Selma Blair is an American actress & model who is best known for her role in Cruel Intention, Legally Blonde, Hellboy, and The Sweetest Thing.
Appearing in more than 37 films and television series, Selma Blair has accumulated a net worth of $14 million. She took $40k for her role of Dr. Kate Wales in the American sitcom ‘Anger Management’. Besides, Blair further earned through modeling. She was the cover of numerous popular magazines.
Apart from films and series, Selma Blair lent her voice to the ‘Hellboy: The Science of Evil’ video games and The Diary of Anne Frank audiobooks. What’s more, Selma Blair won the Barcelona Planet Film Festival for her featured role in the 2020 film ‘A Dark Foe’.
Earning Highlights
Since 1990, Selma Blair has been associated with the film industry. She has earned most of her wealth through acting. She has appeared in some high budget films so far. These films have earned well in the worldwide box office.
Here’s Selma Blair notable appeared films and box office earning:
Films Name | Worldwide Box Office Earning |
Cruel Intentions | $76 million |
Hellboy | $99 million |
Legally Blonde | $142 million |
The Sweetest Thing | $69 million |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $168 million |
What’s more, Selma Blair is credited with 37 films that earned over $1 billion in the worldwide box office. Her box office rank is #3,109.
Talking about television series, Selma Blair earned $40k per episode for her role in the sitcom ‘Anger Management’. She appeared in a total of 43 episodes in this series. Hence, Selma Blair earned $1.72 million from this series.
Outside acting, Selma Blair has earned through modeling. She was covered in magazines like Vanity Fair, Seventeen, Glamour, Marie Claire, Vogue, and Rolling Stone.
Real Estate or Asset
Selma has made a massive profit in the real estate business. She made double from her West Hollywood’s modest home. In 2001, Selma bought a modest home for $645k that is located in West Hollywood, California. In return, she sold it for $1.2 million.
Later, in 2012, Selma Blair bought another home for $1.3 million that she sold for $1.7 million.
Selma Blair: At a Glance
Full Name | Selma Blair Beithner |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 23 June 1972 |
Birth Place | Southfield, Michigan, United States |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Weight | 52 kg or 114.64 lbs |
Spouse | Ahmet Zappa (m. 2004-2006); Jason Bleick (m. 2010-2012) |
Children | Arthur Saint Bleick |
Profession | Actress, Model |
Nationality | American |
Net Worth | $14 million |
Early Life
Selma Blair Beithner was born in Southfield, Michigan, on 23 June 1972. She is the youngest daughter of Elliot I. Beithner & Molly Ann. She has a Hebrew name, Bat-Sheva. Her father, Elliot I. Beithner was an attorney.
Selma Blair attended a Jewish day school named Hillel Day School that is located in Farmington Hills. Later, she studied photography at Kalamazoo College and acted in the ‘The Little Theater of the Green Goose’ play.
However, Blair took a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography & a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Michigan. Besides, Blair double majored in fine arts & English from that University.
Career
After some college performance, Selma Blair was involved in the production of ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ play, though it was failed to gross well enough. Later, she moved to New York and took training at acting school.
After training, Selma Blair began her professional appearance in the mid-1990s. She first appeared in the TV sitcom, ‘The Adventures of Pets & Pete’. In 1996, Blair appeared in her first film ‘The Broccoli Theory’.
Blair’s success came through the drama film Cruel Intentions. This film made $76 million in the box office. Moreover, Blair won the MTV Movie Award for her role in this film.
Later, Selma appeared in the Hellboy franchise, The Sweetest Thing, Highway, and so on. What’s more, she was covered in Rolling Stone magazine. That year was her career’s peak position.
In television series, Blair is a famous face for her role in Anger Management, Web Therapy, Lost in Space, Another Life, and so on. Besides, she appeared in music videos like Every You Every Me, Full of Regret, Charmed, and so forth.
As a video game lover, you must have heard the voice of Selma Blair in the ‘Hellboy: The Science of Evil’. Throughout her three decades of an acting career, Selma Blair has won six awards and seven nominations so far.
FAQs
Last year, Selma Blair had an MS diagnosis. In an interview, Selma added that the diagnosis has affected the brain and spinal cord of her baby. In 2010, Blair married Jason Bleick. This baby was born to this couple. Therefore, Jason Bleick is the daddy of Selma Blair’s baby.
Currently, Selma Blair is living in Los Angeles, California. In an interview, she showed off her home where she finds joy. Truly speaking, her Los Angeles home is gorgeous and an uplifting place.
In 2018, Selma Blair was suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS)—a disease that attacks the protective shell of the nerve. This disease has affected her baby’s brain and spinal cord. However, she and her baby are well now.