Celebrating her Here are 15 facts about our favorite model-turned-actress that not even her biggest fans know! (Photo: WENN)
Who is she?! Her name isn’t Cobie. She was actually born Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders. (Photo: WENN)
Just like Robin Scherbatsky, Cobie Smulders was born in the big white Canada! (Photo: WENN)
Smulders is one of EIGHT children in her family. Yes, eight! She has 4 brothers and 3 sisters. (Photo: WENN)
Growing up, Cobie wanted to become either a marine biologist or a doctor—quite far from what she’s actually doing right now! (Photo: WENN)
However, she still managed to become a certified PADI diver! (Photo: WENN)
Cobie may not have become a marine biologist, but she’s still working for the sea. She has worked with Oceana, an international ocean conservation organization. (Photo: WENN)
Before she made it as an actress, Cobie was a model. Her job took her all over the world and allowed her to live in Japan, Italy and France. Oh la la! (Photo: WENN)
Cobie’s first role on the big scree was a near blink-and-miss-it part as the “exotic beauty” in the movie “Walking Tall”. (Photo: WENN)
Cobie wasn’t the first choice to play Robin Scherbatsky. Love Hewitt turned down the opportunity, which opened the door for Cubie to come in and make the part her own. (Photo: WENN)
Smulders was recommended for the part of Maria Hill in “The Avengers” by Alyson Hannigan. Hannigan is friends Joss Whedon as they worked together in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” (Photo: WENN)
Cobie is married to actor Taran Killman. The couple has been together since 2006. (Photo: WENN)
Smulders revealed she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 25, while shooting season 3 of HIMYM. (Photo: WENN)
She’s starring in the Netflix show “Friends from College” as Lisa Turner alongside Keegan-Michael Key as Ethan Turner, her fictional husband. (Photo: WENN)
Happy birthday, Cobie! (Photo: WENN)
Hard-die fans may recognize her from films such as Safe Heaven and The Delivery Man. Marvel Universe enthusiast will know her as Maria Hill from The Avengers. But Cobie Smulders is probably best known for her role as Robin Scherbatsky in How I Met Your Mother.
Since her days as Ted Mosby’s blue-French-horned-woman, Cobie has gone from relatively well-known TV actress to an eye-catching starlet. But that shouldn’t come as surprise when she looks the way she looks—right? (Dazzling eyes, perfect smile, physics-defying body…)
You may think you know this Canadian beauty to a tee—but did you know “Cobie” isn’t even her real name? Celebrating her Here are 15 facts about our favorite model-turned-actress that not even her biggest fans know!
