Since the middle of the 1990s, Selma Blair has consistently had a job in Hollywood. With the cult smash Cruel Intentions’ success in 1999, she became well-known. Selma Blair has gone on to act in a variety of films throughout the course of her 20-year career and has also had some fantastic television roles.
Selma Blair has most recently returned to the forefront of pop culture news after disclosing her multiple sclerosis diagnosis. While still working as an actor, Selma Blair has developed into a role model and supporter for those with the same illness after becoming public about her ailment. According to Rotten Tomatoes, these are some of Selma Blair’s best performances.
Cruel Intentions (1999) – 54%
A group of the biggest young talents of the decade’s late 1990s, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair, appeared in this dark comedy-drama.
Selma Blair plays Cecille Caldwell in this movie. She is a lovely girl who Kathryn and Sebastian, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe, set out to turn into the dark side.
Dark Horse (2011) – 70%
Although rather obscure, this highly regarded movie earned excellent reviews following its world premieres at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.
After getting divorced, Miranda, a character with mental health issues, meets Abe, who is portrayed by Jordan Gelber. Despite Abe being the family’s “black horse,” a middle-aged man who still behaves like a teenager, the two get along. Justin Bartha, Mia Farrow, and Christopher Walken are also featured in this movie.
Hellboy (2004) – 81%
A fictional superhero named Hellboy was developed for Dark Horse Comics. Selma Blair portrays Liz Sherman, one of Hellboy’s closest friends and potential love interest, in the 2004 Guillermo del Toro-written and -directed picture. Liz is possibly Blair’s most well-known character to date.
Liz has admitted herself to a mental hospital after learning she has uncontrollable pyrokinetic talents. When Hellboy requires Liz’s assistance in eliminating a group of evildoers (specifically, ex-Nazis hellbent on bringing about the apocalypse) commanded by a resurrected Rasputin, those skills become a benefit.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) – 86%
In this follow-up to the 2004 Hellboy movie, Selma Blair reprises her role as Liz Sherman. Liz, who is now formally Hellboy’s girlfriend, really finds herself in The Golden Army and embraces her power.
When compared to her portrayal of the identical character in the first movie, Selma Blair’s confidence in this role is lovely to watch. Selma Blair’s performance in this sequel demonstrates Liz’s newfound sense of self.
In Good Company (2004) – 83%
In this romantic comedy, Dennis Quaid plays the role of Dan, a successful advertising executive who is astonished to hear that his business has been acquired and that his new boss, Carter, is considerably younger than he is.
In an effort to get to know his new boss better, Dan invites Carter over for dinner, but he ends up getting more than he bargained for. Instant chemistry between Carter and Alex, Dan’s daughter, complicates matters, especially for those working there, such Kimberly, played by Selma Blair.
Legally Blonde (2001) – 70%
Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair play diametrically opposed characters in this comedy about a sorority girl who enrols at Harvard Law.
Elle Woods, played by Reese Witherspoon, has never taken her future seriously until her boyfriend dumps her because he’s chosen to start doing so and wants to date someone who shares his outlook on life. By chance, Selma Blair’s character Vivian Kensington is that person.
Mom & Dad (2017) – 75%
In this grim comedy-horror film starring Selma Blair and Nicolas Cage, a static that travels across a village compels parents to murder their own children.
The characters played by Blair and Cage are Kendall and Brent Ryan, who are finally possessed by the weird aura and start attacking their own children. Kendall and Brent must also avoid their own parents, who have also succumbed to the homicidal spell, at the same time. This movie manages to make a really sinister concept disorganised and muddled enough to be morbidly entertaining.
Pretty Persuasion (2005) – 33%
In this dark comedy from 2005, Ron Livingston portrays Percy Anderson, a theatre teacher at a Beverly Hills high school who is accused of sexual harassment by Kimberly, played by Evan Rachel Wood.
As a result of the claims, a media crisis develops that Percy and his wife Grace (Selma Blair) must deal with head-on. The year the movie was released, it earned excellent reviews and was nominated for the Grand Jury prize at Sundance.
The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) – 93%
Selma Blair portrays Kris Jenner in this highly regarded and nominated miniseries about the OJ Simpson trial for the murders of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
One of Brown’s closest friends, Jenner, had her doubts about OJ’s involvement in the murder right away. This was due to the fact that she was well-aware of the extent of the abuse present in that marriage. In this dramatisation of a highly powerful actual event, Selma Blair and the rest of the actors received plaudits for their representations of these real people.
The Sweetest Thing (2002) – 27%
Selma Blair, Christina Applegate, and Cameron Diaz play a trio of women living in San Francisco who are attempting to navigate dating and their own personal issues with the opposite sex in this female-led comedy. Selma Blair portrays Jane in a humorous way.
The movie managed to gross a tonne of money at the box office, but the critics weren’t too fond of it because of its weak plot and long list of meaningless jokes.
