you might remember Elisha Cuthbert from
movies like The Girl Next Door and House
of Wax but for most that's about it with
a rising career just ten years ago
comfort was predicted to be one of
Hollywood's hottest up-and-coming
actresses now fans are left to wonder
what she's been up to these days so why
won't Hollywood cast Elisha Cuthbert any
more TV trap
Cuthbert acting career began at the age
of fourteen with her breakout role as
Megan on Nickelodeon's are you afraid of
the dark she played the same character
steadily from 1996 to 2000 which
resulted in her earning lead roles in
small movies like dancing on the moon
and time at the top while none of these
films were received very well by
audiences or critics the added
experience helps pave the way for her to
grab her most recognizable role as Kim
Bauer on the hit television show 24
Cuthbert probably couldn't have foreseen
it would still be her most recognizable
role ten years later especially once she
ditched the series after three seasons
to focus on her film career and was met
with middling results girl next door in
2004 Cuthbert played Danielle in the
girl next door
a young retired porn star who moves in
next door to an average high school
senior ultimately changing his life
forever the studio hoped it would be a
huge hit somewhere in the vein of pretty
woman and American Pie but that wasn't
the case the movie didn't exactly flop
but it wasn't the breakout hit Cuthbert
might have hoped for to catapult her
into big screen relevance then House of
Wax happened in the humdrum horror movie
Cuthbert starred as one of a half-dozen
teens trapped in a wax museum that turns
real people into statues the film wasn't
a flop but like girl-next-door it wasn't
anything to write home about and didn't
help to establish Cuthbert as a
must-have for movie roles bad company
Paris Hilton who also starred in House
of Wax was the very definition of famous
for being famous and hobnobbed with a
host of celebs who'd reputation she'd
Sully with her notorious nightlife
antics and that included Elisha Cuthbert
the two bonded on the set of their movie
and Cuthbert joined Hilton's party
entourage even appearing in the music
video for Paris Hilton song nothing in
this world
given Hilton's reputation for ranking
tabloid presence above her resume though
that wasn't the kind of kinship that
would help Cuthbert advance in the
the flops soon after House of Wax was
released cut Bert's next filmed the
quiet hit theatres in this dramatic
thriller she played a cheerleader whose
social life was ruined by her parents
decision to adopt her deaf cousin
bringing to light some dark family
secrets while the role was certainly far
from the typical hot girl persona she
was used to playing critics and
audiences dismissed the pic and it made
back just 1/3 of its low production
budget upon release her next film
captivity received even worse reviews in
the little scene pic Cuthbert played a
model stalked and kidnapped by a
sadistic psychopath the movie tanked at
the box office was labeled torture porn
by critics and was nominated for a
Razzie in three categories that year
including worst horror movie and worst
director and Cuthbert was nominated for
worst actress Cuthbert eventually went
back to taking roles on television and
found that the small screen scene wasn't
as welcoming to her as it was in the 24
days unhappy endings in 2011 Cuthbert
was cast as a ditzy runaway bride on
ABC's happy endings with several similar
comedies premiering on other networks
around the same time the show wasn't
exactly a star maker while it did earn a
cult following the show was canceled
after just three seasons she was then
cast as a young lesbian who decided to
have a baby with her male best friend in
NBC's one big happy but the show was
panned as a Three's Company ripoff that
delivered to many damaging stereotypes
to survive how would I do in the lesbian
market the program was cancelled after
only six episodes were aired leaving Los
Angeles after Cuthbert spent time
frequenting the club scene with Paris
Hilton she expressed her feelings toward
being young in Hollywood in an interview
with Women's Health magazine and said
she didn't feel like she quite fit in
she told the magazine quote for a long
time I was naive about who I was
surrounded by I got caught up in the LA
scene not that they were bad people
I just couldn't ask any of them to drive
me to the airport she notably started
focusing on her personal life spending
more time with her then-boyfriend
Canadian hockey player Dion Phaneuf the
two married in 2013 and now choose to
split their time between LA and Toronto
while being away for
spotlight has its health benefits it's
also had a negative effect on her
exposure how she can turn it around she
has done a couple of Canadian films
including goon last of the enforcers the
sequel to the well-received 2012 hockey
comedy goon and she stars as Ashton
Kutcher's adorable ex on Netflix is the
ranch she's hardly earning placement on
producers speed-dials these days thanks
to her series of let downs and
separation from the limelight but these
new developments might just mark the
start of a new direction for the girl
next door here's hoping she can turn it
around soon thanks for watching click
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