Selma Blair
Birth name	Selma Blair Beitner
Born	June 23, 1972 (1972-06-23) (age 35) Southfield, Michigan, U.S.

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Biography

Early life

Blair was born Selma Blair Beitner in Southfield, Michigan, to Molly Ann and Elliot Beitner, who divorced when Blair was 23; she subsequently legally changed her surname to reflect that she has "nothing to do" with her father and he is "out of" her life.^[1] She has three older sisters, Katherine (a book publicist), Elizabeth, and Marie.^[2] Blair had a Jewish upbringing^[3] and was given the Hebrew name Batsheva. As a child, Blair attended Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills and Cranbrook Kingswood school in Bloomfield Hills. She studied at Kalamazoo College from 1990–92, then transferred to the University of Michigan, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1994. She also studied with Stella Adler. Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Hillel Day School is a private, Jewish day school in Farmington Hills, Michigan which was founded in 1958. ... Cranbrook Kingswood is a private, K-12 school located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. ... Bloomfield Hills is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Kalamazoo College (K College or K) is a private, highly selective liberal arts college located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... For other degrees, see Academic degree. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Stella Adler (February 10, 1901 – December 21, 1992) was an American actress, and for decades was regarded as Americas foremost acting teacher. ...

Career

Blair began acting in the 1990s, starring in the film Cruel Intentions (1999), opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar and Reese Witherspoon. Blair and Witherspoon later starred together in Legally Blonde (2001). She won best kiss at the Teen Choice Awards along with co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar for her role in Cruel Intentions. She was originally the choice for Joey Potter in Dawson's Creek, but was replaced after Kevin Williamson saw Katie Holmes's audition tape. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Cruel Intentions is a 1999 American feature film starring Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair. ... Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. ... Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976),[1] known simply as Reese Witherspoon, is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Legally Blonde is a 2001 comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon, produced by Marc E. Platt for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios and directed by Robert Luketic. ... Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek is an American primetime television drama which aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. ... Kevin Williamson at the Century City premiere of Columbias Vertical Limit. ... Kate Noelle Katie Holmes[1] (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB television teen drama Dawsons Creek from 1998 to 2003. ...

More recently, she appeared alongside Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate in The Sweetest Thing (2002), and in Hellboy (2004) and played in A Dirty Shame (2004). Also in 2002 she had a guest role on the hit sitcom Friends. Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress, particularly well-known for playing the very attractive, promiscuous, dim-witted Kelly Bundy on the Fox television network sitcom Married… with Children. ... For the Juice Newton song, see The Sweetest Thing (Ive Ever Known). ... Hellboy is a fictional Dark Horse Comics character created by Mike Mignola. ... A Dirty Shame is a 2004 film by Baltimore, Maryland filmmaker John Waters starring Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville, Chris Isaak and Mink Stole. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... For the use of the word in a general sense, see Friendship. ...

Blair played the character of "Zoe" in the year-long TV series, Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane. She was ranked #93 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2004.^[4] Zoe, Duncan, Jake & Jane was a US teen sit-com starring Selma Blair that ran from 1999-2000. ... The cover of an issue of FHM China, featuring Britney Spears, wearing a bathing suit & necktie The cover of the first issue of FHM in the United States, featuring Rachael Leigh Cook FHM is an international monthly lads mag. ...

Personal life

Blair was married to musician Ahmet Zappa on January 24, 2004, in Los Angeles. She filed for divorce at the Los Angeles Superior Court on June 21, 2006, citing irreconcilable differences. In a statement to People, a spokesperson for the couple said, "Selma and Ahmet have decided to divorce but love each other very much and will continue to be close friends". She had a long term relationship with actor Jason Schwartzman before her marriage to Zappa. In February 2007 Selma told "People" magazine of her relationship with actor and writer Matthew Felker. “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa (born May 15, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is a musician. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Irreconcilable differences are one possible grounds for a divorce in the United States; often they are used as justification for a no-fault divorce. ...

Filmography

• In & Out (1997)
• Scream 2 (1997) (voice) (uncredited)
• Girl (1998)
• Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
• Brown's Requiem (1998)
• Cruel Intentions (1999)
• Down to You (2000)
• Kill Me Later (2001)
• Storytelling (2001)
• Legally Blonde (2001)
• Highway (2002)
• The Sweetest Thing (2002)
• A Guy Thing (2003)
• Hellboy (2004)
• A Dirty Shame (2004)
• In Good Company (2004)
• Pretty Persuasion (2005)
• The Fog (2005)
• The 1 Second Film (2006) (producer)
• The Night of the White Pants (2006)
• Feast of Love (2007)
• Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)
• My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)

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References

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External links

• Selma Blair at the Internet Movie Database