Selma Blair

Selma Blair Beitner born June 23 1972 is an American actress Shes known for her roles in the comedies Legally Blonde 2001 and The Sweetest Thing 2002 and achieved international fame with her portrayal of Liz Sherman in the bigbudget fantasy films Hellboy 2004 and Hellboy II The Golden Army 2008 After training at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting Blair began acting in the mid90s Blair began her career with small roles and guest roles in various television series Blair appeared with costars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe in the 1999 film Cruel Intentions for which Blair won an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Lesbian Kiss between Blair and costar Gellar She went on to star as Zoe Bean in two seasons of TV series Zoe Duncan Jack and Jane 19992000 She rejoined actress Reese Witherspoon in the comedy film Legally Blonde 2001 She also starred opposite Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate in The Sweetest Thing and in two independent films that garnered her much critical acclaim Dana Lustigs Kill Me Later and Todd Solondzs controversial Storytelling and one of her most recognized roles Liz Sherman in Hellboy 2004 and its successful sequel released in 2008 Hellboy II The Golden Army based on the popular comic Her films include The Deal The Big Empty and Ed Burns Purple Violets Her other notable film credits include Highway 2002 A Guy Thing 2003 A Dirty Shame 2004 The Fog 2005 WΔZ 2007 Feast of Love 2007 The Poker House 2008 Dark Horse 2011 In Their Skin 2012 Ordinary World  2016 Mothers and Daughters 2016 Mom and Dad 2017 After 2019 and A Dark Foe 2020 She starred opposite Molly Shannon in the TV series Kath Kim based on the Australian television series of the same name She also starred as Kate Wales on the sitcom Anger Management 20122014 and as Kris Jenner in the first season of the FX drama series American Crime Story 2016 In 2010 Blair narrated the audiobook The Diary of Anne Frank earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children She can also be seen in the My Friend Steve 1998 music video Charmed Her stage work includes the role of Kayleen in Rajiv Josephs Gruesome Playground Injuries which had its world premiere at Houstons Alley Theatre in October 2009 In October 2018 Blair revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August of that year