Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress and
model. She began her career as the co-host of the Canadian children's
television series Popular Mechanics for Kids (1997–2000). Since then,
her best known television roles have been Kim Bauer on the Fox
action-thriller series 24 (2001–2010) and Alex Kerkovich on the ABC
comedy series Happy Endings (2011–2013). She has appeared in such films
as Airspeed (1998), Love Actually (2003), Old School (2003), The Girl
Next Door (2004), House of Wax (2005), and CaptivityWhen she was 9,
Cuthbert started modelling children's clothing and also became a foot
model. She made her first televised appearance as an extra in the
horror-themed series for children, Are You Afraid of the Dark?; she
later became a regular on the show.Cuthbert co-hosted Popular Mechanics
for Kids with Jay Baruchel, filmed in Montreal. Her reporting captured
the attention of Hillary Clinton, who invited her to the White
House.Cuthbert landed her first role in a feature film in the family
drama Dancing on the Moon (1997).She appeared in other Canadian family
movies and in an airplane thriller, Airspeed. Cuthbert co-starred in
Believe a Canadian movie with Ricky Mabe in 2000. She starred in the
Canadian television movie, Lucky Girl, in 2001 and was awarded a Gemini
Award for her performance.