | Columbus Circle · as Abigail |
| 2012 | In Their Skin · as Mary |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV Series) · as Cyber Girl |
| 2012 | Anger Management (TV Series) · as Kate Wales |
| 2011 | The Family Tree · as Ms. Delbo |
| 2011 | Dark Horse · as Miranda |
| 2011 | Portlandia (TV Series) · as Frannie Walker |
| 2011 | Web Therapy (TV Series) · as Tammy Hines |
| 2008 | My Mom's New Boyfriend · as Emily Lock |
| 2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army · as Liz Sherman |
| 2008 | Web Therapy (TV Series) · as Tammy Hines |
| 2008 | The Poker House · as Sarah |
| 2007 | Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron · as Liz Sherman (voice) |
| 2007 | Feast of Love · as Kathryn Smith |
| 2007 | Purple Violets · as Patti Petalson |
| 2007 | The Killing Gene · as Jean Lerner |
| 2006 | Lies and Alibis · as Adelle |
| 2006 | Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms · as Liz Sherman (voice) |
| 2006 | The Night of the White Pants · as Beth Hagan |
| 2005 | The Fog · as Stevie Wayne |
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasion · as Grace Anderson |
| 2005 | The Deal · as Abbey Gallagher |
| 2004 | Hellboy · as Liz Sherman |
| 2004 | In Good Company · as Kimberly |
| 2004 | A Dirty Shame · as Caprice Stickles |
| 2003 | A Guy Thing · as Karen Cooper |
| 2003 | Dallas 362 · as Peg |
| 2003 | Coast to Coast · as Stacey Pierce |
| 2002 | The Sweetest Thing · as Jane Burns |
| 2002 | Highway · as Cassie |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde · as Vivian |
| 2001 | Storytelling · as Vi |
| 2001 | Kill Me Later · as Shawn Holloway |
| 2000 | Down to You · as Cyrus |
| 1999 | Cruel Intentions · as Cecile Caldwell |
| 1998 | Girl · as Darcy |
| 1998 | Brown's Requiem · as Jane |
| 1998 | No Laughing Matter · as Lauren Winslow |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait · as Girl Mike Hits On #1 |
| 1997 | Scream 2 · as Cici's Friend on Phone |
| 1997 | In & Out · as Cousin Linda |
| 1997 | Special Ops Force (TV Series) · as Tish August |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Carla Braver |
| 1996 | The Dana Carvey Show (TV Series) · as Singled Out Contestant |
| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Wendy |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards (TV Series) · as Selma Blair |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete (TV Series) · as Penelope Ghiruto |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |