Selma Blair
Selma Blair Beitner (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She's known for her roles in the comedies Legally Blonde (2001) and The Sweetest Thing (2002), and achieved international fame with her portrayal of Liz Sherman in the big-budget fantasy films Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).
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.
She 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). 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.
Her films include The Deal, The Big Empty, and Ed Burn's Purple Violets. Her other notable film credits include Highway (2002), A Guy Thing (2003), A Dirty Shame (2004), The Fog (2005), WΔZ (2007), Feast of Love (2007), The Poker House (2008), Dark Horse (2011), In Their Skin (2012), Ordinary World (2016), Mothers and Daughters (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), After (2019) and A Dark Foe (2020).
She starred opposite Molly Shannon in the TV series Kath & Kim, based on the Australian television series of the same name. She also starred as Kate Wales on the sitcom Anger Management (2012–2014); and as Kris Jenner in the first season of the FX drama series American Crime Story (2016). In 2010, Blair narrated the audiobook The Diary of Anne Frank, earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.
She 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.
In October 2018, Blair revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August of that year.
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.
She 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). 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.
Her films include The Deal, The Big Empty, and Ed Burn's Purple Violets. Her other notable film credits include Highway (2002), A Guy Thing (2003), A Dirty Shame (2004), The Fog (2005), WΔZ (2007), Feast of Love (2007), The Poker House (2008), Dark Horse (2011), In Their Skin (2012), Ordinary World (2016), Mothers and Daughters (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), After (2019) and A Dark Foe (2020).
She starred opposite Molly Shannon in the TV series Kath & Kim, based on the Australian television series of the same name. She also starred as Kate Wales on the sitcom Anger Management (2012–2014); and as Kris Jenner in the first season of the FX drama series American Crime Story (2016). In 2010, Blair narrated the audiobook The Diary of Anne Frank, earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.
She 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.
In October 2018, Blair revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August of that year.
Known for
![Introducing, Selma Blair](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n9lYib3wPcP8LEnsxkRyildlYfx.jpg)
Introducing, Selma Blair
![A Dark Foe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nUM1VZR0PvIFZKhu8rgBrDBC1AX.jpg)
A Dark Foe
![Far More](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ia6OLdn2Nz2JPu6wQnrq9KOWn1M.jpg)
Far More
![After We Collided](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kiX7UYfOpYrMFSAGbI6j1pFkLzQ.jpg)
After We Collided
![The Kelly Clarkson Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![Another Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/htazQ0cPoloL5SJ2bqOCKh9UTcc.jpg)
Another Life
![After](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u3B2YKUjWABcxXZ6Nm9h10hLUbh.jpg)
After
![Heathers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pbK7GvYCrkqUevhGLcNuyja3ngm.jpg)
Heathers
![Liverspots and Astronots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zmmBc4ZgGHpghLNS8ZzETRnHsVc.jpg)
Liverspots and Astronots
![Lost in Space](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y8NJnTXzb4rio9uvVYFVrXEMofU.jpg)
Lost in Space
![Mom and Dad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vjjFEFMhENFQUmUn15zGaCJBD0A.jpg)
Mom and Dad
![DuckTales](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3klapeIKLp9IBy4uHo7szTeMTdQ.jpg)
DuckTales
![The Gong Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/61L3YhmBjwZW39tZEwhHxiCb3Og.jpg)
The Gong Show
![Ordinary World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mEJGrkLvo34nJDLjmLGIqb3SvPb.jpg)
Ordinary World
![Mothers and Daughters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tTu3xPJOIV4s6ZzNwjvcwGytMla.jpg)
Mothers and Daughters
![Eva Hesse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/veuIYTtajv1IJgr3tKUGUGkniOI.jpg)
Eva Hesse
![Slasher](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a06tMzTwAtZ4buLIS1nAU4MR1GN.jpg)
Slasher
![American Crime Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dqzY6BTXsbDzX5vxrZEXjG8U4rX.jpg)
American Crime Story
![Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2q3sQqqueyiZitIq3JHbOimMUbp.jpg)
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
![Sex, Death and Bowling](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3EMkxEks6Fv2Stut5EWIh7xZpRU.jpg)
Sex, Death and Bowling
![In Their Skin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uzkaPVmspEoz3t7JEzoUzY8PaUM.jpg)
In Their Skin
![Anger Management](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vfWOzdgf9eB7IjZ9VqgXiWbxJ65.jpg)
Anger Management
![Dark Horse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/47nbkrQQSdFKJY9BwR6rfeTOvWk.jpg)
Dark Horse
![Kingdom Come](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/70a4d1m1EiGpltPmtiCWMt3l0zK.jpg)
Kingdom Come
![Columbus Circle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/78vEPvktr8AvRfovH9yWzWD7aje.jpg)
Columbus Circle
![The Family Tree](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/toT6iAqDES3RowMryoBEdpWJd22.jpg)
The Family Tree
![Web Therapy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9LD7OvTYYCuDAEjetcNm6QaCVqQ.jpg)
Web Therapy
![Animal Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vheA2uhJFhvtatncEj4xY80Ick5.jpg)
Animal Love
![Portlandia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pfaxCP6YqlFHCL3QytnTanwRTL5.jpg)
Portlandia
![Hellboy: In Service of the Demon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AkXG0RTpa2qOKvsqd2ZyRzOq1xY.jpg)
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
![Kath & Kim](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6qCWpCRafprJUVflVrEbc5CRGdv.jpg)
Kath & Kim
![Web Therapy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/32B1UJmPnjVwoX37sr4783xsXZw.jpg)
Web Therapy
![Hellboy II: The Golden Army](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7XOFMrc7XVRljFnSy36i0ejFQ6M.jpg)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
![The Poker House](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yTaqEbszsqhunQIjIMkkfwNMiiv.jpg)
The Poker House
![Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ksYysbC6iUIQSRqztszT5Xpumj5.jpg)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
![My Mom's New Boyfriend](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/IUIt3P60FMYvAgsIkSBZKNkNGd.jpg)
My Mom's New Boyfriend
![Feast of Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Uyl94M1Yi8U0o6GddMRqAfa466.jpg)
Feast of Love
![WΔZ](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bf11TuyZCWUnSDaGxsmq4jBrmwx.jpg)
WΔZ
![Purple Violets](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n61vWKkNn1cq8p6a0foAqgrcAwu.jpg)
Purple Violets
![Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/itj3KXrYL6iSa7eBDLYIVWZuZtW.jpg)
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
![Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vUCrcikFCDsvA6IiS59kdfQkseU.jpg)
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
![The Night of the White Pants](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uceLIJqLw2QhZyUMW52j1RFtPFA.jpg)
The Night of the White Pants
![The Alibi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7PaZLT7vfCIU6p3nG0QkIvdrTpF.jpg)
The Alibi
![The Fog](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v9vt49PUDJGkrMVjhb3yiYo7H4Y.jpg)
The Fog
![The Deal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4WHzLfb9uGo9PgNu8IIiTSz1c6P.jpg)
The Deal
![All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A7OV1zkoytW0meCBfxq8kIWlRJD.jpg)
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'
![Dancing with the Stars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xGIalfneavhfgWiE0uRXySTyAo4.jpg)
Dancing with the Stars
![Dallas 362](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fQMzFpodUpMoKiueWx5MaOK7Xtb.jpg)
Dallas 362
![Pretty Persuasion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nnIiGCJoln4Xcsxj2hxRlIwoJr8.jpg)
Pretty Persuasion
![The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gGC7zSDgG0FY0MbM1pjfhTCWQBI.jpg)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
![In Good Company](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cUc18ndVsSnAFhu2JQ9ZYXCtPqu.jpg)
In Good Company
![Project Runway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3JKvoVulQXwibxdGQYqBQyZBlBj.jpg)
Project Runway
![A Dirty Shame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j8gvaNlQ6XgllEtSEPcVtcAfk2i.jpg)
A Dirty Shame
![Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/358FTzyn2TusjvdqoW0lLMr7KTY.jpg)
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
![Coast to Coast](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9hxyY0h2zjQGGh2vplYlBe84eW.jpg)
Coast to Coast
![Hellboy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/evuYo4tY3UUqdHKXqi691pA4eUb.jpg)
Hellboy
![Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![A Guy Thing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lpv86hQftikE2ecb1OPYFFMr98r.jpg)
A Guy Thing
![The Sweetest Thing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lmutEJMIzRjGsJLzse6RNZ9TWYv.jpg)
The Sweetest Thing
![Highway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uMVGdlfGDMDc48cukwASXfcMdx.jpg)
Highway
![Storytelling](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5hSpaT8x0LQy7G5TXb6vGWQrRSU.jpg)
Storytelling
![Kill Me Later](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2HaAtSaml6QLc6fs9H1BBM5nDMF.jpg)
Kill Me Later
![Legally Blonde](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4ABNnmkVpzplrEVQWt1piITT0Ey.jpg)
Legally Blonde
![Down to You](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ptvHDZtJxj9kj1unae6ryoXsmud.jpg)
Down to You
![Teen Choice Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3q900BNcKbe3GHga4RVxSnoiqP4.jpg)
Teen Choice Awards
![Cruel Intentions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6z9KdGWu3AkASOCO7iryrSv2GSL.jpg)
Cruel Intentions
![Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jvh4tMxZVSBq9NeiIaG0hApLOpZ.jpg)
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
![Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sdi9bXN3JGkAP7HAiezh7vPmSEc.jpg)
Girl
![Brown's Requiem](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hhshoH9MZM9cB9lfArRtZ0mf9Gv.jpg)
Brown's Requiem
![Debutante](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/747Mxx3DnAQ9sFRp8goxKBEoleI.jpg)
Debutante
![Can't Hardly Wait](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r3a5gGWfS0SDS9nriNrJzSSrErf.jpg)
Can't Hardly Wait
![No Laughing Matter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/U2TbPCtdcm8830QKHdrlzFaaU6.jpg)
No Laughing Matter
![Scream 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dORlVasiaDkJXTqt9bdH7nFNs6C.jpg)
Scream 2
![In & Out](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jUTQp6cPgfOX4St2WfaeUvxZCts.jpg)
In & Out
![The View](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zn5ZtKXYo8XOoXUgtQxw7q2CjVt.jpg)
The View
![Strong Island Boys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yWhDqNo2TuUYlsL5dsQTDPx1bHo.jpg)
Strong Island Boys
![Amazon High](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1aw05XcpSzJ00i44HPRrXOEB5GE.jpg)
Amazon High
![Xena: Warrior Princess](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qjUn6GVZVDifLHB7bvVrgZsOfzE.jpg)
Xena: Warrior Princess
![Friends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2koX1xLkpTQM4IZebYvKysFW1Nh.jpg)
Friends
![Late Night with Conan O'Brien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJZ1rhLLFpatuAeylJoUI82DKC7.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
![MTV Movie & TV Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/77FuUQrJVO8GcyCpfHBZOICINwm.jpg)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
![The Tonight Show with Jay Leno](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xAFMZ3wFIEXTISryRZD94AAvWng.jpg)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
![LIVE with Kelly and Mark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b90Z7Nlw1EzPz38oL3utlvFjmFR.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
![Entertainment Tonight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rVAMCmlyDqhw20NHg5jk9sMuMNg.jpg)
Entertainment Tonight