Elisha Cuthbert Biography
Elisha Ann Cuthbert passes by the name Kim Bauer since many retain the image of her as the daughter of a heroic father who goes out of his way to stop the running of criminal gangs, all in the name of saving his nation, this just happens to be the story line of Cuthbert’s greatest appearance in the popular television series named 24.
Known to the world by the screen name Elisha Cuthbert, she was born on November 30 1982 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to Alberta and Kevin Cuthbert. She moved a lot in the first years of her life first settling in Vancouver, Canada before making a permanent settlement in Greenfield Park, Montreal there Cuthbert attended the Centennial Regional High School up the age of seventeen.
Growing up Cuthbert was a happy child that enjoyed being the centre of attention, she loved to dress up and entertain the family in make believe fashion shows even before attaining the age of five. This continued on with increasing intensity until after her ninth birthday when Alberta and Kevin Cuthbert decided to treat their daughter to a casting call for a promotions company, this fascinated the young girl since the spotlight had been something she wanted for a long time. Luck or talent was on her side since the producers of the commercial picked Cuthbert as the perfect fit out of thousands of hopefuls, she then went on to appear as the face of a children’s outfit line in 1996.
Cuthbert advanced from modelling to film with a debut child character role in the 1996 film titled Dancing on the Moon, as a resident of Los Angeles then, this was followed by bigger roles in Mail to the Chief, Nico the Unicorn, Airspeed, and Believe before she closed of a successful 90’s decade with an appearance in the film Time at the Top. By then fans had fallen in love with the blonde beauty and she had already been featured in celebrity tabloids and polls voted her as one of the sexiest female stars.
It was however not until 2001 when Cuthbert’s career took a turn for the best when she was picked to star in the television drama 24, the mostly political show drove the actress to the spotlight once again as she had a major role as Kim Bauer, the only child to the main character Jack Bauer. Cuthbert’s screen presence was greatly applauded as her ease coupled with her screen father’s dedication resulted in a believable father daughter bond that connected with fans. Cuthbert reprised her role with increasing features in consecutive episodes until the series end in 2010.
Other high profile acts by Cuthbert include MADtv, Perfect Situation, Nothing in This World, Old School, Girl Next Door, and House of Wax.
Cuthbert is known to be one of the few Hollywood celebrities that still possess the good girl image as she declines roles that demand sexually explicit or nude scenes despite this the sexy star has been featured in FHM Magazine and Maxim Magazine on numerous occasions both in the UK and US although her pictures remain decent.
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