Cobie Smulders

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Actress

Birth Date: April 3, 1982

Age: 41 years old

Birth Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Spouses: Taran Killam

As an actress, Cobie Smulders enjoyed the rare opportunity to star not only on a hit television series, but simultaneously appear in one of the biggest box office hits of all time. A former model, she turned to acting at the dawn of the new millennium, experiencing near misses as a cast member on a pair of quickly canceled series - "Special Unit 2" (UPN, 2001-02) and "Veritas: The Quest" (ABC, 2003). More television work and the occasional small role in such feature films as "Walking Tall," (2004) trickled in, but nothing substantial. That was until Smulders joined the ensemble cast of the relationship sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS, 2005-14). Working alongside Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan and Neil Patrick Harris, Smulders suddenly found herself in the enviable position of a highly-rated and critically-praised series. Still, participation in a major feature film eluded Smulders, with little more than the comedy "The Slammin' Salmon" (2009) populating that section of her résumé. That all changed when writer-director Joss Whedon cast her as super agent Maria Hill in the superhero spectacular "The Avengers" (2012), a movie that ruled the box office for the year and set the stage for numerous potential follow-up appearances by the in-demand actress. Blessed with undeniable beauty, only enhanced by her seemingly effortless grace and confidence, Smulders looked forward to a very bright future on screens both small and large.

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Secret InvasionStream

Actor
Maria Hill
Series
2023
53%

High SchoolStream

Actor
Series
2022
100%

Impeachment: American Crime StoryStream

Actor
Ann Coulter
Miniseries
2021

What If...?Stream

Voice
Series
2021
94%

Cicada

Actor
Sophie
Movie
2020

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

Actor
Show
2019

StumptownStream

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Dex Parios
Series
2019
93%

Stumptown: Extras

Actor
Show
2019

Spider-Man: Far From HomeStream

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Maria Hill
Movie
2019
90%

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second PartStream

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Wonder Woman
Movie
2019
84%

Busy Tonight

Guest
Talk
2018

Alright Now

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Joanne Sykes
Movie
2018

Room 104Stream

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Scientist
Series
2017
88%

Friends From CollegeStream

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Lisa
Series
2017
26%

Live with Kelly and Ryan

Guest
Talk
2017

Die Kampfszenen - Jack Reacher: Kein Weg zurück

Actor
Susan Turner
Show
2017

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back: Extras

Actor
Show
2017

Killing Gunther

Actor
Lisa McCalla
Movie
2017

Literally, Right Before Aaron

Actor
Allison
Movie
2017

The $100,000 PyramidStream

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Game Show
2016

ChelseaStream

Guest
Talk
2016
41%

Jack Reacher: Never Go BackStream

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Major Susan Turner
Movie
2016
38%

The Intervention

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Ruby
Movie
2016

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

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Talk
2015

The Late Late Show With James CordenStream

Guest
Talk
2015

Avengers: Age of UltronStream

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Agent Maria Hill
Movie
2015
76%

ResultsStream

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Kat
Movie
2015
85%

Unexpected

Actor
Samantha Abbott
Movie
2015

Being Canadian

Self
Movie
2015

How I Met Your Mother: Extras

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2014

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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Talk
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Guest
Talk
2014

The Lego MovieStream

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Wonder Woman
Movie
2014
96%

They Came TogetherStream

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Tiffany
Movie
2014
71%

Captain America: The Winter SoldierStream

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Maria Hill
Movie
2014
90%

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Stream

Guest Star
Series
2013
95%

Hollywood Game Night

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Game Show
2013

Safe Haven: Extras

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2013

Safe HavenStream

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Jo
Movie
2013
13%

Delivery ManStream

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Emma
Movie
2013
40%

Katie

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Talk
2012

Live! With Kelly and Michael

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2012

Entertainment Studios.TV

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Show
2012

Comedy Bang! Bang!Stream

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Series
2012

CBS This Morning

Guest
Show
2012

The AvengersStream

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Maria Hill
Movie
2012
91%

Grassroots

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Clair
Movie
2012

LIVE with Kelly

Guest
Talk
2011

The Chew

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Talk
2011

Dish Nation

Guest
Talk
2011

The Marilyn Denis Show

Guest
Show
2011

ConanStream

Guest
Talk
2010

The Talk

Guest
Talk
2010

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

Guest
Show
2010

Access Hollywood Live

Guest
Show
2010

The Slammin' Salmon

Actor
Tara
Movie
2009

The Bonnie Hunt Show

Guest
Talk
2008

The Graham Norton ShowStream

Guest
Talk
2007

etalk

Guest
Show
2006

How I Met Your MotherStream

Actor
Robin Sherbatsky
Series
2005
84%

Entertainment Tonight Canada

Guest
Show
2005

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Guest
Talk
2005

The Long Weekend

Actor
Ellen
Movie
2005

Tru Calling

Guest Star
Series
2003
39%

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Guest
Talk
2003

Veritas: The Quest

Actor
Juliet Droil
Show
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

Guest
Talk
2003

Last Call With Carson Daly

Guest
Talk
2002

SmallvilleStream

Guest Star
Shannon Bell
Series
2001
78%

EP Daily

Guest
Show
1997

Inside the Actors Studio

Guest
Talk
1994

Late Show With David Letterman

Guest
Talk
1993

The SimpsonsStream

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Hydrangea
Series
1989
85%

CBS News Sunday Morning

Guest
News
1979

Good Morning America

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News
1975

Great PerformancesStream

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Franchise
1972

Canada AM

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Show
1972

Today

Guest
News
1952

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Q&A

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