Cobie Smulders
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Jacoba Fransisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders[1] (born 3 April 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actress and former international model, best known for her current role as Robin Scherbatsky on the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother.
Biography
Personal life
Smulders was born to a Dutch father and a British mother. She was named after her Dutch aunt, 'Jacoba', for which she gained the nickname 'Cobie'.[2] She has seven siblings, Julie, Mark, Fiona, Amy, Melissa, Adam and Scott.
As a child Smulders wanted to be either a doctor or a marine biologist but started to gain an interest in acting in high school, appearing in several school productions. She finished high school in 2000 at Lord Byng Secondary School with high honors, being voted "Most Respected". Discovered by a modeling agency in her teens, she started to model internationally, including in locations such as New York City, the Caribbean, Paris, Japan, Milan, Greece, Africa and Germany.[3]
She can speak French fluently,[4] and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[5]
On November 26, 2008, TV Guide reported that Smulders and boyfriend Taran Killam are expecting their first child in the spring of 2009. Her How I Met Your Mother co-star, American Pie alum Alyson Hannigan, is also pregnant.[6] [7]
Acting roles
Her first role was as a guest in the Showtime sci-fi series Jeremiah, and she has guest starred in numerous television series since, including a recurring part in The L Word.
Her first permanent series role was in the short-lived ABC series Veritas: The Quest; her second was the series for which she is most well-known, the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, where she plays television reporter Robin Scherbatsky, also a Canadian.
Filmography
- Candy from Strangers (2001) .... Martina
- Special Unit 2 (1 episode, "The Wish", 2002) .... Zoe
- Jeremiah (1 episode, "Thieves' Honor", 2002) .... Deborah
- Veritas: The Quest (13 episodes, 2003) .... Juliet Droil
- Tru Calling (1 episode, "Brother's Keeper", 2003) .... Sarah Webb
- Walking Tall (2004) .... Porsche Beauty
- Ill Fated (2004) .... Mary
- Smallville (1 episode, "Bound", 2004) .... Shannon Bell
- Andromeda (2 episodes, "The Heart of the Journey: Part 1" and "The Heart of the Journey: Part 2", 2005) .... Rhade's Wife
- The L Word (4 episodes, "Luminous", "Loud & Proud", "L'Chaim" and "Lacuna", 2005) .... Leigh Ostin
- The Long Weekend (2005) .... Ellen
- Escape (2006) .... Psychotic brunette
- The Storm Awaits (2007) .... Anabella DeLorenzo
- How I Met Your Mother (75 episodes, 2005-2008) .... Robin Scherbatsky and also performer of Let's go to the Mall and Sandcastles in the Sand (in episode "Sandcastles in the Sand" as Robin Sparkles)
- The Slammin' Salmon (2008) .... Tara (post-production)
References
- ^ A Most Engaging Story - Josh's HIMYM Blog | TVGuide.com
- ^ "Cobie Smulders on CBS Late Late Night".
- ^ "Cobie Smulders - Biography".
- ^ "Cobie Smulders - Northern Stars".
- ^ "How I Met Your Mother on CBS".
- ^ www.starmagazine.com/
- ^ Cobie Smulders a Mother-to-Be" TV Guide. November 26, 2008. Retrieved on November 26 2008.
External links
- Cobie Smulders Bio at CBS - How I Met Your Mother
- Cobie Smulders at IMDb
- CBS.com Innertube Robin Sparkles - Let's go to the mall
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