Elisha Cuthbert

About Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian film and television actress. Her most prominent television roles are as Kim Bauer in the FOX action-thriller series 24 and currently as Alex Kerkovich in the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings (TV series).

Cuthbert was born in Calgary, Alberta, daughter of Patricia, a homemaker, and Kevin, an automotive design engineer. She has two younger siblings, Jonathan and Lee-Ann. She grew up in Greenfield Park, Quebec, near Montreal, Quebec. In 2000, she graduated from Centennial Regional High School and moved to Los Angeles at 17 to act.

When she was 9, Cuthbert started modeling children's clothing and also became a foot model. She made her first televised appearance as an extra in the horror-themed series for children, Are You Afraid of the Dark?; she later became a regular on the show. Cuthbert co-hosted Popular Mechanics for Kids, filmed in Montreal. Her reporting captured the attention of Hillary Clinton, who invited her to the White House

Cuthbert landed her first role in a feature film in the family drama Dancing on the Moon (1997). She appeared in other Canadian family movies and in an airplane thriller, Airspeed. She starred in the Canadian television movie, Lucky Girl, in 2001 and was awarded a Gemini Award for her performance.

Soon after her move to Hollywood, she was cast as Kim Bauer, daughter of federal agent Jack Bauer, in the television series 24.

Ranked #65 on the 2011 Maxim list "Hot 100" women.

Ranked #33 in the 2010 FHM UK list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".

As of November 2023, she has amassed 728,000 followers on Instagram.