Date of Birth
30 November 1982, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Birth Name
Elisha Ann Cuthbert
Nickname
Leesh
Height
Trivia
While trotting the
globe as a correspondent for the award-winning series "Popular Mechanics for Kids" (1997), she caught the eye of First
Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and was invited to Washington for a
meeting with her.
Was born in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada but later moved and grew up in the Greenfield Park district, in
Longueuil (south shore of Montreal), Quebec, Canada.
Is a former foot
model.
Speaks French as a
result of growing up in Montreal.
Dislikes flying so
much that she has certain rituals she must do: like always board the plane with
her right foot first. (From an April 2004 appearance on "Late Night with Conan
O'Brien" (1993).).
[June 2004] Engaged
to longtime boyfriend Trace Ayala,
best friend and personal assistant to Justin
Timberlake. Broke off her engagement to Trace Ayala in November 2005.
Ranked #57 in Stuff
magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002).
Ranked #5 in FHM 100
Sexiest Women (2005).
She left Canada at
the age of 17 to move to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career.
Had a deadline of 6 weeks. By the end of the 5th week was given the role of
Kimberley Bauer on Fox's "24" (2001).
Received Paris
Hilton's autobiography and Paris Hilton's perfume by her House of Wax (2005) co-star Paris Hilton for Elisha's 22nd Birthday.
Loves to visit the
beach, but is unable to tan because of her fair skin.
Both her mother and
brother play on Hockey Teams in Canada.
She's a huge hockey
fan and has season tickets to the Kings. She also writes a blog for NHL.com
called 'Hollywood Hockey Thoughts'.
She has a younger
brother, Jonathan, and a younger sister, Lee-Ann
Parents are Kevin
and Patricia Cuthbert
Named #54 in FHM magazine's
"100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
Ranked #25 on the
Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Auditioned but lost
the lead role to Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man (2002).
Ranked #4 in FHM 100
Sexiest Women (2008).
Ranked #6 on the
Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
Former boyfriend Sean Avery was suspended for six games then kicked
off the Dallas Stars for a crude remark he made about the romance between
Cuthbert and Dion Phaneuf.
(December 2008).
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".
Personal Quotes
"I feel like
I'm one of the Simpsons". (she will have to stick with the same wardrobe
all season on the Fox series "24" (2001)).
I believe not giving
up on doing things.
I was lucky,"
(in Los Angeles) "I found what I wanted to do when I was 11.
"I don't ever
want to be doing the same sort of thing, I never want to be typecast, because I
have way too much to give to be sort of, to always be the hot chick in the
movie." (Referring to The
Girl Next Door (2004)).
I definitely believe
in fate. And I believe what you put in is what you get in return. That's the
way it's worked for me. As for the big picture - there's some sort of plan.
"I just went
with my gut feeling and thought that if I care this much about what I'm doing,
then maybe there are opportunities elsewhere and I'd be stupid not to give it a
try." (when asked about moving from Montreal to L.A. at 17)
"I remember
just sort of thinking I'm not going to get to do this too, too often, so I just
went crazy and threw alcohol around. I was acting ridiculous and screaming at
everybody and throwing a fit." (about her performance in the Weezer's
video)
With friends and
family in Montreal, it's always in the back of my mind. I like going back. I
miss the nightlife. It's such a great city. I've been a lot of places in the
world, and I'm sure I'm biased because I grew up there, but I love it.
At the time, "Sex and the City" (1998) was in its prime and I remember
thinking, "God, those girl are so lucky! They got to wear all these
different outfits and I'm stuck in the same thing for ten months".
I'm very mellow. I
think if I hadn't become an actress, I would've lived the simple life. You
know, get married and sit on my porch.
I'm a huge fan of
video games and comic books. I'm not die-hard or anything, but I definitely
appreciate the art in it, which is really cool.
