Selma Blair is originally from Southfield, Michigan, and was born in 1972. After graduating from high school, Selma moved to New York in order to pursue a career in photography. While in New York she studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the Column Theater. An agent who was quite impressed with what he saw signed her on. After training at The Stella Adler Conservatory, pretty dark-haired Selma Blair began her acting career with a series of small roles on film and television. In 1997 she appeared briefly in the features "In & Out" and "Arresting Gena" and had a larger role in the independent "Strong Island Boys". The following year, Blair acted in the series premiere of the Fox comedy "Getting Personal" and had a featured guest role in the CBS drama "Promised Land" as a troubled teenager with a drinking problem.

Selma has rapidly become more known in Hollywood circles, amassing some nice career credits. The recent boom in teen programming - both on television and in theaters - benefitted many young stars, but Blair seems to be one of the few with the savvy and sophistication to take full advantage of it. She appeared in the 1998 USA Network TV-movie "No Laughing Matter" before landing a role in the ensemble of the teen comedy feature "Can't Hardly Wait" (1998). Blair had her first starring film role in the thriller "Brown's Requiem" (1998) and was chosen to head the cast of the coming-of-age midseason replacement series "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane" (The WB, 1999-2000), playing Zoe Bean, a witty and blunt Manhattan teenager. She was also tapped for the role of shy Cecile in "Cruel Intentions", a contemporary reworking of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" set in New York starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe, and was featured in the music-themed "Girl" (both 1999).

2001 saw her return to the big screen with a memorable supporting role as an uptight Harvard Law student in the hit comedy "Legally Blonde". Then in 2003, Blair joined Jason Lee and Julia Stiles for the romantic comedy "A Guy Thing." She once dreamed of being a successful New York photographer, but she has found most of her success on the opposite side of the lens.

• Happy Together (2009) (post-production) .... Ms. Delbo
  
• "Kath & Kim" .... Kim Day (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
       - Bachelorette (2009) TV episode .... Kim Day
       - Desire (2009) TV episode .... Kim Day
       - Competition (2009) TV episode .... Kim Day
       - Celebrity (2009) TV episode .... Kim Day
       - Idols (2009) TV episode .... Kim Day
        (11 more)
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) .... Liz Sherman
  ... aka Hellboy 2 - Die goldene Armee (Germany)
• Hellboy: The Science of Evil (2008) (VG) (voice) .... Liz Sherman
• The Poker House (2008) .... Sarah
• My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008) .... Emily Lott
  ... aka Lauschangriff - My Mom's New Boyfriend (Germany: DVD title)
  ... aka My Spy (Australia: DVD title)
• Feast of Love (2007) .... Kathryn Smith
• W Delta Z (2007) .... Jean Lerner
  ... aka Waz (UK: informal title) (USA: working title)
  ... aka The Killing Gene (USA: DVD title)
• Purple Violets (2007) .... Patti Petalson
• Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007) (TV) (voice) .... Liz Sherman
  ... aka Hellboy Animated: Blood & Iron (USA: DVD box title)
• Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006) (TV) (voice) .... Liz Sherman
• The Night of the White Pants (2006) .... Beth Hagan
• The Alibi (2006) .... Adelle
  ... aka Lies & Alibis (USA)
  ... aka Lies and Alibis (USA)
• The Big Empty (2005) .... Alice
• The Fog (2005) .... Stevie Wayne
  ... aka Brouillard, Le (Canada: French title)
• The Deal (2005) .... Abbey Gallagher
• Pretty Persuasion (2005) .... Grace Anderson
• In Good Company (2004) .... Kimberly
• A Dirty Shame (2004) .... Caprice Stickles
• Hellboy (2004) .... Liz Sherman
  ... aka Super Sapiens (Malaysia: English title)
• DeMarco Affairs (2004) (TV) .... Kate DeMarco
• Dallas 362 (2003) .... Peg