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Selma Blair Biography
Birth Name:Selma Blair Beitner
Birth Place:Southfield, Michigan, United States
Profession Actress
Fast Facts
- Participated in H&M's Fashion Against AIDS 2011 Campaign, Children's Action Network and AmFAR AIDS Research 2011
- Supports the organizations Multiple Sclerosis Society and Staying Alive Foundation
- Studied at Kalamazoo College
- Started acting in a school production and kept pusuing the craft after an English teacher encouraged her to keep acting
- Quote: "[On her first time acting] "I learned that there’s a lot of waiting around and a lot of nights without sleep․ I learned that I loved being on set and being around other people who love what they’re doing․""
- Best known for her role in the 1999 film "Cruel Intentions․"
- Was interested in becoming a professional ice skater
Awards
- 1999Teen Choice Award-TV - Breakout Performance: nominated
- 2000MTV Movie Award-Breakthrough Female Performance: nominated
- 2000MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: winner
- 2002Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Actress, Comedy: nominated
- 2002Stinker Award-Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or its End Credits: winner
- 2003DVD Premiere Award-Best Actress: nominated
- 2005Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2019Best Actress-: winner
- 2020Best Supporting Actress-: winner
- 2020Utah Film Award-Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2021Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary: winner
- 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Unforgettables: winner
- 2022People's Choice Award-The Competition Contestant of 2022: winner