Elisha Cuthbert's Real Name: Elisha Cuthbert

Quick answer: Elisha Cuthbert's real name is Elisha Cuthbert. She is a Canadian actress, born November 30, 1982, in Calgary, Alberta, later known for the Fox series 24 and the comedy Happy Endings.

Real name and early life

She is known professionally as Elisha Cuthbert. Independent publishers used here record that public name rather than a longer legal form, so the public name is used in the title. Encyclopedia.com and TV Insider independently date the birth to November 30, 1982, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Encyclopedia.com, alone among the sources cited here, also records the fuller form Elisha Ann Cuthbert; because that form is not independently confirmed in the other source used here, it is not used in the title. Encyclopedia.com names her parents as Kevin and Patricia Cuthbert and says she also worked as a model. TV Insider says that after working on several Canadian-produced programs, she relocated to Hollywood at 17.

Career highlights

Encyclopedia.com lists early television credits including Popular Mechanics for Kids (syndicated, 1997–2000) and Megan on Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1999), and says she played Kimberly "Kim" Bauer on 24 (Fox, beginning in 2001). It also says she received a 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, shared with others, for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series for 24, and a 2001 Gemini Award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a dramatic program or miniseries for Lucky Girl. TV Insider independently says she was cast as Kiefer Sutherland's rebellious daughter on 24 (Fox, 2001–2010), and identifies the role as Kim Bauer. This page records Encyclopedia.com's open-ended 2001 start date and TV Insider's 2001–2010 series span.

TV Insider says smaller film parts in Old School (2003) and Love Actually (2003) led to leading roles in The Girl Next Door (2004) and House of Wax, which it dates to 2005. Encyclopedia.com independently lists The Girl Next Door (2004) and House of Wax, which it dates to 2004. This page records both years for House of Wax. TV Insider says a later return to television on the comedy Happy Endings (ABC, 2011–13) kept her in the spotlight, and lists the role as Alex. Encyclopedia.com's earlier entry does not list Happy Endings.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Elisha Cuthbert are looking for the Canadian actress described here. Independent sources support the public name used in the title.