Elisha Cuthbert (Elisha Cuthbert): biography, filmography and the personal life of the actress (photo)

Elisha Cuthbert (full name Elisha Ann Cuthbert) - Canadian actress and model, was born on November 30, 1982 in the city of Calgary. The girl's father - Kevin Cuthbert - designer and designer of automotive equipment, mother - Patricia Cuthbert - housewife. She also has a younger brother, Jonathan and a younger sister - Lee Ann. Once the children grew up, the family moved to Greenfield Park, a suburb of Montreal.

First roles

Artistic Elisha Cuthbert, whose biography then opened her first page, became a model in 9 years. Her mother, using her many acquaintances, arranged for the girl to be an ad agency for teenage fashion. Then the young Cuthbert was invited to the television to participate in the children's show of light horror "Are you afraid of the dark?", Where she played episodic roles. After a while, Elisha, thanks to her external knowledge and acting skills, became one of the regular participants of this show. In another project "Popular Mechanics for Children" on Montreal television, the girl acted as the host.

Elisha and Hillary Clinton

Elisha Cuthbert, whose height, weight and figure parameters were ideally suited for youth serials, was noticed, and she was invited to a larger television project. Once the young actress saw on the screen the first lady of the US Hillary Clinton and decided to meet her. She invited Elisha to the White House and arranged for her a kind of tour around the residence of the US President. Bill Clinton at that time was not in Washington, and the famous Oval Office was closed, but Cuthbert was still completely ecstatic, especially from acquaintance with the cat Sox.

Debut in a big movie

The film debut of Eliska Cuthbert took place in 1997 in the film of Canadian director Keith Hood "Dancing on the Moon", where she played Sarah, the role of the second plan. Then the young actress played in several low-budget films, the most notable of which was the thriller "Air Speed" directed by Robert Tinnell. Character Cuthbert is a passenger of a private plane, struck by a lightning strike and in distress. All the pilots are unconscious, Nicole Stone (the girl's name) communicates with ground services on her mobile phone.

First Prize

In 2001, Elisha Cuthbert, whose filmography already contained one picture, played a major role in the television movie "Happy Girl" about schoolgirl-honors student Kathleen Palmerston, who was drawn into gambling cards unnoticed for herself. It all started at a friend's birthday party. Kathleen needs money to travel to Europe, and she sits down to play poker. For this role, Elisha Cuthbert received the Canadian Film and Television Academy's Gemini Award, which is a direct analogue of the American Emmy Award.

At some point, the actress became cramped in the format of Canadian cinema, and she decided to move to Hollywood to continue her career there. Moving took place in mid-2001, and Cuthbert, on his arrival in Los Angeles, immediately took samples to participate in the large-scale series "24 hours." The actress received the role of Kim Bauer, the daughter of Jack Bauer, an FBI agent. The series was shot in the genre of political thriller and consisted of 8 seasons, each of which includes 24 series.

Disappointment

In the big movie, Elisha Cuthbert did not start acting right away. The first disappointment she had to experience when the role of Mary Jane in the superhero film "Spiderman" was not hers, but the actress Kirsten Dunst. In the absence of a better Elisha agreed to two minor roles in the films "Real Love" directed by Richard Curtis and "Old Tempering" directed by Todd Phillips. In the first picture, she played the role of Carol Ann, and in the second Darcy Goldberg.

Starring role

His first major role Cuthbert played in 2004 in the movie "The Neighbor" directed by Luke Greenfield. This role could be called stellar, if not for the subject of the movie - he talks about porn actress Daniel Clarke, and the specificity of this genre is usually accompanied by a certain alertness of the public. Although Elisha hesitated for a long time before agreeing to the role of Daniel, but still the main role in the film is the main role, no matter what character is played. And Cuthbert gave her consent. Experience was not, she had even talked about the intricacies of this art with professional porn actresses.

Variety of roles

In 2005, the horror film The House of Waxes directed by Jaume Collet-Serra was shot with Cuthbert. This was the second major role in her career, which did not require participation in pornographic scenes, but was associated with considerable nervous tension. Her character Carly Jones had to flee from cruel pursuers, and kill herself. Critics during the discussion of the film did not regret the director or the actors, but Cuthbert's game was noted with positive reviews. Elisha Cuthbert, whose filmography was replenished with another picture, publicly thanked critics.

"Golden Raspberry"

The following year, the actress played another major role - in the film "The Soul of Silence" directed by Jamie Babbitt. The picture with a budget of 900 thousand dollars was filmed in the genre of a dramatic thriller and passed unnoticed at the box office. And a year later the horror film "Abduction" with Cuthbert in the title role was shot. Director Roland Joffe tried to create a picture of the atmosphere of psychological frills, but it did not work out for him - the film remained a thriller with a set of rough techniques. Cuthbert received for her role the "Golden Raspberry" award as the worst actress. However, Elisha Cuthbert, whose photo had already started appearing in glossy magazines, was not upset.

Another 2007 film, titled "He Was Quieter," was directed by Frank Capello. Elisha played the leading female role, Vanessa, a regular office employee. In the center of the plot is the "quiet" Bob Makonel, an inconspicuous servant, who is ridden by everyone who is not lazy. Delivered to despair, he brings a gun to work to shoot his abusers. However, he is ahead of some maniac, who runs in from the street and begins to shoot in the audience. Bob kills him from his pistol and becomes a hero. His future fate associates the former with Vanessa.

Filmography

Elisha Cuthbert, whose filmography includes 16 full-length films and 7 television series, is full of creative plans for the future. The actress gives preference to easy entertaining subjects, which most correspond to her role.

Films with Elisha Cuthbert, list:

• Year 1997 - "Dancing on the Moon", directed by Keith Hood / Sarah.
• Year 1998 - "Nico-Unicorn," directed by Campbell / Carolyn Price.
• Year 1998 - "Air Speed", directed by Robert Tinnell / Nicole Stone.
• Year 1999 - "Time is All Over", directed by Jim Kaufman / Susan Shawson.
• Year 2000 - "Tradition," directed by Robert Tinnell / Catherine Winslow.
• Year 2000 - "Adviser to the President", directed by Eric Champion / Madison Osgood.
• Year 2001 - "The Happy Girl", directed by John Fawset / Kathleen Palmertson.
• Year 2003 - "Real Love", directed by Richard Curtis / Carol-Anne.
• Year 2003 - "Old Tempering", directed by Tedd Phillips / Darcy Goldberg.
• Year 2004 - "Neighbor", directed by Luc Greenfield / Daniel.
• Year 2005 - "House of Wax", directed by Jaume Collet-Serra / Carly Jones.
• Year 2006 - "The Soul of Silence", directed by Jamie Babbitt / Nina Deer.
• Year 2007 - "Abduction", directed by Roland Joffe / Jennifer Three.
• Year 2007 - "The Mean Girl", directed by Jan Samuel / Joan Roark.
• Year 2009 - "Six wives of Henry Lefay", directed by Howard Gould / Barbara.
• Year 2012 - "The Dark Emptiness of the Stars", directed by Matthew Fuguerus / Amy Harris.

Personal life

The personal life of the actress is closely related to hockey, she met for a while with the player Los Angeles Kings, the striker Shawn Avery, and in July 2013 she married hockey player Diona Fanoof, whom she had known since 1997.

Due to his spectacular appearance, Cuthbert constantly appears in the lists of the first beauties and the sexiest fair sex representatives according to Maxim magazine. At one time, the actress appeared completely tabloid in the tabloids, but at the moment she refused this practice, motivating her decision with the desire to "at least keep something for herself."