Cobie Smulders
Cobie Smulders
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| Born | April 3, 1982 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Jacoba Fransisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders[1] (born April 3, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is an actress and former international model.
Biography
Personal life
Smulders was born to a Dutch father and a British mother. She was named after her Dutch aunt, 'Jacoba', for which she gained the nickname 'Cobie'.[2]
As a child Smulders wanted to be either a doctor or a marine biologist but started to gain an interest in acting in high school, appearing in several school productions. Discovered by a modeling agency in her teens, she started to model internationally, including in locations such as New York City, the Caribbean, Paris, Japan, Milan, Greece, Africa and Germany.[3]
She finished high school in 2000 at Lord Byng Secondary School with high honors, being voted "Most Respected," and continued modeling for a few years before settling in Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[3]
She can speak French fluently,[4] and currently resides in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.[5]
She has seven siblings - four sisters, Julie, Fiona, Amy and Melissa, and three brothers, Mark, Adam and Scott.
Acting roles
Her first role was as a guest in the Showtime sci-fi series Jeremiah, and she has guest starred in numerous television series since, including a recurring part in The L Word.
Her first permanent series role was in the short-lived ABC series Veritas: The Quest; her second was the series for which she is most well-known, the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, where she plays television reporter Robin Scherbatsky, also a Canadian.
Joss Whedon has remarked[3] that she was his choice for the lead role in the film adaption of Wonder Woman after he left the project.[6]
Filmography
- The Slammin' Salmon (2008) .... Tara (post-production)
- Late Show with David Letterman (1 episode, #15.113, 2008) .... Herself as Guest
- Entertainment Tonight (1 episode, 21 April 2008, 2008) .... Herself
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode, 16 April 2008, 2008) .... Herself
- How I Met Your Mother (65 episodes, 2005-2008) .... Robin Scherbatsky and also performer of Let's go to the Mall and Sandcastles in the Sand (as Robin Sparkles).
- The Storm Awaits (2007) .... Anabella DeLorenzo
- Escape (2006) .... Psychotic brunette
- The Megan Mullally Show (1 episode, #1.50, 2006) .... Herself
- The View (1 episode, 13 November 2006, 2006) .... Herself
- CBS Cares (2 episodes, 1 January 2006 and 1 January 2007, 2006-2007) .... Herself
- The Long Weekend (2005) .... Ellen
- The L Word (4 episodes, Luminous, Loud & Proud, L'Chaim and Lacuna, 2005) .... Leigh Ostin
- Andromeda (2 episodes, The Heart of the Journey: Part 1 and The Heart of the Journey: Part 2, 2005) .... Rhade's Wife
- Smallville (1 episode, Bound, 2004) .... Shannon Vell
- Ill Fated (2004) .... Mary
- Walking Tall (2004) .... Porsche Beauty
- Tru Calling (1 episode, Brother's Keeper, 2003) .... Sarah Webb
- Veritas: The Quest (13 episodes, 2003) .... Juliet Droil
- Jeremiah (1 episode, Thieves' Honor, 2002) .... Deborah
- Special Unit 2 (1 episode, The Wish, 2002) .... Zoe
- Candy from Strangers (2001) .... Martina
References
External links
- Cobie Smulders Bio at CBS - How I Met Your Mother
- Cobie Smulders at the Internet Movie Database
- Cobie Smulders on Northern Stars
- Cobie Smulders at TV.com
- CBS.com Innertube Robin Sparkles - Let's go to the mall
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