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Blair was born '''Selma Blair Beitner''' in ], ],<ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Selma-Blair.html</ref> the daughter of Molly Ann and Elliot Beitner. She has three older sisters, Katherine (a book publicist), Elizabeth, and Marie.<ref name=yahoo> Yahoo Movies.</ref> Blair attended a ]ish day school<ref></ref> and ] school in ]. She attended ] in Michigan, then later transferred to the ], where she earned her ] in 1994. Blair was born '''Selma Blair Beitner''' in ], ],<ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Selma-Blair.html</ref> the daughter of Molly Ann and Elliot Beitner. She has three older sisters, Katherine (a book publicist), Elizabeth, and Marie.<ref name=yahoo> Yahoo Movies.</ref> Blair attended a ]ish day school<ref></ref> and ] school in ]. She attended ] in Michigan, then later transferred to the ], where she earned her ] in 1994.



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After training at the ] Conservatory of Acting,<ref name=imdb> at the ]</ref> Blair began acting in a few small roles during the early 1990s.<ref name=yahoo/> She starred in the film '']'' (1999), opposite ] and ], and won the best kiss category at the ] with co-star Gellar.<ref> at the ]</ref> Blair went on to star as Zoe Bean in two seasons of TV series '']'' (1999-2000) on ] network.<ref> at the ]</ref> In 2001, she again worked alongside Witherspoon in the film, '']''. Blair then took the role of Liz Sherman, a pyrokinetic human in the 2004 fantasy film '']'', and again in the film's 2008 sequel, '']''. Blair played the wife of ]'s character in the film '']'' in 2007.<ref> at the ]</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==

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Selma Blair
Blair holding a postcard for The 1 Second Film, September 2004
BornSelma Blair Beitner

Selma Blair (born June 23 1972) is an American actress. After numerous supporting roles in the 1990s, she starred in the film Cruel Intentions and the short-lived TV series Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane in 1999. She has since had notable roles in Hollywood feature films such as Legally Blonde (2001), The Sweetest Thing (2002), Hellboy (2004).

Biography

Early life

Blair was born Selma Blair Beitner in Southfield, Michigan, the daughter of Molly Ann and Elliot Beitner. She has three older sisters, Katherine (a book publicist), Elizabeth, and Marie. Blair attended a Jewish day school and Cranbrook Kingswood school in Bloomfield Hills. She attended Kalamazoo College in Michigan, then later transferred to the University of Michigan, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1994.


Filmography

References

  1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Selma-Blair.html
  2. Selma Blair bio, Yahoo Movies.
  3. j. - Celebrity Jews

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