Cobie Smulders portrays Mrs. Quagmire in the Netflix adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Biography[]
Cobie Smulders was born on April 3, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Dutch father and an English mother. As a girl, Cobie had set her sights on becoming a doctor or a marine biologist. In fact, it wasn't until high school that Cobie started to explore acting after appearing in several school productions. As a teenager, Cobie caught the eye of a modeling agency, which led to several years of world travel to places such as France, Japan, Italy, Greece, and Germany. Yet even as Cobie's modeling career was on the rise, she still managed to attend school, graduating from high school in 2000 with honors.
Once out of high school, Cobie continued modeling internationally until the opportunity arose to audition for film and television. It was not long before Cobie's natural ability as an actress impressed casting directors, landing her guest spots on television series such as Special Unit 2 (2001) and Jeremiah (2002). In addition, Cobie also appeared in the short Candy from Strangers (2001) directed by fellow Canadian rising star Eric Johnson.
Cobie got her big break just months later when she landed the role of Juliet Droil in the ABC program Veritas: The Quest (2003). The series marked her first series role for television.[1]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Candy from Strangers | Martina | Short |
2004 | Walking Tall | Exotic Beauty | |
2004 | Ill Fated | Mary | |
2005 | The Long Weekend | Ellen | |
2006 | Escape | Psychotic Brunette | Short |
2006 | Dr. Miracles | Mrs. Peterson | Short |
2007 | The Storm Awaits | Anabella DeLorenzo | Short |
2009 | The Slammin' Salmon | Tara | |
2012 | The Avengers | Agent Maria Hill | |
2012 | Grassroots | Clair | |
2013 | Safe Haven | Jo | |
2013 | Delivery Man | Emma | |
2014 | They Came Together | Tiffany | |
2014 | The Lego Movie | Wonder Woman | Voice |
2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Maria Hill | |
2014 | Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. | Maria Hill | |
2015 | Unexpected | Samantha Abbott | |
2015 | Results | Kat | |
2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Maria Hill | |
2016 | The Intervention | Ruby | |
2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Turner | |
2017 | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Allison | |
2017 | Killing Gunther | Lisa | |
2017 | Present Laughter | Joanna Lyppiatt | |
2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Maria Hill | Uncredited |
2018 | Alright Now | Joanne | |
2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Wonder Woman | Voice |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Maria Hill | |
2019 | Spider-Man: Far from Home | Maria Hill | |
Cicada | Sophie |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Special Unit 2 | Zoe | One Episode |
2002 | Jeremiah | Deborah | One Episode |
2003 | Tru Calling | Sarah Webb | One Episode |
2003-2004 | Veritas: The Quest | Juliet Droil | |
2004 | Smallville | Shannon Bell | One Episode |
2005 | Andromeda | Rhade's Wife | |
2005 | The L Word | Leigh Ostin | |
2010 | How to Make It in America | Hayley | One Episode |
2005-2014 | How I Met Your Mother | Robin Scherbatsky | |
2013-2015 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Maria Hill | |
2016 | Animals. | Anni | One Episode |
2017 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Mother | |
2017-2018 | Nature Cat | Nature Dog | Voice |
2017-2019 | Friends from College | Lisa Turner | |
2019 | Arrested Development | Young Lucille | |
2019 | Stumptown | Dex Parios |