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 is Kevin Cuthbert, a designer of automotive equipment, and her mother, Patricia Cuthbert, is a housewife. She also has a younger brother Jonathan and a younger sister - Lee-Ann. As soon as 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 at the age of 9. Her mother, using her many acquaintances, arranged a girl in an adolescent fashion advertising agency. Then, young Cuthbert was invited to television to participate in the children's light horror show "Are you afraid of the dark?", Where she played episodic roles. After some time, Elisha, thanks to her external data and acting abilities, became one of the regular participants in 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 body parameters were ideally suited for youth series, was noticed, and she began to be invited to larger television projects. Once the young actress was seen on the screen by the first lady of the USA, Hillary Clinton, and decided to meet her. She invited Elisha to the White House and gave her a kind of excursion to the residence of the President of the United States. Bill Clinton was not in Washington at that time, and the famous Oval Office was closed, but Cuthbert was still delighted, especially from meeting the cat Sox.
Big movie debut
The debut in the movie with Elisha Cuthbert took place in 1997 in the film of the Canadian director Keith Hood "Dancing on the Moon", where she played Sarah, the supporting role. Then the young actress played in several other low-budget films, the most notable of which was the thriller "Airspeed" directed by Robert Tinnell. Cuthbert is a passenger in a private jet who suffered from a lightning strike and is in distress. All pilots are unconscious, Nicole Stone (the name of the girl) is connected to the ground services by mobile phone.
First prize
In 2001, Elisha Cuthbert, whose filmography already contained one picture, played a major role in the television film "The Happy Girl" about schoolgirl, excellent student Kathleen Palmerston, who was imperceptibly involved in gambling card games. 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 Gemini Academy of Film and Television Canada 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. The move took place in mid-2001, and Cuthbert, upon arrival in Los Angeles, immediately passed tests to participate in the large-scale series "24 hours". The actress got 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 episodes.
Disappointment
In the big movie, Elisha Cuthbert did not immediately act in film. She had to experience the first disappointment when the role of Mary Jane in the superhero movie "Spider-Man" went not to her, but to actress Kirsten Dunst. For lack of a better one, Elisha agreed to two minor roles in the films "Real Love" directed by Richard Curtis and "Old Hardening" directed by Todd Phillips. In the first picture, she played the role of Carol Ann, and in the second, Darcy Goldberg.
Star role
Cuthbert played her first major role in 2004 in the movie Neighbor, directed by Luke Greenfield. This role could be called stellar, if not for the theme of the film - it tells about the porn actress Daniel Clark, and the specifics of this genre are usually accompanied by some public concern. 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, whatever character is played. And Cuthbert gave her consent. There was no experience, she even had to talk about the intricacies of this art with professional porn actresses.
Variety of roles
In 2005, the horror film "House of Wax" was directed by Jaume Colet-Serre with Cuthbert. This was the second major role in her career, which did not require participation in pornographic scenes, but was associated with significant nervous tension. Her character Carly Jones had to run away from cruel pursuers and kill herself. Critics when discussing the film did not spare either the director or the actors, but Cuthbert noted the game with positive reviews. Elisha Cuthbert, whose filmography was replenished with another picture, publicly thanked the critics.
Golden Raspberry
The following year, the actress played another major role - in the film "Soul of Silence," directed by Jamie Babbitt. A picture with a budget of 900 thousand dollars was shot in the genre of a dramatic thriller and went unnoticed at the box office. And a year later, the horror film "Abduction" was shot with Cuthbert in the title role. Director Roland Joffe tried to create an atmosphere of psychological delights in the film, but he did not succeed - the film remained a thriller with a set of rough tricks. Cuthbert received the Golden Raspberry Award for her role as the worst actress. However, Elisha Cuthbert, whose photo had already begun to appear in glossy magazines, was not upset.
Another 2007 film, titled “He Was Quiet,” was directed by Frank Capello. Elisha played the main female role, Vanessa, who serves as a regular office. In the center of the plot is “Silence” Bob Maconel, an inconspicuous employee who is pushed around by everyone who is not lazy. Driven to despair, he brings a gun to work to shoot his offenders. However, he was outstripped by some maniac who runs from the street and starts firing at those present. Bob kills him with his gun and becomes a hero. The former loser associates his further fate 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 prefers light entertaining stories that most closely match her role.
Films with Alice Cuthbert, List:
- Year 1997 - "Dancing on the Moon", directed by Keith Hood / Sarah.
- Year 1998 - "Nico-Unicorn", directed by Campbell / Carolyn Price.
- Year 1998 - "Airspeed", directed by Robert Tinnell / Nicole Stone.
- Year 1999 - “Time Above All,” directed by Jim Kaufman / Susan Showson.
- Year 2000 - Tradition, directed by Robert Tinnell / Catherine Winslow.
- Year 2000 - “Advisor to the President,” directed by Eric Champnella / Madison Osgood.
- Year 2001 - "Happy Girl", directed by John Fawcett / Kathleen Palmertson.
- Year 2003 - "Real Love", directed by Richard Curtis / Carol-Anne.
- Year 2003 - "Old Hardening", directed by Tedd Philips / Darcy Goldberg.
- Year 2004 - "Neighbor," directed by Luke Greenfield / Daniel.
- Year 2005 - "House of Wax", directed by Jaume Colet-Serra / Carly Jones.
- Year 2006 - "Soul of Silence", directed by Jamie Babbitt / Nina Deere.
- Year 2007 - "The Abduction", directed by Roland Joffe / Jennifer Three.
- Year 2007 - "Mean Girl", directed by Jan Samuel / Joan Roark.
- Year 2009 - "The Six Wives of Henry Lefeuil," directed by Howard Gould / Barbara.
- Year 2012 - "The Dark Void of Stars," directed by Matthew Fugerus / Amy Harris.
Personal life
The personal life of the actress is closely connected with hockey, she met for some time with Los Angeles Kings player, striker Sean Avery, and in July 2013 she married hockey player Dion Fanoeff, whom she had known since 1997.
Due to its spectacular appearance, Cuthbert constantly appears in the lists of the first beauties and the sexiest women according to Maxim magazine. At one time, the actress appeared in the tabloids completely naked, but at present she has abandoned this practice, motivating her decision with the desire to “at least save something for herself”.