Elisha Cuthbert first made her mark in the entertainment industry in the early 2000s.
These days, she still has an active career, though she no longer spends the bulk of her
time in Hollywood. Keep watching to find out what she's been up to!
Elisha Cuthbert has definitely had a successful career. Her first major roles were 24,
which premiered in 2001, and the 2004 rom-com The Girl Next Door. In more recent years,
she's popped up in movies like 2017's Goon: Last of the Enforcers and on sitcoms like Happy
Endings and The Ranch, while also serving as a guest host on an episode of Canada's Drag Race.
"I love all the queens and their fabulousness.
Their artistic ability to do their own makeup, be funny, I'm such a huge fan."
Anyone who follows Cuthbert on social media will know that she uses Instagram
to regularly update her fans about what she's working on. For instance,
in June 2019 she marked the end of her time on The Ranch by posting a picture of herself with
her costars Ashton Kutcher, Dax Shepard, and Sam Elliott along with the caption,
"One of the most enjoyable experiences of my professional career has come to a
close [...] I'm so grateful for all my time spent with these incredible actors
and crew and I'm so thankful for all the awesome fans of the show!"
"Did you want Sam to like record your own voice message greeting?"
"Yeah, well, it was just a trip every morning when he went, 'Good
morning, Elisha.' I'd be like, 'Oh my God, Sam Elliott!"
While that gig may have ended, this seems to be one star who
has no intention of slowing down any time soon when it comes to her career.
These days, celebrities aren't just famous for appearing on TV shows and movies,
but also for popping up on the most popular podcasts around. While Elisha Cuthbert hasn't
started hosting her own podcast just yet, she's been getting into the swing of stopping by
other audio programs. In October 2019, she had her first-ever podcast interview
on Anna Faris Is Unqualified. She used the opportunity to open up about everything from
how to barbecue to the challenges of being in a sitcom and having actress friends.
As for that last topic, when Faris asked Cuthbert if she indeed has
friends who are also actresses, she admitted,
"I wish I could say I had a lot."
Although, she did also note that as a parent she now has some actress friends
who also have kids, which helps to make the friendships closer. Then in August 2020,
Cuthbert sat down for an interview for Arlene Dickinson's Reinvention podcast,
during which she discussed how she stays grounded. While talking about social media, Cuthbert noted,
"How do I express myself without exposing too much of myself? It's been a challenge.
Because I don't really roll that way, and I haven't. It's always been about the work."
When Cuthbert isn't working on a new movie or TV show,
she spends a significant part of her time supporting worthy causes like the Special
Olympics. Her involvement has included being the famous face behind a virtual 5K walk-slash-run
and attending the Enriching Lives Gala . The event raises funds for grassroots programming,
competitions, coaches, and more for athletes of all ages and ability levels.
Cuthbert is also involved with Tim Hortons Camp Day, whose goal is to
help kids from low-income backgrounds go on life-changing experiences at camp. In 2018,
she worked a drive-thru to help bring in money by selling coffee. As she told the Journal Pioneer,
"I kinda said I didn't want to be in their way since they knew what they were doing
and are way ahead of me and that I want to sell as much coffee as possible. So,
they put me by the window and I've been handing it out. It's been a lot of fun."
She added,
"Because it’s a small community, the people coming to the window are used to the familiar faces. So,
it was interesting when some people would pull up and go 'Who the hell are you?'"
Cuthbert also spends a lot of her time with her family, which obviously includes her husband,
hockey player Dion Phaneuf . They got married in 2013,
and it appears that their relationship is still going strong. Cuthbert often takes to Instagram
to post about how proud she is of her hubby's career and to share what they do together.
Back in 2009 while the two were dating before they got married, she told Women's Health,
"It's the first real, healthy relationship of my
life. I think you learn something from every relationship. But I've spent too
much time with people who weren't worth spending that much time with."
"She's very talented at what she does, so I'm very proud of her."
Nowadays, Cuthbert and Phaneuf are not only a loving couple,
they're also doting parents to their daughter Zaphire, who was born in December 2017. On
the little one's first birthday, her mom took to Instagram to celebrate the milestone by declaring,
"Our baby is 1!! What an insane year, filled with so many learning curves, instinct awareness,
astonishment, exhaustion, pride but most of all LOVE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZAPHIRE you are total magic."
And then there's Pearl Phaneuf, who's a bit of a celebrity in her own right. That's right,
Cuthbert's miniature schnauzer has her very own Instagram account,
where you can see her living a pretty sweet life with her family.
Cuthbert may be well-known by American audiences, but that doesn't mean she's originally from the
United States. As it turns out, she's actually Canadian. She was born in Calgary, Alberta,
where she lived with her family until she was 11 years old. As she revealed to Shape in 2012,
"We did a lot of moving around when I was younger. We lived in Vancouver for a while,
and then Montreal, which was so foreign to us with everyone speaking French. It was wild!"
As an adult, Cuthbert has used her position in the spotlight
to highlight other talented Canadian creative professionals. For example,
you may have spotted her at the 2012 People's Choice Awards wearing a laser-cut bodice and a
maxi skirt that came from Canadian designer Sunny Fong's Vawk 2012 resort collection.
Cuthbert has clearly never fully left her love of Canadian vibes behind, and these days, she
spends a fair amount of her time back in her home country. That decision may have been influenced by
the fact that her husband has played on multiple Canadian NHL teams, including the Calgary Flames,
Toronto Maple Leafs, and Ottawa Senators. That appears to suit his wife just fine. She's settled
down in both the nation's capital and on the east coast, where she heads out on the town with her
Ottawa girls or stops by local establishments. She's also been known to hang out with other
celebrities from the Great White North like singer Jann Arden and actor Jay Baruchel . We assume they
have plenty of conversations with each other about what it's like to be both famous and Canadian.
Cuthbert may primarily split her time between the United States and Canada,
switching up locations when it suits either her personal life or her professional career. But
she's also made some time in the past few years to travel to some countries outside North America.
In May 2019, for example, she headed out on her first Celebrity Cruises trip.
The obviously excited actress hopped onto Instagram to share shots of herself
prepping for her time away from home on the sponsored voyage as she wrote,
"This mama is packing! I’m so excited to be going on my FIRST @celebritycruises EVER!
A much needed Vacay and I can’t wait!!"
While off on her curated journey, Cuthbert certainly appeared to be enjoying each
location. She posted photos of herself spending time in various European locales,
including Italy and Spain, among other wanderlust-sparking destinations. While
taking a break from her acting work, she spent her days sightseeing, lounging on the beach,
and enjoying what she described as the "culinary experience of a lifetime."
She also got the chance to visit landmarks such as the Port of Gibraltar and Stonehenge,
which appeared to be just as memorable as every other adventure she embarked upon.
Elisha Cuthbert spends a lot of time inside on movie and TV sets, but she's also an active
and outdoorsy woman. Anyone who follows her on social media will know this to be true,
as they've seen her and her family heading out to the water to go fishing. In June 2019,
she shared a photo of herself on a boat with the caption,
"Doing some much enjoyed fishing this weekend with both my father and
father-in-law [...] hoping my first season 24 hat brings me some luck."
While we can't say for sure if she caught anything on that occasion, she did reel something in back
in July 2017. That's when she posted a photo of a fish in a net along with the caption,
"Momma can fish!"
While Cuthbert clearly enjoys her time outside in the summer,
she also appears to really be into winter sports as well. Perhaps that's because she
hails from Calgary, which can be more than just a little chilly and snowy in the colder months.
Simply put, when it's below freezing, that's no reason for Cuthbert to take shelter indoors,
as she can often be found with her family skating, snowmobiling, sledding, and skiing.
Cuthbert looks pretty much the same as she did when she first showed up in Hollywood.
As Women's Health described her in 2009,
"Elisha's petite five-foot-three-inch frame belies
her strength. [She] emanates a 'been there' vibe — not exactly hardened,
but she's certainly no pushover. [...] Her dark eyebrows and platinum hair pack a visual
wallop. [...] Elisha has carved out a niche as the hottest girl you might know in real life."
Cuthbert was clearly cut out for the entertainment industry with her camera-ready looks,
which she hasn't departed from very often. Her only notable deviations have been minor
aesthetic adjustments like an edgy coif , blunt bangs, or a pixie cut. She's also occasionally
strayed slightly from her expected appearance by showing up with ginger hair or going brunette.
However, in recent years Cuthbert has seemingly been more inclined to play with her appearance.
She's dyed her hair pink, embraced purplish unicorn tips, and played with a funky filter that
gave her spiky blue hair. Although maybe that last one is just a wild wig. And when opportunities to
play extreme dressup roll around, she tends to go all out. Just take a peek at her as a seriously
sizzling devil and her wonderfully intense Cruella de Vil costume. Honestly, who could
resist playing around with their appearance when you can look striking in so many different ways?!
Cuthbert has done pretty darn well for herself financially, which is a good thing because she may
be the only person in her household bringing in money these days. In June 2019, her husband Dion
Phaneuf became an unrestricted free agent when the Los Angeles Kings bought out the final two years
of the $49 million contract that he originally signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs back in 2013.
While it's unclear exactly how much that left Phaneuf with when it comes to his total fortune,
he probably doesn't have to sweat the lack of income, because according to Celebrity Net Worth,
his wife is worth an estimated $20 million. Back in 2012, Cuthbert talked to the National Post
about establishing herself in the entertainment industry and making money. She explained,
"My goal was to get to California and be a successful movie or television actor,
or whatever it was going to be, and not have to go home to mom and dad
and ask for money. My first goal was to make a career out of it."
She added,
"The next thing I knew, I was on 24, and I thought to myself,
'Now I've got to be the best dramatic actress I can possibly be.'"
All these years later, she's still living up to that promise to herself!
"I'm not as dumb as I am."
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