- Date of Birth: 23 June, 1972
- Place of Birth: Southfield, Michigan , U.S.
Biography
Selma Blair 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 , The Sweetest Thing , and Hellboy .
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.
After training at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting, Blair began acting in a few small roles during the early 1990s. She starred in the film Cruel Intentions (1999), opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar and Reese Witherspoon, and won the best kiss category at the MTV Awards with co-star Gellar. Blair and Witherspoon later starred together in Legally Blonde (2001). Blair played the wife of Greg Kinnear's character in the film Feast of Love in 2007.
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.
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.
After training at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting, Blair began acting in a few small roles during the early 1990s. She starred in the film Cruel Intentions (1999), opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar and Reese Witherspoon, and won the best kiss category at the MTV Awards with co-star Gellar. Blair and Witherspoon later starred together in Legally Blonde (2001). Blair played the wife of Greg Kinnear's character in the film Feast of Love in 2007.
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.