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