\u200bSelma Blair Beitner (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She’s known for her roles in the comedies\u00a0Legally Blonde\u00a0(2001) and\u00a0The Sweetest Thing\u00a0(2002), and achieved international fame with her portrayal of\u00a0Liz Sherman\u00a0in the big-budget fantasy films\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0(2004) and\u00a0Hellboy II: The Golden Army\u00a0(2008).<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Her films include The Deal, The Big Empty, and Ed Burn’s Purple Violets. Her other notable film credits include\u00a0Highway (2002),\u00a0A Guy Thing (2003), A Dirty Shame (2004), The Fog\u00a0(2005),\u00a0W\u0394Z\u00a0(2007),\u00a0Feast of Love\u00a0(2007),\u00a0The Poker House (2008), Dark Horse\u00a0(2011),\u00a0In Their Skin\u00a0(2012),\u00a0Ordinary World\u00a0 (2016), Mothers and Daughters (2016),\u00a0Mom and Dad\u00a0(2017),\u00a0After\u00a0(2019) and\u00a0A Dark Foe\u00a0(2020).<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Anger Management\u00a0(2012\u20132014); and as\u00a0Kris Jenner\u00a0in the\u00a0first season\u00a0of the\u00a0FX\u00a0drama series\u00a0American Crime Story\u00a0(2016). In 2010, Blair narrated the audiobook\u00a0The Diary of Anne Frank, earning a nomination for the\u00a0Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In October 2018, Blair revealed that she had been diagnosed with\u00a0multiple sclerosis in August of that year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u200bSelma Blair Beitner (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She’s known for her roles in the comedies\u00a0Legally Blonde\u00a0(2001) and\u00a0The Sweetest Thing\u00a0(2002), and achieved international fame with her portrayal of\u00a0Liz Sherman\u00a0in the big-budget fantasy films\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0(2004) and\u00a0Hellboy II: The Golden Army\u00a0(2008). After training at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting, Blair began acting in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-27649","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n