Elisha Cuthbert
Born November 30, 1982 (age 24)
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Notable roles Kim Bauer
in 24
Danielle
in The Girl Next Door
Carly Jones
in House of Wax
Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is known as a former host of the Canadian children's television series Popular Mechanics for Kids and had roles in numerous other Canadian productions before moving to
Early life
Cuthbert was born in
She began her career in 1989 by modeling for various lines of children's clothing and also became a foot model. She made her first televised appearance in the horror-themed series for children, Are You Afraid of the Dark? as a young girl in the episode "The Tale of the Nightshift" (she would later become a series regular) and landed her first role in a feature film in the family drama Dancing on the Moon. She went on to star in several family-themed movies and an airplane thriller, Airspeed, and also hosted Popular Mechanics for Kids with Jay Baruchel. Cuthbert's role as host of Popular Mechanics sometimes required her to act as a foreign correspondent, and she was required to fly around the world despite her aversion to plane travel. Her reporting captured the attention of then First Lady, Hillary Clinton, who invited her to visit the White House.
Career
Cuthbert as Kim Bauer
In 2000, Cuthbert graduated from