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Selma Blair has played many archetypal roles: Gullible ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Fire-starter in Hellboy. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Face of Chanel. Cover model. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best for being one thing: a mean baby. In a memoir that is as wildly funny as it is emotionally shattering, Selma Blair tells the captivating story of growing up and finding her truth.The first story Selma Blair Beitner ever heard about herself is that she was a mean, mean baby. With her mouth pulled in a perpetual snarl and a head so furry it had to be rubbed to make way for her forehead, Selma spent years living up to her terrible reputation: biting her sisters, lying spontaneously, getting drunk from Passover wine at the age of seven, and behaving dramatically so that she would be the center of attention.
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Selma Blair Beitner is an American actress. She played a number of roles in films and on television before obtaining recognition for her leading role in the film Brown's Requiem (1998) . Her breakthrough came when she starred as Zoe Bean on the WB sitcom Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (1999-2000) , and as Cecile Caldwell in the cult film Cruel Intentions (1999) . She continued to find success with the comedies Legally Blonde (2001) and The Sweetest Thing (2002) , and achieved international fame with her portrayal of Liz Sherman in the big-budget fantasy films Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) .Her other notable film credits include Storytelling (2001) , A Guy Thing (2003) , A Dirty Shame (2004) , The Fog (2005) , W?Z (2007) , Feast of Love (2007) , The Poker House (2008) , Dark Horse (2011) , In Their Skin (2012) , Ordinary World (2016) , Mothers and Daughters (2016) , Mom and Dad (2017) , After (2019) and A Dark Foe (2020) .On television, she starred as Kim in the American remake of Kath & Kim (2008-2009) ; as Kate Wales on the sitcom Anger Management (2012-2014) ; and as Kris Jenner in the first season of the FX drama series American Crime Story (2016) . In 2010, Blair narrated the audiobook The Diary of Anne Frank, earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.
