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blair may 2010 at the lg mobile phone touch event in 1995 -- present 1 southfield , michigan , u.s. 23 june 1972 ahmet zappa 2004 2006 los angeles , california selma blair , may 2010 cropped.jpg selma blair
 selma blair beitner jason bleick -lrb- 2010 -- 2012 -rrb- actress university of michigan
selma blair

selma blair -lrb- born selma blair beitner ; june 23 , 1972 -rrb- is an american film , television and theater actress .
since blair made her professional acting debut in 1995 , she has starred in a variety of film genres , including several commercial hollywood motion pictures , indie and art house films .
blair officially started her professional acting career in december 1995 in the nickelodeon sitcom `` the adventures of pete & pete '' .
her early work consisted of several television guest roles , brief appearances in mainstream films and lead roles in unreleased projects , including the new zealand fantasy film `` amazon high '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- .
later , she gained mainstream recognition after starring in the 1999 teen drama `` cruel intentions '' .
she achieved international fame as a result of her portrayal of the pyrokinetic heroine liz sherman in the fantasy films `` hellboy '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- and '' '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- .
other notable films include `` legally blonde '' -lrb- 2001 -rrb- , `` the sweetest thing '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , `` the fog '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , `` purple violets '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , `` the poker house '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- and `` columbus circle '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- .
in the 1990s , blair portrayed the titular role of zoe on the teen sitcom `` zoe , duncan , jack and jane '' .
in the 2000s , she starred as kim in the american remake of `` kath & kim '' .
in 2012 , she returned to television as the female lead in the first two seasons of the tv series `` anger management '' .
blair narrated the holocaust-related documentary `` the diary of anne frank '' .
her performance , for which she was nominated for a grammy award in 2011 , drew positive reviews from critics .
