Selma Blair

QUICK FACTS
NAME
Selma Blair
OCCUPATION
Actress
BIRTH DATE
June 23, 1972 (age 46)
EDUCATION
New York University, University of Michigan
PLACE OF BIRTH
Southfield, Michigan
ZODIAC SIGN
Cancer

Biography of Selma Blair
Actress (1972-)
Selma Blair is an American film and television actress who rose to fame with her roles in the 1999 drama 'Cruel Intentions' and the 2001 comedy 'Legally Blonde'.
Who is Selma Blair?
Selma Blair was born near Detroit, Michigan on June 23, 1972. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1995 with degrees in English and psychology, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting. His first leading roles were in the 1999 film Cruel Intentions, as well as in the television series The WB Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (later renamed Zoe ...). Other future projects to highlight include roles in films such as Legally Blonde (2001), The Sweetest Thing (2002) and Hellboy (2004). He also appeared in the FX series Anger Management and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. Blair was married to Ahmet Zappa from 2004 to 2006 and had a son, Arthur, with his ex-boyfriend Jason Bleick in 2011. He was also open about his battles against alcoholism, depression and anxiety.

Photo of Selma Blair
Selma Blair attends the Build series to talk about "Mom and Dad" on January 22, 2018 in New York City.

(Photo: Matthew Eisman_Getty Images)


Movies and television programs
'Cruel intentions'
After playing a series of smaller parts and eventually losing the role of Dawson's Creek main character Joey Potter to Katie Holmes and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Sarah Michelle Gellar, Blair got his role in the 1999 film, Cruel Intentions. Starring opposite Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe and Gellar, she played the innocent high school student Cecile Caldwell and won an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss after closing her lips on the screen with Gellar.

'Zoe ...'
The same year, he went on to play Zoe Bean in the teen comedy of The WB, Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane. The series lasted two seasons, and in 2000, it was renamed Zoe ... The paper earned her a Teen Choice Award nomination.

'Legally Blonde'
Blair met with the co-star of Cruel Intentions Witherspoon to play law student Vivian Kensington in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde. Working with Witherspoon, Blair said: "She has been a friend since Cruel Intentions ... I would act with her any day."

In 2002, she won another Teen Choice Award nomination for the boring romantic comedy The Sweetest Thing, in which she appeared alongside Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate. The following year, she co-starred with Julia Stiles and Jason Lewis in the comedy, A Guy Thing.


'Hellboy'
She also played Liz Sherman, a woman with pyrokinetic powers, in Hellboy directed by Guillermo del Toro in 2004, followed by the sequel to the action / fantasy superhero movie Hellboy II: The Golden Army in 2008.

Focusing on television, she starred opposite Molly Shannon in the sitcom NBC, Kath & Kim, from 2008 until the cancellation of the program the following year, after a season and 17 episodes.

'Anger control'
Then, she played a therapist in the Charlie Sheen comedy FX Anger Management from 2012. After Blair complained about the work habits of the star Sheen, the actor, who also executive produced the show, asked for his dismissal . Lionsgate, the production company of Anger Management, confirmed in June 2013 that Blair would not return to the program.

'The people v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story '
In 2016, he returned to FX for the role of Kris Jenner (Keeping Up With the Kardashians of E!) In the network's hit anthology series, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

Non-Active Work
Blair became Chanel's face in 2005, and fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld (who also designed her wedding dress) photographed her personally for Chanel Vision's advertising campaign. He also starred in Miu Miu ads and, in 2018, participated in a Christian Siriano fashion show at New York Fashion Week.

In 2010, Blair won a Grammy nomination for Best Speech Album for Children after lending her voice to narrate Anne Frank: The Diary of a Girl: The Definitive Edition.

Implication in the #MeToo Movement
In October of 2017, Blair, along with her actress Rachel McAdams, spoke about being sexually harassed by director James Toback. In an interview with Vanity Fair, she detailed an account of an incident that took place during a meeting in a hotel room during which, allegedly, Toback held her against her will and ejaculated on her leg.

Although Toback allegedly threatened her life if she presented her story and felt "scared," Blair explained to W that the #MeToo movement had given her courage to speak. "I also thought about the wonder of this moment, in