Elisha Cuthbert

Date of Birth : 30 November 1982, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Birth Name : Elisha Ann Cuthbert

Nickname : Leesh

Height : 5' 2½" (1.59 m)

Trivia

While trotting the globe as a correspondent for the award-winning series "Popular Mechanics for Kids" (1997), she caught the
eye of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and was invited to Washington for a meeting with her.

Was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada but later moved and grew up in the Greenfield Park district, in Longueuil (south shore
of Montreal), Quebec, Canada.
Is a former foot model.

Speaks French as a result of growing up in Montreal.

Dislikes flying so much that she has certain rituals she must do: like always board the plane with her right foot first.
(From an April 2004 appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993).).

[June 2004] Engaged to longtime boyfriend Trace Ayala, best friend and personal assistant to Justin Timberlake. Broke off her

engagement to Trace Ayala in November 2005.

Shares a birthday with the following celebrities: Ben Stiller, singer Clay Aiken, "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage
Daughter" (2002) star Kaley Cuoco, 80s punk rocker Billy Idol and Dick Clark.

Ranked #57 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002).

Ranked #5 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women (2005).

She left Canada at the age of 17 to move to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. Had a deadline of 6 weeks.
By the end of the 5th week was given the role of Kimberley Bauer on Fox's "24" (2001).

Received Paris Hilton's autobiography and Paris Hilton's perfume by her House of Wax (2005) co-star Paris Hilton for Elisha's
22nd Birthday.
Loves to visit the beach, but is unable to tan because of her fair skin.

Both her mother and brother play on Hockey Teams in Canada.

She's a huge hockey fan and has season tickets to the Kings. She also writes a blog for NHL.com called 'Hollywood Hockey
Thoughts'.

She loves to hang out on St-Laurent boulevard when she's in Montreal.

She has a younger brother, Jonathan, and a younger sister, Lee-Ann

Parents are Kevin and Patricia Cuthbert

Named #54 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).

Ranked #25 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Auditioned but lost the lead role to Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man (2002).

Ranked #4 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women (2008).

Ranked #6 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Personal Quotes

"I feel like I'm one of the Simpsons". (she will have to stick with the same wardrobe all season on the Fox series "24"
(2001)).

I believe not giving up on doing things.

I was lucky," (in Los Angeles) "I found what I wanted to do when I was 11.

"I don't ever want to be doing the same sort of thing, I never want to be typecast, because I have way too much to give to be
sort of, to always be the hot chick in the movie." (Referring to The Girl Next Door (2004)).

I definitely believe in fate. And I believe what you put in is what you get in return. That's the way it's worked for me. As
for the big picture - there's some sort of plan.

"I just went with my gut feeling and thought that if I care this much about what I'm doing, then maybe there are
opportunities elsewhere and I'd be stupid not to give it a try." (when asked about moving from Montreal to L.A. at 17)

"I remember just sort of thinking I'm not going to get to do this too, too often, so I just went crazy and threw alcohol
around. I was acting ridiculous and screaming at everybody and throwing a fit." (about her performance in the Weezer's
video)
With friends and family in Montreal, it's always in the back of my mind. I like going back. I miss the nightlife. It's such a
great city. I've been a lot of places in the world, and I'm sure I'm biased because I grew up there, but I love it.
At the time, "Sex and the City" (1998) was in its prime and I remember thinking, "God, those girl are so lucky! They got to
wear all these different outfits and I'm stuck in the same thing for ten months".

I'm very mellow. I think if I hadn't become an actress, I would've lived the simple life. You know, get married and sit on my
porch.

I'm a huge fan of video games and comic books. I'm not die-hard or anything, but I definitely appreciate the art in it, which
is really cool.

Mini Biography

SA former child star whose flame continued to burn bright into her teen years, blonde beauty Elisha Cuthbert has successfully
carried the success from Popular Mechanics for Kids and Are You Afraid of the Dark? into a featured role on the hit FOX
series 24 and a successful film career. A Calgary native who landed her first modeling job at the tender age of seven, it
was a mere four years later that Cuthbert instinctively knew that she wanted to spend the rest of her days in front of the
lens. Following an appearance in the 1997 feature Dancing on the Moon, Cuthbert landed a job as a field correspondent for the
acclaimed Canadian television series Popular Mechanics for Kids, and her reporting proved so effective that she caught the
attention of first lady Hillary Clinton, who invited Cuthbert to Washington for a meeting.

Though she spent the majority of her youth in Montreal, Cuthbert moved to Los Angeles at age 17 in order to pursue an acting
career. Featured roles as a reluctant pilot in Airspeed (1998) and a time traveling teen in Time at the Top (1999) were soon
to follow, and by the time Cuthbert joined the cast of Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? in 1999, it was obvious that
her talent was growing. Her role in the made-for-Canadian-television feature Lucky Girl only furthered her reputation as a
dramatically capable rising starlet, and her distinct onscreen facial expressions and convincing performance soon caught the
eyes of producers who were preparing a new thriller series for FOX. Cast as Jack Bauer's (Kiefer Sutherland)
damsel-in-distress daughter, Kimberly, in the breakout hit 24, Cuthbert's character suffered through multiple kidnappings and
a mountain lion attack over the course of the series' first two seasons. In the episode of 24 in which she shared a scene

with the mountain lion, Cuthbert made news when the beast actually attacked her on the film set, sending the frightened
actress on a trip to the hospital with an injured hand. On the heels of 24, Cuthbert took a supporting role in the comedy Old
School before appearing in the subsequent romantic comedies Love Actually (2003) and The Girl Next Door (2004), the latter of
which found her taking the lead as an ex-porn star who becomes the object of affection to a lonely suburban boy unaware of
her past.