Selma Blair Biography

Her mother was a judge, while her father was an attorney and an active member of the U.S. Democratic Party. Her parents got separated when she was twenty-three years old.

She began her professional acting career in 1995, and has been actively involved in the field of acting ever since.

The following year, she made her film debut by playing the role of Pretzel Cart in the movie ‘The Broccoli Theory.’ Selma went unnoticed in the film. She then landed a decent role in the film ‘In & Out.’ However, many portions in which Selma had appeared were taken out by the editor and the film released without much of Selma’s on-screen presence. She was also seen in My Friend Steve’s 1998, music video, ‘Charmed.’

Selma tasted success in 1999, when she appeared along with stars like Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe in the film ‘Cruel Intentions.’ She won the ‘MTV Movie Award’ under the category ‘Best Kiss’ which she shared with Gellar.

Her next television appearance came in between 1999 and 2000, when she was seen in a couple of seasons in the series ‘Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane.’ In 2001, she was cast alongside actress Reese Witherspoon in the comedy film ‘Legally Blonde’ from which she was fired during the pre-production schedule. However, she rejoined the project later.

2016, was a great year for Selma as she starred in the hit ‘FX’ miniseries ‘American Crime Story: The People vs. O. J. Simpson,’ which was based on the publicized case of O. J. Simpson’s murder, where she portrayed Kris Jenner. The same year, she starred in the independent drama ‘Mothers and Daughters.’

In 2017, Selma was cast in the critically acclaimed movie ‘Mom and Dad’ opposite Nicolas Cage. She returned to television in 2018, with recurring roles in series like ‘Heathers’ and ‘Liverspots and Astronots.’

In 2022, she appeared in 'Dancing with the Stars,' but had to exit the show early due to health reasons.

The Adventures of Pete & Pete – Selma appeared as a child artist in this surreal comedy television series. She was seen as Penelope Ghiruto. The series was aired from February 9, 1991, to December 28, 1996, on ‘Nickelodeon.’

Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane – Selma was one of the four leads in this television drama. She played Zoe Bean, a desperate lover girl, in a total of 26 episodes. The series was aired from January 17, 1999, to June 11, 2000, on the channel, ‘The WB.’

In 1990, when Selma was eighteen years old, she lost her boyfriend in an accident. It took her several years to recover from the tragic loss.

In July 2003, she began dating Ahmet Zappa. Ahmet is a famous writer, producer, and publisher from the United States. After dating each other for about six months, they got married on 24 January 2004, but the marriage did not last long as they got separated on November 27, 2006.

In 2010, she began dating Jason Bleick, a fashion designer. In 2011, her representative made a public announcement saying that she was pregnant with Jason’s child. The baby was born on July 25, 2011, and they named the child Arthur Saint Bleick. After two years of dating, the couple got separated in September 2012.