

Cuthbert's role as host of Popular Mechanics sometimes required her to act as a foreign correspondent, and she was required to fly around the world despite her aversion to plane travel. She went on to star in several family-themed movies and an airplane thriller, Airspeed, and also hosted Popular Mechanics for Kids with Jay Baruchel. She made her first televised appearance in the horror-themed series for children, Are You Afraid of the Dark? as a young girl in the episode "The Tale of the Nightshift" (she would later become a series regular) and landed her first role in a feature film in the family drama Dancing on the Moon. She began her career in 1989 by modeling for various lines of children's clothing and also became a foot model. Her family moved to Greenfield Park, near Montreal, learning a few words in French as a result of her surroundings. Early lifeĬuthbert was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the first child of Kevin and Patricia Cuthbert. Over the course of her career, Cuthbert has participated in a wide range of works spanning multiple genres and media. Cuthbert began her Hollywood career with small roles in Old School and Love Actually in 2003 and went on to star in her first feature film, The Girl Next Door, in 2004. She made her American television debut in the action-thriller 24. She is known as a former host of the Canadian children's television series Popular Mechanics for Kids and had roles in numerous other Canadian productions before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 17.

Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress.
