When someone says they’ve been through it all, it’s not necessarily true.
In the case ofCobie Smulders, however, that’s putting it rather mildly.
The Canadian actress had been gracing screens since the early 2000s.
Perhaps, this has something to do with the actress treating every job like it’s her last.
“I’m very, like, pessimistic about the way I work within this industry.”
Smulders may not have grown up in the business, but her evolution on-screen has been fascinating to watch.
When her mother was in her early 20s, she was aboard a vessel when the unthinkable happened.
“They were pulling up the anchor and a rusted cable poked a hole in the boat.
“And there she stayed.”
Meanwhile, her parents started a family later on.
They eventually had Smulders on April 3, 1982.
Fans might be surprised to learn that her real name is Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders.
She was nicknamed Cobie in honor of her great-aunt.
As a young girl, she did theater at school.
However, the idea of becoming a model intrigued her after meeting a girl at summer camp.
“I would have done anything to hang out with her more.”
That said, the jobs weren’t always guaranteed.
And while Smulders did manage to book some jobs, the whole experience wasn’t as rewarding financially.
As Smulders later toldPaste Magazine, “I made zero dollars at it.”
She eventually decided to give up and go home.
“I hate having my picture taken,” she once admitted toMen’s Journal.
There was just one small problem: The character was supposed to be 28 years old.
Undeterred, Smulders and her team decided she would still try for the part.
“My representation told me to be vague about my age.
In the end, Smulders landed the part of archaeologist Juliet Droil.
Unfortunately, the show would only remain on air for a single season.
After that, work was hard to come by.
“I didn’t get any acting work for two years,” Smulders revealed.
She spent that time waitressing and doing some work for her mother, who was a software engineer.
But then, Smulders found herself lured back to acting.
“I was like 20.
I was like, ‘You know what?
Smulders never ended up going to university.
That said, her love for nature and the ocean has remained strong throughout her life.
“I love to scuba dive and know the beauty and importance of the ocean.
“It was one of those kismet things where you meet someone and you’re immediately like, ‘Oh!
Now we’re dating exclusively,'” Smulders later added.
Smulders and Killam later tied the knot in 2012 after being engaged for three years.
The couple share two children, daughters Shaelyn Cado and Janita Mae.
I always had something to keep me going.”
At first, she failed to book anything.
But the third time was the charm for her.
Meanwhile, thanks to Smulders, Robin also became Canadian.
Robin was also written to be a huge fan of the Vancouver Canucks.
She had a hit show and she found the man of her dreams.
Smulders discovered her illness when she decided to go in for a checkup.
Soon after, she learned that she had tumors on both of her ovaries.
Even worse, the cancer had already spread.
After undergoing several procedures for two years, Smulders no longer has any cancerous tissues in her body.
In turn, he tapped Smulders.
“I didn’t even know who I was auditioning for.”
For Smulders, embodying Maria Hill on-screen also meant learning how to fight like a career S.H.I.E.L.D.
The actress also later appeared in the Disney+ miniseries “Secret Invasion.”
That said, none of Smulders’ prominent screen work was familiar to Zwick.
“Ed said he saw that and liked me from that,” Smulders toldParade.
Years later, Smulders found herself joining the Broadway revival of Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter.”
“Cobie was built for the theater,” Moritz von Stuelpnagel, the play’s director, remarked.
From time to time, however, the actress made her way back to television.
Not long after that, Smulders also returned to connection television to headline the crime drama “Stumptown.”
Unfortunately, ABC decided to axe “Stumptown” after just one season.
Simpson during its first season before moving on to the cold-blooded murder of designer Gianni Versace for its second.
And while the actress could have consulted with Coulter, she opted to study her books instead.
So that was helpful,” Smulders later toldPeople.
the actress toldParadeduring an interview.
