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Selma Blair is a Actor and Director American born on 23 june 1972 at Southfield (USA)

Selma Blair

Selma Blair
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Birth name Selma Blair Beitner
Nationality USA
Birth 23 june 1972 (51 years) at Southfield (USA)

Selma Blair (born Selma Blair Beitner; June 23, 1972) is an American film, television and theater actress. Since Blair made her professional acting debut in 1995, she has starred in a variety of film genres, including several commercial Hollywood motion pictures, indie and art house films.

Blair officially started her professional acting career in December 1995 in the Nickelodeon sitcom The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Her early work consisted of several television guest roles, brief appearances in mainstream films and lead roles in unreleased projects, including the New Zealand fantasy film Amazon High (1997). Later, she gained mainstream recognition after starring in the 1999 teen drama Cruel Intentions.

She achieved international fame as a result of her portrayal of the pyrokinetic heroine Liz Sherman in the fantasy films Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). Other notable films include Legally Blonde (2001), The Sweetest Thing (2002), The Fog (2005), Purple Violets (2007), The Poker House (2008) and Columbus Circle (2012).

In the 1990s, Blair portrayed the titular role of Zoe on the teen sitcom Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane. In the 2000s, she starred as Kim in the American remake of Kath & Kim. In 2012, she returned to television as the female lead in the first two seasons of the TV series Anger Management.

Blair narrated the Holocaust-related documentary The Diary of Anne Frank. Her performance, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2011, drew positive reviews from critics.

Biography

Relationships and family
In 1990, Blair's childhood sweetheart died in an accident at the age of 18; later, talking about her tragic loss, she commented: "It made me realize I have to live... Having the boy I loved not anymore on this planet, I'd better live, I'd better do something".

On January 24, 2004, after six months of dating, Blair married writer and producer Ahmet Zappa (son of musician Frank Zappa) at Carrie Fisher's mansion in Beverly Hills, California. She filed for divorce from Zappa at the Los Angeles Superior Court on June 21, 2006, citing "irreconcilable differences". In a statement to People magazine, a spokesperson for the couple said, "Selma and Ahmet have decided to divorce but love each other very much and will continue to be close friends”. The divorce became final in December 2006.

Blair dated her Kath and Kim co-star Mikey Day from 2008 to 2010.

In 2010, Blair began dating fashion designer Jason Bleick. In January 2011, Blair's representative announced that she was pregnant with her first child. Their son, Arthur Saint Bleick, was born on July 25, 2011. In September 2012, Blair and Bleick announced that they had separated after two years.



Politics
On May 27, 2012, Blair attended the National Memorial Day Concert as a special guest, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. She presented the story of Brigette Cain, a war widow, who lost her husband (Pfc. Norman L. Cain III), in Afghanistan.

Later, in October of the same year, Blair starred in the political satire sketch The Woman for Romney, about the campaign proposals of the former Republican Party's nominee for the 2012 United States presidential election, Mitt Romney. She also supported Marianne Williamson for the 2014 congressional elections.


Fashion and media
During the early 2000s, Blair appeared two times on the cover of the Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue; as one of the "Hollywood's Next Wave of Stars".

Blair is known to follow new style and fashion trends in addition to her radical hairstyle changes, lending her image to the Marc Jacobs-Brian Bowen Smith clothing line. Blair has also worked with others fashion-designers including Karen Zambos, Martin Margiela, Isaac Mizrahi, Reinaldo Herrera and Stella McCartney. She also is a frequent guest star at New York Fashion Week, among other fashion events.

On October 30, 2005, Blair appeared in The New York Times Magazine award-winning photography gallery, "The Selma Blair Witch Project: Fall’s Dark Silhouettes Have a Way of Creeping Up on You" by the art photographer Roger Ballen, which was in exhibition at the Palau Robert in Barcelona in 2012.

In 2010, Blair posed with Demi Moore and Amanda De Cadenet for a spread in Harper's Bazaar magazine.
In 2012, Blair became the spokesperson for, and first actress to appear on, the Get Real For Kids campaign. In the spring of that year, she released a line of handbags and wallets called SB, which she designed.
Blair has appeared on the covers and photo sessions of several magazines. In 1999, she appeared in Seventeen, and in subsequent years the list has grown to include Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Vogue, Glamour, Rolling Stone, The Lab Magazine, Interview, Dazed & Confused, The Hunger Magazine and Elle among others. Blair has been the face of several fashion houses including Chanel, Miu Miu and Gap.


Interests and charity work
Blair enjoys child and animal care; moreover, she has practiced horseback riding since age 17. Wink, her dog since her beginnings in the acting industry, died in February 2011. She also collects black and white photographs and practices ice skating.

Blair's charity work and causes include Marc Jacobs' Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign, H&M's Fashion Against AIDS 2011 Campaign, Children's Action Network, AmFAR AIDS Research 2011, Lange Foundation (dedicated to saving homeless and abandoned animals), Bulgari-Save the Children 2012 Ad Campaign, No Kid Hungry, Staying Alive Foundation and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. On October 2, 2015, Blair was awarded "The Universal Smile Award" during THE SMILE GALA LA 2015 in favour of little kids with cleft lip and palate.

Best films

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
(Actress)
Legally Blonde (2001)
(Actress)
Hellboy (2004)
(Actress)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
(Actress)
The Fog (2005)
(Actress)

Usually with

Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola
(4 films)
Tad Stones
Tad Stones
(2 films)
Jason Lee
Jason Lee
(2 films)
George Gallo
George Gallo
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Selma Blair (42 films)

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Actress

After
After (2019)

Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Selma Blair, Samuel Larsen, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals
Roles Carol Young
Rating55% 2.75132.75132.75132.75132.7513
Depuis son plus jeune âge, Tessa est promise à un avenir tout tracé : une vie rangée, une brillante carrière, un mariage tranquille avec son fiancé de toujours. Jusqu’à sa rencontre avec Hardin à son arrivée à l’université. Grossier, provocateur, cruel, c’est le garçon le plus détestable qu’elle ait jamais croisé. Et pourtant, ce bad boy tatoué pourrait bien lui faire perdre tout contrôle…
Mom and Dad, 1h23
Directed by Brian Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Actors Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Zackary Arthur, Joseph D. Reitman, Lance Henriksen
Roles Kendall Ryan
Rating55% 2.796832.796832.796832.796832.79683
Une adolescente et son petit frère doivent survivre pendant vingt-quatre heures à une frénésie meurtrière de masse poussant les parents, devenus soudainement hystériques et agressifs, à se retourner violemment contre leurs propres enfants.
Mothers and Daughters
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Susan Sarandon, Christina Ricci, Sharon Stone, Eva Amurri, Courteney Cox, Roselyn Sánchez
Roles Rigby
Rating49% 2.460222.460222.460222.460222.46022
The film revolves around the relationships between several mothers and their children.
Ordinary World, 1h26
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Billie Joe Armstrong, Selma Blair, Judy Greer, Fred Armisen, Chris Messina, Madisyn Shipman
Roles Karen
Rating55% 2.756032.756032.756032.756032.75603
Perry Miller est l'ancien leader d'un groupe de punk rock qui a connu son heure de gloire dans les années 1990 avant de se séparer. Il a depuis repris une vie ordinaire, travaillant dans l'affaire familiale désormais dirigée par Jake, son frère cadet. Il est marié avec Karen, une avocate, et a une fille adolescente, Salome, guitariste talentueuse, et un nouveau-né. Le jour de ses 40 ans, il s'aperçoit que tout le monde a oublié son anniversaire. Il décide alors de renouer avec son passé en organisant avec les anciens membres de son groupe une grande fête dans la suite d'un hôtel de luxe et rencontre par hasard Christy, son ancienne petite amie.
Ordinary World
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Billie Joe Armstrong, Selma Blair, Judy Greer, Chris Messina, Fred Armisen, Brian Baumgartner
Roles Karen
Rating55% 2.756032.756032.756032.756032.75603
The story follows former punk rocker Perry (Billie Joe Armstrong) who is ten years into his band's "indefinite hiatus" and is struggling with his adjustment to the real world (which includes working in his family's hardware store). When Perry's hotshot attorney wife (Selma Blair) and precocious young daughter forget his 40th birthday, his brother (Chris Messina) takes pity and gives him the money to throw a huge rockstar blowout in a fancy New York hotel. At the party, Perry's punk past clashes hilariously with his middle-aged reality as he encounters crazy former bandmates and an old-flame-turned-manager (Judy Greer), who offers him a chance to revive his stalled career.
Dark Horse
Dark Horse (2012)
, 1h26
Directed by Todd Solondz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Jordan Gelber, Selma Blair, Christopher Walken, Mia Farrow, Justin Bartha, Aasif Mandvi
Roles Miranda
Rating58% 2.9481552.9481552.9481552.9481552.948155
Abe (Jordan Gelber), a man in his thirties who suffers from arrested development, meets suicidal Miranda (Selma Blair) who recently moved back home after a failed literary/academic career and a divorce. While waiting outside Miranda's house for their first date Marie (his secretary) runs up and tells him to give up the girl, he has no shot but then he wakes with a start revealing it was a dream.
Columbus Circle, 1h22
Directed by Beau Bridges, Jason Lee, Kevin Pollak, Giovanni Ribisi, Selma Blair, Amy Smart, George Gallo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Selma Blair, Giovanni Ribisi, Amy Smart, Jason Lee, Kevin Pollak, Beau Bridges
Roles Abigail
Rating58% 2.9483952.9483952.9483952.9483952.948395
Une nuit, Madame Lonnigan - octogénaire résidente de la célèbre demeure de Columbus Circle - est assassinée dans son appartement sans mobile apparent. En enquêtant sur l'incident, le détective Frank Giardello fait la connaissance de la voisine de la victime, mademoiselle Abigail Clayton qui vit en recluse dans l'appartement en face. Cette dernière est amenée à se rapprocher de la femme du couple se disputant qui a emménagé dans l'appartement de la victime. C'est une ruse destinée à voler l'argent d'Abigail, riche héritière célèbre qui se cache du public depuis plusieurs années. Après plusieurs meurtres commis par le couple, Abigail déjoue la tentative de substitution d'identité censée permettre de détourner sa fortune et peut enfin quitter sa résidence pour découvrir le monde.
In Their Skin, 1h37
Directed by Selma Blair, Rachel Miner, Joshua Close, Alex Ferris, Quinn Lord, James D'Arcy
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Selma Blair, Joshua Close, Rachel Miner, James D'Arcy, Alex Ferris, Quinn Lord
Roles Mary
Rating53% 2.651242.651242.651242.651242.65124
A family escapes their busy lifestyles to their upscale suburban cottage. Wedded couple, Mary Hughes (Selma Blair), a real estate developer and Mark Hughes (Joshua Close), a lawyer, have an 8-year-old son, Brendon Hughes (Quinn Lord), but grieve over their recently dead 6-year-old daughter, Tess, who died in an accident. They also have a dog named Harris. One night while out for a walk, they come across a vehicle, appearing as if they were being watched. The next day, they meet their neighbors, Jane Sakowski (Rachel Miner), Bobby Sakowski (James D'Arcy) and their 9-year-old son, Jared Sakowski (Alex Ferris), inviting them over for afternoon lunch.
The Family Tree, 1h27
Directed by Vivi Friedman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Chi McBride, Max Thieriot, Gabrielle Anwar, Rachael Leigh Cook
Roles Ms. Delbo
Rating54% 2.701262.701262.701262.701262.70126
A mother and wife stricken with memory loss allows a dysfunctional family a second chance at harmony and happiness.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army, 2h
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films set in the future, Demons in film, Superhero films, Political films, Dystopian films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Disaster films
Actors Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hurt, Seth MacFarlane
Roles Liz Sherman
Rating69% 3.4979153.4979153.4979153.4979153.497915
During Christmas 1955, an 11-year-old Hellboy is told a bedtime story by his adoptive father, Trevor Broom, involving an ancient war between man and magical creatures, started by man's greed. After defeat of the magical creatures' forces, the master of the goblin blacksmiths offers to build an indestructible mechanical army for the elven King Balor. Encouraged by his son Prince Nuada, Balor orders the building of this Golden Army. The humans are devastated by the army. Balor is ridden with guilt and forms a truce with the humans: Man will keep his cities and the magical creatures will keep their forests. Nuada does not agree with the truce and leaves in exile. The magical crown controlling the army is broken into three pieces, one going to the humans and the other two kept by the elves.
The Poker House, 1h33
Directed by Lori Petty
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Selma Blair, Jennifer Lawrence, Bokeem Woodbine, David Alan Grier, Chloë Grace Moretz, Danielle Campbell
Roles Sarah
Rating62% 3.14893.14893.14893.14893.1489
The film focuses on one single day in the life of three abused and neglected sisters, Agnes (age 14) (Jennifer Lawrence), Bee (age 12) (Sophi Bairley), and Cammie (age 8) (Chloë Grace Moretz). Their mother, Sarah (Selma Blair), a woman who has turned to prostitution to support the girls, but is forced into alcohol and drug abuse by her pimp, Duval (Bokeem Woodbine). Because of this, Sarah is unable to care for the girls, forcing Agnes into a position of being a mother to her two younger sisters. The three girls live in the mother's whorehouse, the Poker House, where neighborhood pimps and criminals gather to play poker as well. Agnes believes Duval loves her, as a boyfriend would, despite his abuse towards her mother.
My Mom's New Boyfriend, 1h37
Directed by George Gallo
Origin German
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks, Selma Blair, Trevor Morgan, Keith David
Roles Emily Lock
Rating52% 2.6015552.6015552.6015552.6015552.601555
The film begins with Tommy Lucero (Antonio Banderas) being caught by French police following a foiled robbery at a museum. Tommy seems confident he will not remain in police custody very long.
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron, 1h15
Directed by Victor Cook, Tad Stones
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Animation
Themes Superhero films
Actors Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Hurt, Cree Summer, Peri Gilpin
Roles Liz Sherman (voice)
Rating65% 3.2953653.2953653.2953653.2953653.295365
In a series of flashbacks played in reverse chronological order it is related that in 1939, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm investigated a series of murders in Eastern Europe. Erzebet Ondrushko, a vampire who bathed in the blood of innocents to stay young, was responsible. She had sold her soul to the Queen of Witches, the goddess Hecate, and had just kidnapped the fiancee of one of the townsmen. When the search party confronted Erzebet in her castle, all members of the party were horribly killed, and Bruttenholm was left to face her alone. He tricked her into the sunlight, effectively destroying her.
Feast of Love, 1h41
Directed by Robert Benton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Selma Blair, Toby Hemingway, Stana Katic
Roles Kathryn Smith
Rating64% 3.2481553.2481553.2481553.2481553.248155
The movie deals with love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Portland, Oregon. Harry Stevenson (Morgan Freeman) narrates about how love can affect one's life.
Purple Violets, 1h41
Directed by Edward Burns
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Selma Blair, Patrick Wilson, Edward Burns, Debra Messing, Dennis Farina, Elizabeth Reaser
Roles Patti Petalson
Rating63% 3.1967653.1967653.1967653.1967653.196765
Patti Petalson est à l'aube de devenir la plus grande romanicère américaine...