Selma Blair

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Selma Blair (2010)

Selma Blair Beitner (born June 23, 1972 in Southfield , Michigan ) is an American actress .

life and career

Blair comes from a Jewish family, her Hebrew first name is Batsheva. Her parents are Elliot Ipcatty Beitner and Molly Ann Cooke. She attended the Jewish Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills before moving to the private Cranbrook Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills near Detroit . She began her studies in 1990 at Kalamazoo College, where she gained her first experience as an actress in the play Little Theater of the Green Goose . After the first semester, she moved to the University of Michigan , which she graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and a Bachelor of Arts in English .

Blair then went to New York City to pursue a career as a photographer. However, she found that this profession would not fill her and enrolled at the Stella Adler Acting School to take acting lessons. In her acting class, an agent spotted her soon after. A week later, she received her membership card with the actors' union, making her first appearance in a television commercial for a theater in Virginia . However, Blair's official debut came back in 1993 when she appeared on an episode of the television series The Adventures of Pete and Pete . Her first film role was that of Pretzel Cart Lesbian in The Broccoli Theory (1996).

Blair first gained public attention through her appearances in films such as Strong Island Boys , Brown's Requiem and Girl . In 1997 she auditioned for the lead role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer , but had to let Sarah Michelle Gellar go first. Two years later, they were both in front of the camera in the teen drama Ice Cold Angels . The role as naive Cecile Caldwell gave Blair an unexpected career jump. The judges of the MTV Movie Awards even earned her acting performance a prize for the best kiss (together with Gellar) and a nomination in the category Best Newcomer . Further awards were two Young Hollywood Awards in 2000 (Exciting New Face - Female) and 2002 (Next Generation) .

The television station The WB gave Blair the lead role in 1999 in the series Zoe , which was discontinued in the second year after a total of 26 episodes. After that, she had notable appearances. a. In the one or none , naturally blonde , super cute and super sexy , opportunity makes love and hellboy . Mostly she played the role of the young, innocent girl. In 2005 she starred in the remake of The Fog . From 2012, she starred alongside Charlie Sheen starred in the FX - sitcom Anger Management . In mid-June 2013, she was fired from Lionsgate production studio after an argument between her and Sheen .

Commitment to the #MeToo movement

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of fashion designer Christian Siriano, Blair presented creations on the catwalk in the Masonic Hall in connection with New York Fashion Week from February 8th to 14th, 2018. This was partly for advertising and solidarity purposes with #MeToo Movement supported by Selma Blair.

Selma Blair was the victim of death threats in 1999 for sexual harassment by Hollywood filmmaker James Toback . Blair suffered from panic attacks caused by these events for over 15 years .

Others

Blair's German dubbing voices are Carola Ewert and Gundi Eberhard .

Personal

Blair was dating actor Jason Schwartzman in 2001 . From 2004 to 2006 she was married to Ahmet Zappa . In 2007, she dated model and actor Matthew Felker . Around 2009 she was in a relationship with her fellow actor Mikey Day , who played her ex-husband in the comedy series Kath & Kim .

Her son, who was born on July 25, 2011, comes from her relationship with fashion designer Jason Bleick , which ended in September 2012.

Blair has been in a relationship with filmmaker Ron Carlson since 2015 .

In October 2018, she made the multiple sclerosis diagnosed two months earlier public.

Filmography (selection)

Blair at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

Web links

Commons : Selma Blair  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sandra Gonzalez: 'Anger Management': Studio confirms Selma Blair out . In: Entertainment Weekly . June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Anne Bratskeir: Selma Blair walks in Christian Siriano NYFW show to support #MeToo movement ( English ) In: www.amny.com . February 11, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ Jake Nevins: Selma Blair: James Toback threatened to kill me after sexual harassment ( English ) In: www.theguardian.com . October 26, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ Selma Blair, Ahmet Zappa to Divorce. In: people.com . June 22, 2006, accessed September 3, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Selma Blair Talks About New Boyfriend. In: people.com . February 19, 2007, accessed September 3, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Love in the workplace. In: gala.de . February 23, 2009, accessed September 3, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Is your love over? In: Bunte.de . September 13, 2012, accessed September 3, 2013 .
  8. ↑ Sarah Sotoodeh: Caffeine fix! Makeup free Selma Blair, 44, pairs denim with bold red loafers for coffee run with boyfriend Ron Carlson in LA ( English ) In: www.dailymail.co.uk . January 29, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ www.hollywoodreporter.com
  10. ↑ Blair's Instagram post publicly announcing the diagnosis.
personal data
SURNAME Blair, Selma
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beitner, Selma Blair (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Southfield , Michigan