Selma Blair Biography, Age, Husband, Son, Movies, Multiple Sclerosis, Brown’s Requiem

Who Is Selma Blair?

Selma Blair Beitner is an American actress who gained fame for her leading role in the film Brown’s Requiem (1998). She made her breakthrough when she starred as Zoe Bean on the WB sitcom Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (1999–2000), and also as Cecile Caldwell in the cult film Cruel Intentions (1999).

How Old Is Selma Blair?

Selma Blair Beitner was born on June 23, 1972 in Southfield, Michigan, U.S (46 years old as of 2018).

Selma Blair Family

Selma was born the youngest of four daughters of Judge Molly Ann (née Cooke) and Elliot I. Beitner. Her father Elliot was an attorney, active in the U.S. Democratic Party, and labor arbitrator until his demise in 2012 at the age of 82. Blair has three older sisters, Katherine, Elizabeth, and Marie Beitner. Her parents divorced when she was 23 and she finally changed her surname.

Having a Jewish upbringing, she has a Hebrew name Bat-Sheva.

Selma Blair Education

Blair attended Hillel Day School, a Jewish day school in Farmington Hills and also Cranbrook Kingswood in Bloomfield Hills soon after. She then spent her freshman year (1990–1991) in Kalamazoo College where she then studied photography and acted in the play The Little Theater of the Green Goose. In her schooling days, Blair wanted to be a ballerina and a horse trainer

Selma Blair Husband

Selma got married to writer and producer Ahmet Zappa (son of musician Frank Zappa) at Carrie Fisher’s mansion in Beverly Hills, California on January 24, 2004 after six months of dating. The couple lived in Los Angeles in a 1920s-era home that they bought for $1.35 million in 2004.

Selma filed for divorce from Zappa at the Los Angeles Superior Court on June 21, 2006 where she cited irreconcilable differences. The divo0rce was finalized in December 2006.

Selma Blair Boyfriend

Selma’s childhood sweetheart died in an accident at the age of 18; later when she was talking about her tragic loss, Blair commented: “It made me realize I have to live… Having the boy I loved not anymore on this planet, I’d better live, I’d better do something.”

Selma then dated her Kath and Kim co-star Mikey Day from 2008 to 2010.

Selma Blair Jason Bleick

Blair began dating Jason Bleick a fashion designer in 2010.  Selma and Bleik announced in September 2011 that they had separated after two years of being together.

Selma Blair Pregnant

Selma’s representative announced in January 2011 that she was pregnant with her first child.

Selma Blair Son | Selma Blair Child

Blair welcomed a son Arthur Saint Bleick on  July 25, 2011.

Actress Selma Blair

Selma was involved in a production of T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral in 1990 during her time at Cranbrook Kingswood.

According to her, it was a failure but then her English teacher told her not to give up and that was the first time she thought she could be an actress. Blair began training at acting schools in New York.

Blair was discovered by an agent in acting class and finally signed with her. Blair has her first advertising contract for a television spot ad for a theater in Virginia after 75 auditions for which she received her Screen Actor’s Guild membership.

Selma Blair Friends

In 2002, Blair had a guest role in the episode “The One with Christmas in Tulsa” on the hit sitcom Friends portraying Wendy.

Selma Blair Legally Blonde

She co-starred opposite Reese Witherspoon in the comedy Legally Blonde where she portrayed a preppy, snobby law student and the “rival” for the affections of Witherspoon’s ex-boyfriend.

The Hollywood Reporter then found her to be a “strong presence” in her role, “coming on as a bitch initially, then finally softening into feminine solidarity with [Witherspoon’s] heroine”. Legally Blonde was released on July 13, 2001, topping the US box office in its opening weekend, It then went on to gross US$96.5 million in North America and a worldwide total of US$141.7 million.

Selma Blair Hellboy

Blair gained international fame with her portrayal of Liz Sherman in the big-budget fantasy films Hellboy (2004) and also Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).

Selma Blair Cruel Intentions

Selma achieved her breakthrough opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe in the 1999 coming-of-age drama Cruel Intentions. The film was loosely based on the 18th-century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses. She played the role of an innocent student manipulated by two of her classmates.

Cruel Intentions received mixed reviews, with Variety finding “newcomer” Blair to be ” too broad” while “overdoing [her role]’s clumsiness”. The film then received an impressive US$75.9 million at the international box office earning Blair an MTV Movie Award nomination for “Best Breakthrough Performance” and also a win for “Best Kiss”, shared with Gellar.

Selma Blair Net Worth

The Cruel Intentions actress has an estimated net worth of $14 million.

 

Selma Blair Multiple Sclerosis | Selma Blair Ms Diagnosis

Blair revealed in October 2018 that in August that year she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Selma explained that she thought for years she was suffering from minor illnesses or even a pinched nerve, but then the diagnosis finally explained her disabilities.

Her disabilities included her occasional falling, dropping things, foggy memory, and her left side acting like it was “asking for directions from a broken GPS.” She was inspired to reveal the news as a way to thank Allisa Swanson, her costume designer. Swanson had selflessly become her unofficial “dresser” for Blair’s role in the Netflix series Another Life. She also stated that Swanson “gets my legs in my pants, pulls my tops over my head, (and) buttons my coats.”

Selma Blair Height

The actress stands at a height of 1.6 m.

Selma Blair Movies and TV Shows

Selma Blair Movies List | Selma Blair Film | Selma Blair Movies

Year

Title

Role

2019

After

Carol Young

2017

Mom and Dad

Kendall Ryan

2016

Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse (voice)

Ordinary World

Karen

Mothers and Daughters

Rigby

2015

Sex, Death and Bowling

Glenn McAllister

2012

Columbus Circle

Abigail Clayton

In Their Skin

Mary

2011

The Family Tree

Ms. Delbo

Animal Love

Sorrel

The Break-In

Beverly

Dark Horse

Miranda

Kingdom Come

Herself

2008

My Mom’s New Boyfriend

Emily Lott

The Poker House

Sarah

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Liz Sherman

2007

Hellboy: Blood and Iron

Liz Sherman (voice)

Purple Violets

Patti Petalson

WΔZ

Jean Lerner

Feast of Love

Kathryn Smith

2006

The Alibi

Adelle

The Night of the White Pants

Beth Hagan

Hellboy: Sword of Storms

Liz Sherman (voice)

2005

Pretty Persuasion

Grace Anderson

The Deal

Abbey Gallagher

The Fog

Stevie Wayne

The Big Empty

Alice

2004

Hellboy

Liz Sherman

A Dirty Shame

Caprice Stickles / Ursula Udders

In Good Company

Kimberly

2003

A Guy Thing

Karen

Dallas 362

Peg

2002

Highway

Cassie

The Sweetest Thing

Jane Burns

2001

Kill Me Later

Shawn Holloway

Storytelling

Vi

Legally Blonde

Vivian Kensington

2000

Down to You

Cyrus

1999

Cruel Intentions

Cecile Caldwell

1998

Brown’s Requiem

Jane

Girl

Darcy

Can’t Hardly Wait

Girl Mike Hits On No. 1

Debutante

Nan

1997

Strong Island Boys

Tara

Gone Again

Ayla

Arresting Gena

Drugged woman

Two in the Morning

Shea

In & Out

Cousin Linda

Scream 2

Cici’s Friend on Phone (voice)

1996

The Broccoli Theory

Pretzel Cart Lesbian

Brain Candy

Girl at rock concert

Selma Blair TV Shows

Year

Title

Role

2018

Lost in Space

Jessica Harris

Heathers

Jade Duke

2016

American Crime Story

Kris Jenner

Bookaboo

Herself

2014

Really

Joanna

2013

Out There

Destiny / Larry (voices)

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Herself / Cyber girl

2012–2013

Anger Management

Dr. Kate Wales

2012

Web Therapy

Tammy Hines

Slideshow of Wieners: A Love Story

Becca

The Woman for Mitt Romney

Caroline

2011

Portlandia

Frannie Walker

2010

Tommy’s Little Girl

Lawyer / Assassin

Web Therapy

Tammy Hines

2008–2009

Kath & Kim

Kim

2004

DeMarco Affairs

Kate DeMarco

2003

Coast to Coast

Stacey Pierce

2002

Friends

Wendy

2000

Xena: Warrior Princess

Cyane

1999–2000

Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane

Zoe Bean

1998

Getting Personal

Receptionist

Promised Land

Carla Braver

No Laughing Matter

Lauren Winslow

1997

Amazon High

Cyane

Soldier of Fortune, Inc.

Tish August

1996

The Dana Carvey Show

Uncredited

1995

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

Penelope Ghiruto