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.
Known for
Friends
Wendy
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
Anger Management
Kate Wales
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
Xena: Warrior Princess
Cyane
DuckTales
Witch Hazel (voice)
American Crime Story
Kris Jenner
Another Life
Harper Glass
Portlandia
Frannie Walker
Web Therapy
Tammy Hines
Lost in Space
Jessica Harris
After
Carol Young
Scream 2
Cici's Friend on Phone
People's Choice Awards
Self - Nominee
Cruel Intentions
Cecile Caldwell
Web Therapy
Tammy Hines
After We Collided
Carol Young
Hellboy
Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman
Legally Blonde
Vivian Kensington
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Self
Kath & Kim
Kim Baker
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Self - Guest
The Fog
Stevie Wayne
Storytelling
Vi
Heathers
Jade
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Liz Sherman
WΔZ
Jean Lerner
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
Can't Hardly Wait
Girl Mike Hits On #1
Kingdom Come
Self
Sex, Death and Bowling
Glenn McAllister
Columbus Circle
Abigail
The Sweetest Thing
Jane Burns
Eva Hesse
Eva Hesse (voice)
Mom and Dad
Kendall Ryan
A Guy Thing
Karen Cooper
Mothers and Daughters
Rigby
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
Zoe Bean
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'
Self
A Dirty Shame
Caprice Stickles
Liverspots and Astronots
Dr. Phish
In Good Company
Kimberly
A Dark Foe
Dr. Doris Baxter
Ordinary World
Karen
In & Out
Cousin Linda
Slasher: Ripper
Regina's Maid
Stay Forte
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Liz Sherman (voice)
Kill Me Later
Shawn Holloway
Far More
Glenn McAllister
Down to You
Cyrus
My Mom's New Boyfriend
Agent Emily Lott
Girl
Darcy
Pretty Persuasion
Grace Anderson
Highway
Cassie
Dark Horse
Miranda
Amazon High
Cyanne
The Alibi
Adelle
The Poker House
Sarah
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Liz Sherman (voice)
Feast of Love
Kathryn Smith
In Their Skin
Mary
Really
Joanna
Brown's Requiem
Jane
Coast to Coast
Stacey Pierce
No Laughing Matter
Lauren Winslow
The Family Tree
Ms. Delbo
There There
Purple Violets
Patti Petalson
The Deal
Abbey Gallagher
Debutante
Nan
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Liz Sherman, Hellboy 1 & 2
The Big Empty
Alice
Strong Island Boys
Tara
Dallas 362
Peg
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Self
The Night of the White Pants
Beth Hagan
Animal Love
Sorrel
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Kris Kardashian Jenner
Teen Choice Awards
Self
Introducing, Selma Blair
Self
Demarco Affairs
Kate DeMarco
The Broccoli Theory
Pretzel Cart Lesbian
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
The View
Self
The View
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Ethan Almighty – Ethan’s Law
Claire Patterson
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Dinner With Gavin Rossdale
Self