Selma Blair Beitner (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress and model. Selma Blair’s net worth is $6 million As of 2022. She accumulated her net worth through her profession in the acting industry. She is an actor and also a voice actor. Selma had to face a number of auditions and rejections before she finally landed a television commercial in 1993. She continued appearing in television commercials until landing her first acting role in the television series, ‘The Adventures of Pete & Pete in 1995.
She came to the limelight after being part of many films and television series. But, most importantly she gained a fan following and huge recognition after her performance in Brown’s Requiem which was released in 1998, and here, she was seen in the lead role.
Another interesting fact is that her breakthrough came when Selma Blair was cast in a sitcom and here, she was cast in the role of Zoe Bean. This premiered on the WB sitcom and was titled Zoe, Duncan, Jack, and Jane. The show ran from the year 1999 to 2000. Selma Blair was also cast in the cult film which was titled Cruel Intentions. Here she was cast in the role of Cecile Caldwell and it was launched in the year 1999.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Blair was born on June 23, 1972, in Southfield, Michigan, United States. She is the youngest child of Elliot Beitner and Molly Ann Beitner and was raised along with her three older sisters, Katherine, Elizabeth, and Marie Beitner.
Her mother was a judge, while her father was an attorney and an active member of the U.S. Democratic Party. Her parents got separated when she was 23 years old.
Selma studied at ‘Hillel Day School,’ a Jewish school in Farmington Hills, and at ‘Cranbrook Kingswood’ in Bloomfield Hills. After that, she attended ‘Kalamazoo College.’ When she was still a kid, she wanted to be a ballerina. But later, she changed her mind and started her career in the acting industry.
Selma moved to New York to pursue a career in photography and attended ‘New York University.’ She also began taking acting classes at the ‘Stella Adler Conservatory.’ She ended up returning to Michigan and subsequently graduated from the ‘University of Michigan with multiple degrees in photography, fine arts, English, and psychology.
She began her professional acting career in 1995 and has been actively involved in the field of acting ever since.
PERSONAL LIFE
In 1990, when Selma was 18 years old, she lost her boyfriend in an accident. It took her several years to recover from the tragic loss.
In July 2003, she began dating Ahmet Zappa. Ahmet is a famous writer, producer, and publisher from the United States. After dating each other for about six months, they got married on 24 January 2004, but the marriage did not last long as they got separated on November 27, 2006.
In 2010, she began dating Jason Bleick, a fashion designer. In 2011, her representative made a public announcement saying that she was pregnant with Jason’s child. The baby was born on 25th July 2011 and they named the child Arthur Saint Bleick. After two years of dating, the couple got separated in September 2012.
In October 2018, Selma Blair announced that she is being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease that damages a part of the nervous system. She revealed that she has been suffering from this illness for a long time and did not realize it was so catastrophic.
She supports a number of charity works relating to health and child support. She has lent her support to H&M Magazine’s ‘Against AIDS’ campaign, Marc Jacobs’ ‘Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign,’ AmFAR ‘AIDS Research,’ and ‘Bulgari-Save the Children’ 2012 ad campaign. She is also a part of ‘The Staying Alive Foundation’ and ‘The National Multiple Sclerosis Society.’
CAREER
Selma tasted success in 1999 when she appeared along with stars like Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe in the film ‘Cruel Intentions.’ She won the ‘MTV Movie Award’ under the category ‘Best Kiss’ which she shared with Gellar.
Her next television appearance came between 1999 and 2000 when she was seen in a couple of seasons of the series ‘Zoe, Duncan, Jack, and Jane.’ In 2001, she was cast alongside actress Reese Witherspoon in the comedy film ‘Legally Blonde’ from which she was fired during the pre-production schedule. However, she rejoined the project later.
Later, Selma appeared in ‘Highway,’ which was released in 2002. She also starred opposite Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate in the rom-com ‘The Sweetest Thing.’ She then did two independent films that garnered her critical acclaim. The films were Dana Lustig’s ‘Kill Me Later and Todd Solondz’s controversial flick, ‘Storytelling.’
2004 saw one of Selma’s most memorable roles – Liz Sherman in ‘Hellboy.’ Its successful sequel ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army,’ which was released in 2008, was based on a popular comic of the same name.
2008 was a busy year for Selma. She starred in an independent film titled ‘The Poker House’ by writer and director Lori Petty. She was cast opposite ‘Oscar’ and Golden Globe-winner, Jennifer Lawrence. In the fall of 2008, Selma took to television and acted in one of the seasons of NBC’s ‘Kath & Kim,’ starring opposite Molly Shannon.
Her stage work includes her portrayal of Kayleen in Rajiv Joseph’s play, ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries,’ which had its world premiere at Houston’s ‘Alley Theatre’ in October 2009.
In 2012, she appeared in the series Anger Management’ in which she played the role of Dr. Kate Wales. The same year, Selma starred in the suspense thriller movie ‘Columbus Circle,’ starring alongside Jason Lee, Amy Smart, Giovanni Ribisi, and Kevin Pollak.
In 2013, she worked for the television show ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’ in which she portrayed herself as a cyber girl. After a brief stint on television in 2014, she appeared in the drama ‘Sex, Death And Bowling in 2015.
2016 was a great year for Selma as she starred in the hit ‘FX’ miniseries ‘American Crime Story: The People vs. O. J. Simpson,’ which was based on the publicized case of O. J. Simpson’s murder, where she portrayed Kris Jenner. The same year, she starred in the independent drama ‘Mothers and Daughters.’
In 2017, Selma was cast in the critically acclaimed movie ‘Mom and Dad opposite Nicolas Cage. She returned to television in 2018 with recurring roles in series like ‘Heathers’ and ‘Liverspots and Astronauts.’
In 2019, the actress was seen in the romantic drama movie ‘After’ and in the ‘Netflix science fiction series ‘Another Life.’ She was also cast to star in the horror crime ‘The Great Illusion.’
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