Selma Blair
Acting • Born 1972-06-23
Biography
Selma Blair Beitner (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She's 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 big-budget 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 mid-90s. Blair began her career with small roles and guest roles in various television series. Blair appeared with co-stars 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 co-star Gellar. She went on to star as Zoe Bean in two seasons of TV series Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (1999-2000), 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 Lustig's Kill Me Later and Todd Solondz's 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 Burn's 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 (2012–2014); 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 Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries, which had its world premiere at Houston's Alley Theatre in October 2009. In October 2018, Blair revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August of that year.
Filmography
96 credits
Hellboy
Movie • 2004
Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman
The Fog
Movie • 2005
Stevie Wayne
Cruel Intentions
Movie • 1999
Cecile Caldwell
The Deal
Movie • 2005
Abbey Gallagher
In Good Company
Movie • 2004
Kimberly
Down to You
Movie • 2000
Cyrus
Purple Violets
Movie • 2007
Patti Petalson
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Movie • 2008
Liz Sherman
The Sweetest Thing
Movie • 2002
Jane Burns
Legally Blonde
Movie • 2001
Vivian Kensington
My Mom's New Boyfriend
Movie • 2008
Agent Emily Lott
A Guy Thing
Movie • 2003
Karen Cooper
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Movie • 2007
Liz Sherman (voice)
A Dirty Shame
Movie • 2004
Caprice Stickles
Kill Me Later
Movie • 2001
Shawn Holloway
Dallas 362
Movie • 2005
Peg
Pretty Persuasion
Movie • 2005
Grace Anderson
Feast of Love
Movie • 2007
Kathryn Smith
The Alibi
Movie • 2006
Adelle
WΔZ
Movie • 2007
Jean Lerner
The Poker House
Movie • 2008
Sarah
Brown's Requiem
Movie • 1998
Jane
Storytelling
Movie • 2001
Vi
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Movie • 2006
Liz Sherman (voice)
Highway
Movie • 2002
Cassie
Dark Horse
Movie • 2012
Miranda
The Family Tree
Movie • 2011
Ms. Delbo
Columbus Circle
Movie • 2012
Abigail
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Movie • 2004
Self
Girl
Movie • 1998
Darcy
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Movie • 2008
Self
Animal Love
Movie • 2011
Sorrel
Demarco Affairs
Movie • 2004
Kate DeMarco
In Their Skin
Movie • 2012
Mary
Kingdom Come
Movie • 2012
Self
No Laughing Matter
Movie • 1998
Lauren Winslow
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Movie • 2008
Self - Liz Sherman, Hellboy 1 & 2
Coast to Coast
Movie • 2004
Stacey Pierce
The Big Empty
Movie • 2005
Alice
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'
Movie • 2005
Self
The Night of the White Pants
Movie • 2006
Beth Hagan
Strong Island Boys
Movie • 1997
Tara
Sex, Death and Bowling
Movie • 2015
Glenn McAllister
The Broccoli Theory
Movie • 1996
Pretzel Cart Lesbian
Eva Hesse
Movie • 2016
Eva Hesse (voice)
Scream 2
Movie • 1997
Cici's Friend on Phone
Can't Hardly Wait
Movie • 1998
Girl Mike Hits On #1
Mothers and Daughters
Movie • 2016
Rigby
Ordinary World
Movie • 2016
Karen
Mom and Dad
Movie • 2018
Kendall Ryan
In & Out
Movie • 1997
Cousin Linda
A Dark Foe
Movie • 2021
Dr. Doris Baxter
After
Movie • 2019
Carol Young
After We Collided
Movie • 2020
Carol Young
Debutante
Movie • 1998
Nan
Introducing, Selma Blair
Movie • 2021
Self
Amazon High
Movie • 1997
Cyanne
There There
Movie
Stay Forte
Movie • 2025
Far More
Movie • 2021
Glenn McAllister
Ethan Almighty – Ethan’s Law
Movie
Claire Patterson
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Movie • 2016
Kris Kardashian Jenner
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Friends
TV • 1994
Wendy
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
DuckTales
TV • 2017
Witch Hazel (voice)
Xena: Warrior Princess
TV • 1995
Cyane
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
TV • 1999
Zoe Bean
Kath & Kim
TV • 2008
Kim Baker
Anger Management
TV • 2012
Kate Wales
Really
TV • 2014
Joanna
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Frannie Walker
Project Runway
TV • 2004
Self - Guest Judge
Dancing with the Stars
TV • 2005
Self - Contestant
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Lost in Space
TV • 2018
Jessica Harris
Another Life
TV • 2019
Harper Glass
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
TV • 2016
Self - Guest
The Gong Show
TV • 2017
Self - Judge
Web Therapy
TV • 2008
Tammy Hines
Web Therapy
TV • 2011
Tammy Hines
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
TV • 2005
American Crime Story
TV • 2016
Kris Jenner
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Heathers
TV • 2018
Jade
Liverspots and Astronots
TV • 2018
Dr. Phish
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Dinner With Gavin Rossdale
TV • 2025
Self
Slasher: Ripper
TV • 2023
Regina's Maid
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Nominee