Elisha Cuthbert
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Born | Calgary, Alberta | November 30, 1982
Nationality | Canadian |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress and model. She became known for playing Kim Bauer in the series 24, Danielle in the teen comedy film The Girl Next Door, and Carly Jones in the 2005 remake of House of Wax.[1] She was voted the sexiest actress in the world in 2015 by the magazine Glam'Mag. In 2013, she was named the most beautiful woman of American TV.[2]
At the age of 14, Cuthbert made her feature film debut in the 1997 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, in which she received her first award, the Gemini Awards, but her career began in earnest in the 2000s when she played Kim Bauer, daughter of Jack Bauer in the action series 24. Subsequently, Cuthbert appeared in the lead role in the films The Quiet (2005) and Captivity (2007).
From 2011 to 2013, Cuthbert starred as Alex Kerkovich in the three seasons of the ABC comedy Happy Endings.[3]
Early life
Elisha Ann Cuthbert was born November 30, 1982 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Patricia, a housewife, and Kevin, an automotive design engineer.[3][4] She grew up in Greenfield Park, Quebec. She also lived in Toronto, Ontario, before moving onto acting. In 2000, she graduated from Centennial Regional High School and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17.[5]
Career
1994–2000: Early work
When she was nine, Cuthbert started modelling children's clothing and also became a foot model.[6] She made her first televised appearance as an extra in the horror-themed series for children, Are You Afraid of the Dark?; she later became a regular on the show. Cuthbert co-hosted Popular Mechanics for Kids with Jay Baruchel, filmed in Montreal. Her reporting captured the attention of Hillary Clinton, who invited her to the White House.[7]
Cuthbert landed a role in a feature film in the family drama Dancing on the Moon (1997). She appeared in other Canadian family films and in an airplane thriller, Airspeed. In 2000, Cuthbert co-starred in Believe, a Canadian film with Ricky Mabe. The following year, she starred in the Canadian television movie, Lucky Girl, and was awarded a Gemini Award for her performance.[8]
2001–03
Soon after her move to Hollywood, she was cast as Kim Bauer, daughter of federal agent Jack Bauer, in the television series 24. She appeared in the show's first three seasons, but not in its fourth; she guest-starred in two episodes in the fifth season. She also reprised her role as Kim Bauer in 24: The Game and again guest-starred in five episodes of the seventh season and in two episodes of the eighth season.
She began her Hollywood film career with small roles in Old School, which grossed $87 million, her next film, Love Actually, earned $246.4 million worldwide.[9]
2004–07
Her first break in a major film role was in 2004, The Girl Next Door. She played an ex–porn star, Danielle, opposite Emile Hirsch. She had reservations about the part, but was persuaded by director Luke Greenfield. She researched the role, speaking to adult actresses from Wicked Pictures and Vivid Entertainment.[10] The film was compared to Risky Business,[11][12] although Cuthbert said her character was not directly based on Rebecca De Mornay's. Critics were divided; some praised the film for boldness, others, notably Roger Ebert, called it gimmicky and exploitative.[13][14] Ebert wrote that he saw Cuthbert's character as "quite the most unpleasant character I have seen in some time."[15] Cuthbert won two nominations for the MTV Movie Awards:Best Kiss and Best Breakthrough Performance.
In her next film, Cuthbert starred with Paris Hilton and Chad Michael Murray in the 2005 remake of the horror film House of Wax. In one scene, her character attempted to open her mouth while her lips were sealed with glue. For realism, she used Superglue over prosthetics.[16] House of Wax was largely panned, critics citing a range of flaws. It was called "notable for having some of the most moronic protagonists ever to populate a horror film," though of those characters, critics tended to think Cuthbert "fares the best." Though it received negative reviews the film was a box office success, which grossed $68.8 million worldwide.[17] The Houston Chronicle cited Cuthbert as an exception.[18] Cuthbert was nominated at Teen Choice Awards in three categories: Best Fight, Best Film Actress - Action / Adventure / Thriller and Choice Rumble.
Cuthbert's next film was the indie film The Quiet. She was co-star and co-producer. She played Nina, a temperamental 17-year-old cheerleader who suffers sexual abuse by her father. Cuthbert looked to her younger cousin as inspiration for how to play a teenager.[19] The Quiet, distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and received a limited release in Los Angeles and New York City on August 25, 2006,[20] before expanding regionally in the US on September 1.
Cuthbert appeared in the music video for Weezer's "Perfect Situation" in early 2006, playing the group's fictional original singer who threw a tantrum that led to Rivers Cuomo, the roadie, becoming frontman of the band.[21] She also had a small role in Paris Hilton's music video for the song "Nothing In This World".[22]
In 2007, Cuthbert appeared in Captivity, a thriller centered on a fashion model taunted by a psychopath who has imprisoned her in a cellar,[23][24] a role for which she was nominated for a Razzie award as "Worst Actress"[25] and Teen Choice Awards: Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller.[26] The film grossed $10.9 million at the box office.[27]
2008–09
In He Was a Quiet Man, Cuthbert played Vanessa, a quadriplegic, starring with Christian Slater. The film was in limited release in 2007, and it was released on DVD in early 2008.[28]
In 2008, Cuthbert appeared in My Sassy Girl, a remake of a Korean film, starring with Jesse Bradford. Her next film was the family comedy, The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, with Tim Allen, in which she played his daughter. She starred in the Canadian miniseries Guns. She was a judge in season two, episode two of Project Runway Canada, in which designers were challenged to create a "party dress" for her.[29]
Cuthbert reprised her character Kim Bauer in the seventh season of 24 for five episodes.[30] She was also to star in the CBS drama pilot Ny-Lon, playing a New York literacy teacher/record-store clerk who embarks on a transatlantic romance with a London stockbroker. The project, based on a British series starring Rashida Jones and Stephen Moyer, was canceled.[31]
In December 2009, ABC said Cuthbert had joined the cast of The Forgotten in a recurring role as Maxine Denver, a Chicago professional.[32]
2010–present
From April 2011 to May 2013, Cuthbert starred as Alex Kerkovich for three seasons on the ABC ensemble comedy Happy Endings alongside Eliza Coupe, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans Jr. and Casey Wilson.[33] Despite critical acclaim and having a cult following, the show was cancelled by ABC after the conclusion of its third season on May 3, 2013. Cuthbert was nominated for the Online Film & Television Association Award in 2012 and 2013 in the category of "Best Cast in a Comedy Series" and TV Guide Awards for Favorite Cast, the series was also nominated for 28 other awards including the Satellite Awards for Best Series comedy television or music.
In the year 2012, Cuthbert was host of the American Music Awards.[34] In October 2012, she appeared in The Gaslight Anthem's music video "Here Comes My Man," playing the girlfriend of a man who mistreats her, until she imagines a romantic relationship with a character in a movie and chooses to end her real relationship.[35]
In 2013, the actress made the cover of Maxim and it was elected by the magazine, the "Most beautiful woman in American television".[36]
In February 2014, Cuthbert signed to play the female lead role in Liz Feldman and Ellen DeGeneres' new NBC sitcom pilot One Big Happy. Cuthbert stars as Lizzy, a lesbian who gets pregnant just as her straight male best friend Luke (played by Nick Zano) meets and marries the love of his life, Prudence.[37] The pilot was ordered to 6 episodes on May 9, 2014 and debuted mid-season in early 2015. The series was canceled after one season.[38]
Cutbert was going to play "Lady Lisa" in Chris Columbus new movie, Pixels, but she dropped out because of her upcoming NBC series, One Big Happy. Ashley Benson played the role instead.[39]
In 2015, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Cuthbert joined Seann William Scott in a sequel to the comedy Goon, a cult hit released in 2011. The new film, titled Goon: Last of the Enforcers, went into production in June in Toronto. Liev Schreiber and Alison Pill will also reprise their roles from the first film.[40]
In September 2015, it was announced Cuthbert would be joining the cast of The Ranch, a multi-camera straight-to-series comedy on Netflix.[41]
Public image
Cuthbert is considered a sex symbol.[42] Since she began playing Kim Bauer, she has frequently made the magazines FHM and Maxim's annual "hottest women" lists. Her highest ranking was No. 4 in the 2008 UK Edition of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. She was ranked No. 14 in 2003, No. 10 in 2004,[43] No. 5 in 2005,[44] No. 22 in 2006, No. 10 in 2007[45] and No. 7 in 2009.[46] The U.S. Edition ranked her No. 53 in 2003, No. 63 in 2004, and No. 54 in 2006. She was not listed in the U.S. 2005 list. Cuthbert was ranked No. 10 by AskMen.com readers in the list "Top 99 Women of 2007."[47] In Maxim's Hot 100 list, she was ranked No. 84 in 2002,[48] No. 9 in 2003,[49] No. 21 in 2004,[50] No. 92 in 2006, No. 25 in 2007, No. 6 in 2008, No. 43 in 2009, No. 65 in 2011,[51] No. 34 in 2012,[52] and No. 10 in 2013.[53] The magazine also featured her in its Girls of Maxim Gallery. BuddyTV ranked her No. 33 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list.[54] In 2013, Maxim named her the most beautiful woman in American television.[55]
Complex has ranked her in "The 25 Hottest Canadian Women",[56] "The 100 Hottest Women of the 2000s",[57] and "The 25 Hottest Blonde Bombshell Actresses".[58] In 2013, GQ magazine listed her among "The 100 Hottest Women of the 21st Century."[59]
Personal life
Cuthbert has two younger siblings, Jonathan and Lee-Ann. She is an avid ice hockey fan; in 2005, she maintained a blog on the NHL's website, though she did not post for most of the season.[60][61]
Cuthbert dated NHL player Sean Avery for nearly two years; they broke up in August 2007.[62] Cuthbert began dating NHL player Dion Phaneuf in May 2008.[63] She was the subject of media attention over these relationships in December 2008, when Avery told reporters that "it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds". He was subsequently suspended for the comment.[64][65][66]
Marriage
Cuthbert and Phaneuf announced their engagement in September 2012,[63][67] and they married on July 6, 2013 at St. James Catholic Church in Summerfield, Prince Edward Island.[68] Living in Toronto during the hockey season, Cuthbert and Phaneuf spend their summers at Phaneuf's waterfront estate outside of New London, Prince Edward Island, in his parents' home province.[68][69][70]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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1997 | Dancing on the Moon | Sarah |
1997 | Nico the Unicorn | Carolyn Price |
1998 | Airspeed | Nicole Stone |
1999 | Believe | Katherine Winslowe |
1999 | Time at the Top | Susan Shawson |
2000 | Who Gets the House? | Emily Reece |
2003 | Love Actually | American Goddess Carol |
2003 | Old School | Darcie Goldberg |
2004 | The Girl Next Door | Danielle |
2005 | House of Wax | Carly Jones |
2005 | The Quiet | Nina Deer |
2007 | Captivity | Jennifer Tree |
2007 | He Was a Quiet Man | Vanessa |
2008 | My Sassy Girl | Jordan Roark |
2008 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Herself |
2008 | Guns | Frances Dett |
2009 | The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | Barbara "Barby" Lefay |
2014 | Just Before I Go | Penny Morgan |
2016 | Goon: Last of the Enforcers | Mary |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997–2000 | Popular Mechanics for Kids | Herself | Host |
1999–2000 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Megan | Main role, 24 episodes |
2000 | Mail to the Chief | Madison Osgood | Television movie |
2001 | Largo Winch | Abby | Episode: "Dear Abby" |
2001 | Lucky Girl | Katlin Palmerson | Television movie; also known as My Daughter's Secret Life |
2001–10 | 24 | Kim Bauer | Main role, 79 episodes |
2004 | MADtv | Herself / Kim Bauer | 1 episode: 24 parody |
2008 | NY-LON | Edie | Failed television pilot[71] |
2010 | The Forgotten | Maxine Denver | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
2011–13 | Happy Endings | Alex Kerkovich | Main role, 57 episodes |
2013 | 24/7 Winter Classic: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings | Herself | |
2015 | One Big Happy | Lizzy | Main role, 6 episodes |
2016 | The Ranch | Maria | In Production |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Happy Endings: Happy Rides | Alex Kerkovich | Directed 1 episode |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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2005 | "Perfect Situation" | Weezer | Lead Singer of "Weeze" |
2006 | "Nothing in This World" | Paris Hilton | Popular Girl |
2012 | "Here Comes My Man" | The Gaslight Anthem | Girlfriend[35] |
2015 | "Make Our Own Way" | Little Brutes |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2006 | 24: The Game | Kim Bauer |
Awards and nominations
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External links
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Calgary
- Actresses from Quebec
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Canadian child actresses
- Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States
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- People from Longueuil
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