Line #17 Creator/CobieSmulders


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3	Jacoba Francisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders (born April 3, 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress best known for playing Robin Scherbatsky on the hit sitcom ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' and ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Agent ComicBook/MariaHill on the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. She also portrayed Franchise/WonderWoman in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'', the first actor to do so in a feature film.[[note]]Creator/GalGadot is the first to do so in a live-action film.[[/note]]
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5	She is married to ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' cast member Creator/TaranKillam. Coincidentally, they were born in the same year and month, two days apart (Killam was born before Smulders on April 1st). They have two children.
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7	!! Films with pages on TV Tropes:
8	* ''Film/{{Walking Tall\|2004}}'' (2004) as Exotic Beauty
9	* ''Film/TheSlamminSalmon'' (2009) as Tara
10	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as ComicBook/MariaHill:
11	** ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' (2012)
12	** ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' (2013, 2015)
13	** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' (2014)
14	** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' (2015)
15	** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018)
16	** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019)
17	** ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' (2019) [[note]]as [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 Soren]] impersonating Hill[[/note]]
18	** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (voice; 2021)
19	** ''Series/SecretInvasion2023''
20	* ''Literature/SafeHaven'' (2013) as Jo
21	* ''Film/DeliveryMan'' (2013) as Emma
22	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' (2014) as Franchise/WonderWoman (voice)
23	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie2TheSecondPart'' (2019) as Wonder Woman (voice)
24	* ''Film/TheIntervention'' (2016) as Ruby
25	* ''Film/JackReacherNeverGoBack'' (2016) as Susan Turner
26	* ''Film/KillingGunther'' (2017) as Lisa [=McCalla=]
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28	!!TV series with pages on TV Tropes:
29	* ''Series/SpecialUnit2'' (2002, episode "The Wish") as Zoe
30	* ''Series/{{Jeremiah}}'' (2002, episode "Thieves' Honor") as Deborah
31	* ''Series/TruCalling'' (2003, episode "Brother's Keeper") as Sarah Webb
32	* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' (2004, episode "[[Recap/SmallvilleS04E09Bound Bound]]") as Shannon Bell/Eve Andrews
33	* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'' (2005, two episodes) as Jillian Rhade
34	* ''Series/TheLWord'' (2005, four episodes) as Leigh Ostin
35	* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (2005–2014) as Robin Scherbatsky
36	* ''Series/{{A Series of Unfortunate Events\|2017}}'' (2017) as Mother/Mrs. Quagmire
37	* ''Series/FriendsFromCollege'' (2017–2019) as Lisa Turner
38	* ''Series/{{Stumptown\|2019}}'' (2019–2020) as Dex Parios
39	* ''Series/{{Impeachment}}: Series/AmericanCrimeStory'' (2021) as Ann Coulter
40	* ''WesternAnimation/MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur2023'' as Maria Hill (voice)
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42	!!Tropes associated with Smulders's works:
43	* ActionGirl: Maria Hill obviously, and Wonder Woman, and Dex Parios. Robin Scherbatsky likewise is quite action-oriented, owning a gun and regularly visiting the shooting range. Creator/JossWhedon also joked that Cobie was his first choice to play Wonder Woman when he stepped away from the live-action film.
44	* ActorSharedBackground: [[invoked]]
45	** Subverted. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007 and doctors ruled she wouldn't be able to have children. This was three years before it was revealed Robin was barren. Smulders later had two children.
46	** More light-hearted, one episode deals with Robin trying to get dual citizenship. Smulders herself has it, allowing her to work in America and Canada.
47	* DyeingForYourArt: [[invoked]] Had to get in shape almost immediately after giving birth for her role as Maria Hill.
48	* HideYourPregnancy: [[invoked]] While filming ''How I Met Your Mother''. The tricks used were less obvious than when co-star Alyson Hannigan became pregnant.
49	* MooseAndMapleSyrup: Parodied any time Robin was given typical Canadian things to say. Smulders claims she used to have a stronger accent and it comes out if she's working with other Canadians.
50	* PlayingWithCharacterType: [[invoked]] She plays her role as Maria Hill in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse essentially as what [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Robin Scherbatsky]] would be like if she worked for a government intelligence agency.
51	* RavenHairIvorySkin: Her characters have this appeal, especially Robin Scherbatsky.
52	* StatuesqueStunner: She's 5'9" and the roles she plays can use this trope.
53	* OneOfUs/TVDweebs: A long time fan of ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'', she is [[ActorInspiredElement the main reason]] behind Robin starring in an InUniverse ''YCDTOTV'' competitor when the character was a child actress in Canada.

Context Creator / CobieSmulders