Selma Blair Net Worth (Updated 2023) – Bio Overview

Selma Blair is an American actress theatre artist, producer, and voiceover artist who has a net worth of $6 million. The actress is best known for her appearance in several hit television shows and movies such as In Their Skin, The Fog, Mothers and Daughters, Feast of Love, and many more.

Blair first gained public attention after appearing in popular films like 1999s Cruel Intentions, 2001s Legally Blonde, and 2002s The Sweetest Thing. Selma started her acting career back in the mid-1990s and since then she has established herself as one of the lead actresses in the entertainment industry by appearing in a number of hit shows and films.

Selma Blair rose to fame after playing the hit role of Liz Sherman in the 2004s supernatural superhero movie series entitled, Hellboy. She achieved international fame for her appearance in this big-budget film and later Blair started getting offered some big projects such as Kath & Kim (2008–2009) and Anger Management (2012–2013), among others.

Let’s quickly talk about the total of Selma Blair’s net worth her salary, income sources, various organizations, and a lot more.

Early Life:

Selma Blair was born Selma Blair Beitner on the 23rd of June 1972, in a suburb of Detroit, Southfield, Michigan. She was raised by a Jewish family with her father Elliot I. Beitner (Attorney, Labor Arbitrator), and a mother Molly Ann (aka née Cooke) Beitner (Judge).

Selma is the youngest of her three sisters Elizabeth, Marie, and Katherine. She legally changed her last name to Blair at the age of 23 when her parents got divorced. When her father Elliot was 82 years old, he passed away back in 2012.

Moving on to her education, Blair attended Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, before enrolling at Kalamazoo College in Michigan to study photography. While studying at Kalamazoo College, Selma got a chance to appear in the play titled “The Little Theater of the Green Goose”.

Later at the age of 20, she moved to enroll the New York University (NYU) for further studies. At that time she also began taking acting classes at the Stella Adler Conservatory, Column Theatre as well as the Stonestreet Screen Acting Workshop while staying at The Salvation Army.

She finally came back to her hometown Michigan to attend the University of Michigan, from where she completed her graduation magna cum laude in 1994. Selma Blair has managed to earn a bachelor of arts in psychology, a double major in English and fine arts, and a bachelor of fine arts in photography. She returned to New York City after she graduated from Michigan.

Career:

While attending New York University in 1990, Selma went through 75 auditions and was discovered by an acting class, Virginia theater booked her for a television commercial, and she received her Screen Actor’s Guild membership.

After a few years of break, in 1995 Selma came up with her television debut in an episode titled Das Bus of Nickelodeon children’s “The Adventures of Pete & Pete,” in which she appeared as a guest in the role of Penelope Ghiruto. In the very next year, Balair made her film debut in the role of Pretzel Cart Lesbian in The Broccoli Theory. 

That same year in 1996, she made her appearance as Girl at a rock concert in the Canadian kids in the Hall film, Brain Candy, and then in the sketch comedy show The Dana Carvey Show where she had an uncredited role.

Blair starred in the 1997 comedy film, In & Out alongside Kevin Kline, and was named for the lead role of Tara in Strong Island Boys. She also had a voice role of Cici’s Friend on Phone in the hit horror movie, Scream 2.

In 1999, Blair got an opportunity to appear alongside Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, and Ryan Phillippe in the teen romantic drama film, Cruel Intentions. Her outstanding performance as Cecile Caldwell in the film earned her an MTV Movie Award. From 1999 to 2000, she played Zoe Bean in the sitcom, Zoe, Duncan, Jack, and Jane. 

After appearing in a number of shows and films, she became one of the prominent celebrities in the entertainment industry, and in 2000 she became the cast of the romantic comedy film, Down to You as Cyrus.

The following year she reunited with high-profile actress Witherspoon for the comedy film, Legally Blonde, in which she appeared as Vivian Thelma Kensington. The film became a massive hit growing over $14.8 million at the box office as well as receiving positive reviews from critics.

In 2002, Blair starred as Jane Burns in the comedy, The Sweetest Thing, with Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate. She also guest-starred in an episode of the sitcom Friends, and then featured on the cover of a popular magazine, called Rolling Stone. 

Breakthrough:

The breakthrough moment of Blair’s career was in 2004 when she was cast for the role of Liz Sherman in the superhero film series, Hellboy, she repeated her character of Liz in 2008s Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and the animated straight-to-DVD movies 2006s Hellboy: Sword of Storms, as well as 2007s Hellboy: Blood and Iron. 

She gained further recognition by appearing on the sitcom, Kath & Kim, in which she played the role of Kim for 17 episodes from 2008 to 2009. Blair then started appearing as a guest star on the 2010s series Web Therapy and 2011s comedy Portlandia. In 2012, she landed the role of Dr. Kate Wales on the FX sitcom Anger Management, which was aired from 2012 to 2013 for 43 episodes.

Selma starred as Karen Miller in the 2016 comedy film, Ordinary World, and then as Rigby in the drama film, Mothers and Daughters. In the same year, she appeared in the first season of Ryan Murphy’s critically-acclaimed FX crime series, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, in which she played the role of Kris Jenner, the ex-wife of O.J. Simpson’s lawyer Robert Kardashian.

Blair continued to appear in films such as 2017s Mom and Dad, 2019s After and 2020s After We Collided. From 2018 to 2019 she was cast in the Netflix reboot of Lost in Space in which she guest-starred as Jessica Harris for the 3 episodes.

She also portrayed Jade Duke in the four episodes of the 2018 black comedy television series, Heathers. This popular series was based on Winona Ryder-Christian Slater’s 1988 movie. From 2019 to 2021, Selma Blair played the main role of Harper Glass in the two seasons of Netflix’s science-fiction drama Another Life.

Awards and Accolades:

Selma Blair began her career in the mid-1990s and she earned her first nomination for the Teen Choice Award in the category of Choice TV: Breakout Star for “Zoe, Duncan, Jack, and Jane.

In the very next year, she received the title from the Young Hollywood Awards for Exciting New Face – Female and got 2 MTV Movie Award nominations for Best Kiss for her appearance with Sarah Michelle Gellar in “Cruel Intentions”.

Selma Blair won the 2002s Young Hollywood Awards, and Next Generation award, as well as received a nomination for the Teen Choice Award in the category of Choice Movie: Actress Comedy for her performance in The Sweetest Thing. 

Moreover, she received the 2015 Operation Smile award for Universal Smile Award. Her performance in the film, A Dark Foe, led her to earn the Best Actress award at the Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2019 as well as the Best Supporting Actress award at Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival in 2020.

Her work for Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition, earned her a nomination for the Grammy award in the category of Best Spoken Word Album for Children for the audiobook. On top of that, she achieved DVD Exclusive Awards, Scream Awards, and Fangoria Chainsaw Awards nominations.

Personal Life:

In 2002, Selma Blair and writer/music producer Ahmet Zappa started dating and the two got engaged in October of 2003 after six months of dating. On January 24, 2004, the couple got married at Carrie Fisher’s Beverly Hills mansion. Their relationship didn’t last long and they eventually divorced in December 2006 after almost two years of marriage.

In December 2008, Selma Blair started dating her Kath & Kim co-star, Mikey Day, but shortly after their relationship ended in late 2009.

In 2010, Blair was romantically linked with fashion designer Jason Bleick. The two first met while working on EVER fashion line. The couple welcomed their first child a son named Arthur Saint Bleick, born on July 25, 2011. In September 2012 Bleick and Blair parted ways.

Biography:

Endorsement:

Selma Blair is one of the most recognized actresses in the American film, drama, and theater industry, and she has done commercials work for numerous companies and brands. She has done print ads for Chanel in 2005 and then for the Skin cancer campaign in 2006.

In 2012, Blair was featured in the commercials of Xfinity and the London Olympics 2012. In addition, she has done endorsement work for brands such as EA games’ The Sims Online video game, GAP clothing‘s Merry Mix It with Rainn Wilson, and many more.

The actress is also known for her charitable actions as she has done work for organizations including, Operation Smile, Children’s Action Network, Staying Alive Foundation, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. 

Assets:

Selma Blair has been able to spend millions of dollars on her luxurious lifestyle as she paid $645k on a lavish house back in 2001. This house is located in West Hollywood, California which she sold for 1.2 million dollars in 2005. After selling this property, she immediately bought another mansion for $1.3 million which she later listed and in 2012 Blair sold this house for $1.7 million.

Selma Blair Net Worth:

As of 2023, Selma Blair Net Worth is estimated to be around $6 million. She is one of the top paid television actresses among senior celebrities and has accumulated a lot of fortune from her successful acting career. The majority of her revenue comes from her profession such as television shows, movies, and hit series. She first started her career by appearing in a cereal commercial in the mid-1990s.

Blair came to the limelight after playing the role of Liz Sherman in the supernatural superhero film series titled Hellboy. Her source of income also comes from brand endorsements and numerous organizations. Selma Blair’s annual salary is approximately $500k and from that, her net worth is growing regularly.

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