Person Details

Birthday: 1972-06-23 19:32:53

Aliases: Σέλμα Μπλερ

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Southfield, Michigan, USA

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Movie Involvements: 35

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

Biography

​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.

Most Famous Work

After
Average
7

After

(2019) Carol Young
After We Collided
Average
7

After We Collided

(2020) Carol Young
Dancing with the Stars
Average
6

Dancing with the Stars

(2005) Self - Contestant
Lost in Space
Average
8

Lost in Space

(2018) Jessica Harris
Scream 2
Average
6

Scream 2

(1997) Cici's Friend on Phone
Project Runway
Average
6

Project Runway

(2004) Self - Guest Judge
Slasher
Average
7

Slasher

(2016) Regina’s Maid
American Crime Story
Average
8

American Crime Story

(2016) Kris Jenner

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self
Dr. Doris Baxter
Glenn McAllister
2020 Carol Young
2019 Harper Glass
Carol Young
2018 Jade
Dr. Phish
Jessica Harris
Kendall Ryan
2017 Witch Hazel (voice)
Herself - Judge
2016 Karen
Rigby
Eva Hesse (voice)
Regina’s Maid
Kris Jenner
2015 Glenn McAllister
2014 Joanna
2012 Mary
Kate Wales
Self
Abigail
2011 Ms. Delbo
Miranda
Tammy Hines
Sorrel
Frannie Walker
2008 Self
Kim Baker
Tammy Hines
Liz Sherman
Sarah
Self - Liz Sherman, Hellboy 1 & 2
Emily Lock
2007 Kathryn Smith
Jean Lerner
Patti Petalson
Liz Sherman (voice)
2006 Liz Sherman (voice)
N/A
Beth Hagan
Adelle
2005 Stevie Wayne
Alice
Abbey Gallagher
Herself
Self - Contestant
Peg
Grace Anderson
Self
2004 Kate DeMarco
Kimberly
Self - Guest Judge
Caprice Stickles
Self
Stacey Pierce
Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman
2003 Self
Karen Cooper
2002 Jane Burns
Cassie
2001 Vi
Shawn Holloway
Vivian
2000 Cyrus
1999 Cecile Caldwell
Zoe Bean
1998 Darcy
Jane
Nan
Girl Mike Hits On #1
Lauren Winslow
1997 Cici's Friend on Phone
Cousin Linda
Self - Guest
Self
Tara
Cyanne
1996 Pretzel Cart Lesbian
1995 N/A
1994 Wendy
1993 Self - Guest
1992 Selma Blair
N/A
1988 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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