Biography - Cobie Smulders

Who is Cobie Smulders?

Cobie Smulders is a popular face in TV series and movies. Best known for her role in How I Met Your Mother, the Canadian-born actress is both talented and gorgeous. Does Cobie Smulders look like Amanda Cerny? Many have shared their thoughts on the topic, and many see the similarity between the two. 

Cobie Smulders – Birth, Parents, Siblings

Born Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders, Cobie Smulders’ birth took place on April 3, 1982. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to a British mother and Dutch father, Bert Smulders.

Although the names of her parents have not yet been revealed, we do know that she has seven siblings. Her four sisters are Amy, Julie, Melissa, and Fiona, and her three brothers are Mark, Adam, and Scott.

Education, Ethnicity

Growing up, Cobie Smulders dreamt of becoming a doctor or marine biologist. After graduating from Lord Byng Secondary School with honors in 2000, Smulders took a short break from education before finally studying at the University of Victoria. There she studied marine biology while also taking part-time acting classes. As marine biology required a lot of lab time, she put her schooling on hold to pursue a career in acting.

Her ethnicity includes English and Dutch.

Cobie Smulders – Boyfriend, Marriage, Husband, Children

Cobie Smulders began a relationship with American actor, comedian, and writer Taran Killam. She got engaged to her boyfriend in January 2009 after dating for around 4 years. The couple married after more than a 3-year engagement on September 8, 2012, in Solvang, California. 

She and her husband have two children together, both girls. Their first daughter, named Shaelyn Cado Killam, was born on May 16, 2009. Around 6 years later, the couple welcomed their second daughter in January 2015, named Janita Mae Killam.

The family now resides in Los Angeles, California, USA, without any news of extramarital affairs or divorce.

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Cobie Smulders – Career

Early Career

Cobie Smulders started acting in school productions while in high school. After graduation, she spent some time modeling, as it brought her more opportunities. For several years, she traveled to France, Japan, Italy, Greece, and Germany.  But later, she began to "kind of hate" modeling. 

So, she joined the University. Here again, Smulders put her degree on hold to pursue acting for a few years.

Her first acting roles were in Special Unit 2 (2001), Candy from Strangers (2001), and Jeremiah (2002), as a guest, which was followed by a recurring role in The L Word. She finally was able to land a permanent role in the ABC series Veritas: The Quest, but the series was canceled after one season. On the bright side, Cobie Smulders’ acting skills were already beginning to be recognized. 

In 2005, she landed her breakthrough role as Robin Scherbatsky in CBS’s How I Met Your Mother. She played the character for the entire nine seasons alongside actors Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, and Alyson Hannigan. 

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Films, TV Series

Cobie Smulders has found success in movies as an actress, especially in Marvel Movies as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill. She has appeared in The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), etc. 

Smulders reprised the same role in the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. alongside Clark Gregg and also has a recurring role in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events. 

Smulders has also lent her voice to Wonder Woman in 2014’s The Lego Movie. Moreover, the Canadian actress has played supporting roles in Safe Haven (2013), Delivery Man (2013), They Came Together (2014), and Tom Cruise in the 2016 movie Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. 

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Co-stars

On the set of Safe Haven, Smulders worked with Julianne Hough, Mimi Kirkland, Noah Lomax, David Lyons, and Tora Hallstrom.

Cobie Smulders – Awards, Nominations

Cobie Smulders has been nominated for the EWwy Award (2013)- category for Best Supporting Actress: Comedy, 2014’s People's Choice Award- category for Favorite TV Gal Pals (shared with Alyson Hannigan), and the 2017 Theatre World Award for Present Laughter.

Among her nominations, Smulders has won the EWwy Award, while she was named Honoree by the Theatre World Award.

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Cobie Smulders – Health issues

In 2015, Cobie Smulders revealed that in 2007, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 25. She was shooting season three of How I Met Your Mother. She had surgeries to remove tumors from her ovaries and was left with one-third of an ovary. 

But cancer had already spread to her lymph nodes. She had to undergo numerous surgeries to treat cancer over two years’ time. She was even told that she would never be able to get pregnant naturally, which has been proven wrong.

Also in 2015, she lost the role of Harriet Grant in Confirmation to Zoe Lister-Jones because she had broken her leg.

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Cobie Smulders – Net Worth, Salary

The net worth of Smulders is estimated to be around $25 million, while the figure for her annual salary is unknown.

Cobie Smulders – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Cobie Smulders is followed by millions of followers and counting.

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