- Born
- Birth nameElisha Ann Cuthbert
- Nickname
- Leesh
- Height5′ 2½″ (1.59 m)
- Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress and model. She became internationally known for playing Kim Bauer in the series 24 (2001); Danielle in the teen comedy film The Girl Next Door (2004) and Carly Jones in the horror remake House of Wax (2005). She was voted the sexiest actress in the world in 2015 by the magazine Glam'Mag. In 2013, she was elected the most "Beautiful woman of American TV."
Cuthbert is considered a sex symbol, and she has often been cited as one of the "sexiest" women and as one of the "most beautiful" in the world.
At the age of 14, Cuthbert made her feature film debut in the 1997 family-drama Dancing on the Moon (1997). Her first major lead role came in the 1998 drama film Airspeed (1999) (No Control) alongside Joe Mantegna. In 2001, she starred in the movie My Daughter's Secret Life (2001), in which she received her first award, the Gemini Awards, but her career began in earnest in the decade of 2000 when she was listed to play Kim Bauer, daughter of Jack Bauer in the award-winning action series 24 (2001). Subsequently, Cuthbert appeared in the lead role in the films The Quiet (2005) and Captivity (2007).
From 2011 to 2013, Cuthbert starred as Alex Kerkovich, in the series Happy Endings (2011).
In 2011, Cuthbert was named one of "The 100 Hottest Women of the 2000s", and also entered the list of "The 25 Hottest Blonde Bombshell Actresses" by Complex magazine. In 2013 GQ Magazine listed her among "The 100 Hottest Women of the 21st Century."
- IMDb mini biography by: Kad
- SpouseDion Phaneuf(July 6, 2013 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenZaphire Phaneuf
- ParentsPatricia CuthbertKevin Cuthbert
- RelativesJonathan Cuthbert(Sibling)Lee-Ann Cuthbert(Sibling)
- She left Canada at age 17 to move to Los Angeles, CA, to pursue an acting career. Had a deadline of six weeks. By the end of the fifth week she was given the role of Kimberley Bauer on Fox's 24 (2001).
- Both her mother and her brother play on hockey teams in Canada.
- She's a huge hockey fan and has season tickets to the Kings. She also writes a blog for NHL.com called "Hollywood Hockey Thoughts".
- Auditioned for but lost the lead role to Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man (2002).
- Is a former foot model.
- [on having to wear the same wardrobe all season on 24 (2001)] I feel like I'm one of The Simpsons (1989).
- I believe not giving up on doing things.
- I was lucky . . . [in Los Angeles] I found what I wanted to do when I was 11.
- [on The Girl Next Door (2004)] I don't ever want to be doing the same sort of thing, I never want to be typecast, because I have way too much to give to be sort of, to always be the hot chick in the movie.
- I definitely believe in fate. And I believe what you put in is what you get in return. That's the way it's worked for me. As for the big picture--there's some sort of plan.
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