Kobe Smulders is a young talented Canadian actress. The girl is known to a wide audience by the films “How I Met Your Mother” and “Avengers”. Beautiful external data allowed Kobe to become a professional fashion model, but she refused the modeling business, because she loves to think and create and does not want to be evaluated only by her body, and not her inner world. Several films featuring Smulders are released annually.
Actress childhood
Kobe Smulders was born on April 3, 1982 in Vancouver (Canada). Her mother is English and her father is Dutch. The girl was named in honor of the cousin of Jacob. Growing up, she reduced it to a simpler Kobe. As a child, Smalders dreamed of becoming a doctor, she also liked the underwater world, so she was not averse to being a researcher. But as soon as Kobe discovered the world of acting, she cast aside all doubts and firmly decided that in the future she would definitely become an actress.
Beginning of a public career
As a teenager, Kobe began acting in commercials and worked as a model at various events. The girl even signed a contract with a modeling agency, she went on European and Asian tours, was in good standing. Before Smalders opened up broad prospects in the modeling business, but she quickly got bored. The girl did not want to be a beautiful dummy, she liked to do something, so in the new millennium, she completely abandoned her catwalk career and moved to Los Angeles to focus on acting.
First roles
The television debut of Kobe Smalders took place in 2002, then she was entrusted with a small role in the fantastic action "Hunters for evil spirits 2". Then, the aspiring actress reincarnated as the girl Deborah in the series "Jeremiah." Smulders also took an active part in the filming of popular TV shows of Canadian and American production. Kobe played episodic roles in the films “Walking Wide”, “Long Weekend”, but all these works did not bring her recognition and popularity. Everything changed after the screening of the series “How I Met Your Mother”, in which Smulders played a TV presenter with boyish habits, one of the four best friends. It was one of the best sitcoms of the 2000s.
Filmography
Already more than two dozen works are in the creative piggy bank of Kobe Smalders. The filmography of the actress is almost annually replenished with worthy films. For the first time, Kobe showed her acting abilities in the series "Evil Hunters." The girl was noticed and began to be invited to secondary roles in various television films. At the beginning of her career, Smulders starred only in the series. At first it was a small role in the fantastic action movie "Jeremiah", which was broadcast from 2002 to 2004. Then Kobe starred in the fantasy "Andromeda" (2000-2005). Smulders also took part in the filming of the series “Smallville Secrets”, “Veritas: In Search of Truth”, “Return from the Dead”, the mega-popular in America “Sex in Another City”.
In the life of Kobe, everything changed dramatically after filming in the series "How I Met Your Mother." Telecast began to broadcast in 2005. Then the directors drew attention to the girl, and the audience liked her, critics appreciated the work of the young actress. Smulders was invited to the crime action movie "Walking Wide", as well as the comedy "Long Weekend." Of course, the roles were episodic, but still the actress gained new experience, connections and acquaintances. Gradually, her name in the credits from the bottom positions began to slowly move up.
In 2006, Kobe starred in the short film “Escape”, the next year camedy with her participation “Storm is Waiting”. In 2009, the Smalders appeared in the comedy film Salila Salmon. From 2010 to 2011, the actress was busy in the popular series "How to succeed in America." In 2012, Kobe played a role in two films at once: the fantastic action movie Avengers and the comedy Baza. In 2013, they began broadcasting the series "Agents" Shch.I.T. featuring smulders. Also, the actress starred in the thriller Quiet Harbor and the comedy Father Well done. In 2014, the fantastic action movie “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” was already released, the comedy “They Came Together” was on its way. Kobe also voiced the character from the cartoon “Lego. Film". In 2015, the release of the fantasy “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is planned. The main genres in which the actress is shot: action, fantasy, comedy, drama.
Personal life
For a long time, Kobe Smalders met with the actor Taran Killam, the novel paid off - on May 16, 2009, the couple had a daughter, Shailene Kado. In the fall of 2012, Kobe and Taran got married. Now the happy couple live with their daughter in Los Angeles.
Interesting facts from the biography
- Jacob Francisco Maria Smalders is the real name of Kobe Smalders.
- The growth of the actress is 1.73 m.
- Three sisters and four brothers have Kobe Smalders.
- The girl's weight is 59 kg.
- Kobe’s father is a dentist by profession, and his stepmother is raising funds.
- Smalders is a certified scuba diver.