Elisha Cuthbert

Infobox actor


birthname = Elisha Ann Cuthbert
birthdate = Birth date and age|1982|11|30
birthplace = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1996–present

Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Cuthbert is known as the former co-host of the Canadian children's television series "Popular Mechanics for Kids", and for her role as Kim Bauer in the American action-thriller television series "24". She had her first lead role in the 2003 feature film, "Old School" followed by "The Girl Next Door". She has also had starring roles in the 2005 "House of Wax" film and the 2007 horror film "Captivity".

Early life

Cuthbert was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Patricia, a homemaker, and Kevin, an automotive design engineer.Cite web|url=http://www.famouscelebrities.org/tv_stars/elisha_cuthbert.html|title= Elisha Cuthbert|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=FamousCelebrities.org] She has two younger siblings, Jonathan and Lee-Ann and grew up in Greenfield Park, near Montreal, Quebec. In 2000, she graduated from Centennial Regional High School and moved to Los Angeles at the age of seventeen to pursue an acting career.

Career

Early career

When she was seven, Cuthbert started modeling for various lines of children's clothing and also became a foot model.Cite web|url=http://uk.hollywood.com/website/interview.phtml?uid=60|title=Elisha Cuthbert Interview|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=CinemasOnline] She made her first televised appearance as an extra in the horror-themed series for children "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"; she later became a series regular. Cuthbert also co-hosted "Popular Mechanics for Kids", which was filmed in Montreal. Her reporting captured the attention of then-First Lady Hillary Clinton, who invited her to visit the White House.Cite web|url=http://www.elisha-fans.com/interviews/fhm-interview.html|title=FHM Interview|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=FHM|year=2002|author=Jake Bronstein]

Cuthbert landed her first role in a feature film in the family drama "Dancing on the Moon" (1997). She appeared in several other Canadian family-themed movies and an airplane thriller, "Airspeed". Cuthbert starred in the Canadian television movie "Lucky Girl" in 2001 and was awarded a Gemini Award for her performance.Fact|date=January 2008

Soon after her move to Los Angeles, Cuthbert was cast in the role of Kim Bauer, daughter of CTU agent Jack Bauer in the television series "24". She appeared in the show's first three seasons, but not in its fourth; she guest-starred in only two episodes in the fifth season. She also reprised her role as Kim Bauer in "". She has also said that she would like to play her role as Kim in the upcoming movie, "24: The Movie". [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwLalo9nVLk YouTube - Will Elisha Cuthbert be in 24 MOVIE? On the set of CAPTIVITY ] ]

2003-2005: Commercial success

Cuthbert auditioned for the role of Mary Jane Watson in the "Spider-Man" film, but the role went to Kirsten Dunst.Cite web|url=http://www.notstarring.com/actors/cuthbert-elisha|title=Roles turned down by Elisha Cuthbert:|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=notstarring.com]

She began her Hollywood film career with small roles in "Old School" and "Love Actually" in 2003.

Cuthbert's next film, "The Girl Next Door", cast her in her first lead role as an ex-porn star, Danielle, alongside Emile Hirsch. Cuthbert had initial reservations about taking the part, but was persuaded by director Luke Greenfield into accepting. She researched the role, speaking to actual adult actresses from Wicked Pictures and Vivid Entertainment.Cite web|url=http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/475/475836p1.html|title=An Interview with Elisha Cuthbert|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=IGN|year=2004|author=Todd Gilchrist] Upon its release the film received comparisons to "Risky Business"Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/movies/review/id/1748664|title=Movie Review: The Girl Next Door (R)|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=Hollywood.com|author=Kit Bowen] Cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/g/girl-next-door.shtml|title=Unrisky Business|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=popmatters.com|year=2004|author=Cynthia Fuchs] ndash although Cuthbert claims her character was not directly based on Rebecca De Mornay's characterndash and was noted for Cuthbert's sex appeal. Critics were divided; some praised the film for its boldness, while others, notably Roger Ebert, decried it as gimmicky and exploitative.Cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/girlnextdoor2004?q=the%20girl%20next%20door|title=Girl Next Door, The|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=metacritic.com|year=2004] Cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=girlnextdoor.htm|title=The Girl Next Door|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=boxofficemojo.com|year=2004|author=boxofficemojo.com] Ebert wrote that he saw Cuthbert's character Danielle as "quite the most unpleasant character I have seen in some time."Cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040409/REVIEWS/404090305/1023 |title=The Girl Next Door|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|year=2004|author=Roger Ebert]

In her next big-screen outing, Cuthbert starred with Paris Hilton and Chad Michael Murray in the 2005 remake of the classic horror film "House of Wax". Cuthbert, along with the rest of her castmates, was made up to look haggard. In one scene, her character was to attempt to open her mouth while her lips were sealed with glue. For the sake of realism, Cuthbert opted for real superglue over prosthetics.Cite web|url=http://www.horror.com/php/article-784-1.html|title= House of Wax Interview: Elisha Cuthbert ("Carly")|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=horror.com|year=2005|author=Staci Layne Wilson] Despite her efforts, "House of Wax" was largely panned, with critics citing a range of flaws. It was called "notable for having some of the most moronic protagonists ever to populate a horror film," though out of those characters reviews tended to think Cuthbert "fares the best".Cite web|url=http://www.reelviews.net/movies/h/house_wax.html|title=House of Wax|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|year=2006|author=James Berardinelli] Others noted Cuthbert as an "exception" playing her role "earnestly" and "fine".Cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ae/movies/reviews/3169530.html|title=House of Wax|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=Houston Chronicle Online|year=2005|author=Bruce Westbrook] Cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/houseofwax/a/house050505.htm|title=2005 Remake Doesn't Hold a Candle to the Original|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=About.com|year=2005|author=Rebecca Murray]

2006-2007: Career transition

Cuthbert's next film project was the indie film "The Quiet", which she not only co-starred in but also co-produced and helped finance. She played Nina, a temperamental 17-year-old cheerleader who suffers from sexual abuse. Cuthbert looked to her younger cousin for inspiration as to how to play a teenager.Cite web|url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/film/house_wax_cuthbert.html|title=House of Wax - Elisha Cuthbert interview|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=indieLondon.co.uk|year=2005|author=Jack Foley] "The Quiet", distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and received a limited release in Los Angeles and New York City on August 25, 2006, before expanding regionally on September 1.

Cuthbert had also screen tested for the role of Lois Lane in "Superman Returns", but she lost the part to Kate Bosworth. She had also been turned down for the lead in "Fantastic Four".Fact|date=January 2008

Cuthbert appeared in the music video for Weezer's "Perfect Situation" in early 2006, where she played the group's fictional original singer who threw a tantrum that led to Rivers Cuomo, the unlikely roadie, becoming the frontman of the band.Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1511678/20051018/weezer.jhtml?headlines=true|title=Elisha Cuthbert Takes Over Weezer — But Rivers Won't Have Any Of It|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=Mtv.com|year=2005|author=James Montgomery] Cuthbert also had a small role in Paris Hilton's music video for the song "Nothing In This World".Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540221/20060906/furtado_nelly.jhtml?headlines=true|title=For The Record: Quick News|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=Mtv.com|year=2006]

In 2007, Cuthbert appeared in the film, "Captivity", a thriller centered around a fashion model taunted by a psychopath who has imprisoned her in a cellarCite web|url=http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/tickermaster/listing.cfm?TMID=2561|title=Captivity|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=BoxOfficeProphets.com|year=2007|author=Joel Corcoran] Cite web|url=http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_7643.php|title=Elisha Cuthbert faces Captivity|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=monstersandcritics.com|year=2007|author=James Wray] , a role for which she was nominated for a Razzie award as worst actress.Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7200496.stm|title=Lohan and Murphy lead Razzie race|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=January 21|publisher=BBC NEWS|year=2008]

In "He Was a Quiet Man", Cuthbert played Vanessa, a quadriplegic. The film was in limited release in 2007 and release on DVD in early 2008.

2008-present: Current and future projects

Cuthbert is slated to voice Cleo, "the feline daughter of a wealthy kitty litter baron", in "Cat Tale", an animated film set in a civilized world of cats and dogs.Cite web|url=http://releases.awn.com/index.php3?event_no=3992|title=Cat Tale|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=awn.com|year=2007]

For 2008, Cuthbert is scheduled to appear in two films. The first is the family comedy "The Six Wives of Henry LeFay" with actor Tim Allen, in which she plays his daughter. She will also appear in "My Sassy Girl",which is originally a Korean film being remade, starring alongside Jesse Bradford.

She is one of the stars in the Canadian mini-series "Guns", due to premiere sometime in 2008.

Cuthbert will reprise her character Kim Bauer in the seventh season of "24".cite web| author=Ben Rawson-Jones|publisher=Digital Spy|date=2008-09-04|accessdate=2008-09-06|title=Report: Elisha Cuthbert returns to '24'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a129139/report-elisha-cuthbert-returns-to-24.html ]

Cuthbert will return to television with the CBS drama pilot "Ny-Lon". She will play a New York literacy teacher/record store clerk who embarks on a transatlantic romance with a London stockbroker. The project is based on a British series starring Rashida Jones and Stephen Moyer.

Cuthbert is on the cover of the May 2008 issue of "Maxim" magazine.

Cuthbert was honored as "sexiest hair" person.

Personal life

Cuthbert, who enjoys painting,cite web | work=Chron.com | title=Elisha Cuthbert keeps Quiet in Texas | url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/entertainment/4167460.html | accessmonthday = September 7 | accessyear=2006] is an ice hockey fan and Los Angeles Kings season ticket holder. In 2005 she maintained a blog on the NHL web site.Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/blogcentral/cuthbert_blog.html|title=The Art of Booing|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=NHL Blog Central|year=2005|author=NHL Blog Central] She was previously in a relationship with Dallas Stars player Sean Avery and is now dating Calgary Flames hockey player Dion Phaneuf.cite web | publisher=New York Rangers | title=Avery Appears on MTV's "Total Request Live" | url=http://newyorkrangers.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=2864 | accessmonthday=August 27 | accessyear=2007] [cite news|url=http://pacificcoastnewsonline.com/2008/05/elisha-likes-hockey-players.html|title=Elisha Cuthbert Likes Hockey Players|publisher="Pacific Coast News Online"|date=2008-05-06]

She regularly secures a place in "FHM" and "Maxim's" annual Top 100 Sexiest/Hottest lists. Her highest ranking was #4 in the 2008 UK Edition of "FHM's" 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. She was ranked #14 in 2003, #10 in 2004, #5 in 2005, #22 in 2006, and #10 in 2007. The U.S. Edition ranked her #53 in 2003, #63 in 2004, and #54 in 2006. She was not listed in the U.S. 2005 list. "Maxim" named her #92 in its 2006 Hot 100 list, and features her in their Girls of Maxim Gallery.Cite web|url=http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=1997&imgCollectId=94&src=wiki|title=Hot 100|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=Maximonline.com|year=2006] Cite web|url=http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/pictures_and_bio/948/ElishaCuthbert.girl?src=wiki|title=Girls of Maxim Gallery|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=Maximonline.com|year=2006] As of 2006, Cuthbert has stated that she would refuse to be photographed nude in film roles or magazines, and uses body doubles whenever necessary, specifying that she would "like to keep some things to [herself] ". Most recently, Cuthbert was ranked #10 by AskMen.com readers in the list "Top 99 Women of 2007".

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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* [http://www.myspace.com/elishacuthbertonline Elisha Cuthbert] at MySpace.

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