Elisha Cuthbert Biography

Birth Name : Elisha Ann Cuthbert 

Date of Birth : November 30, 1982

Birth Place : Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Occupation : Actress

Elisha Ann Cuthbert was born on November 30, 1982, in Calgary, Alberta. As a child, Elisha’s cherubic looks made her a natural candidate for modeling, and it wasn’t long before she was posing in advertisements for various children’s clothing lines. Elisha, who grew up in Montreal, subsequently began to express an interest in acting; in 1996, she made her professional debut on the popular Canadian anthology series Are You Afraid of the Dark? Elisha Cuthbert’s bubbly demeanor and natural on-camera style made her an ideal fit for the role of host on the show Popular Mechanics for Kids, where she worked side-by-side with fellow up-and-coming performers like Jay Baruchel and Vanessa Lengies.

Blessed with undeniable all-American good looks, despite hailing from Canada, this blond-haired, blue-eyed actress initially gained fame playing Kiefer Sutherland’s rebellious daughter, Kimberly Bauer, on the mega-hit series “24” (Fox, 2002- ). As the scion of counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer (Sutherland), Cuthbert found herself the perpetual victim of kidnappers, terrorists, armed robbers, and, at one point, even a cougar. The constant perils that befell her character spawned a passionate fan following who watched every episode in anticipation of what might happen to her next, but also won the actress her fair share of detractors. Either way, the show successfully helped launch Cuthbert as one of the new millennium’s starlets on the rise – enough that she was able to launch a film career as well, starring in such hits as “Old School” (2002), “Love Actually” (2003) and “The Girl Next Door” (2004).

Cuthbert appeared in the music video for Weezer's "Perfect Situation" in early 2006, where she played the group's fictional original singer who threw a tantrum that led to Rivers Cuomo, the unlikely roadie, becoming the frontman of the band. Cuthbert also had a small role in Paris Hilton's music video for the song "Nothing In This World".

In 2007, Cuthbert appeared in the film, Captivity, a thriller centered around a fashion model taunted by a psychopath who has imprisoned her in a cellar, a role for which she was nominated for a Razzie award as "worst actress."