Born name

Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders

nickname

Cobie Smulders

Sun sign

Aries

Place of birth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Cobie attended Lord Byng Secondary School , Vancouver, British Columbia and graduated with honors in 2000.

occupation

Actress and former model

Height

5 feet 8 inches or 173 cm

weight

64 kg or 141 pounds

friend/spouse

Cobie dated –

1. Taran Killam (2007-Present) – American actor, comedian and TV series How I Met Your Mother co-star, Taran Killam is the guy who started Smulders in 2007. The couple got engaged in January 2009. On January 14, May 2009, the couple had a daughter named – Shaelyn Cado Killam. The couple’s second child, daughter Joelle, was born in January 2015. Taran and Cobie were married on September 8, 2012 in Solvang, California, United States.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Blue

measurements

34-23-33 inches or 87-58.5-84 cm

shoe size

8 (U.S.)

brand promotion

Cobie was not endorsed by any major brands.

religion

Cobie is of Dutch-British descent and is able to worship the Jewish religion

Known for

Her roles as Robin Scherbatsky in the TV series How I Met Your Mother and Maria Hill in The Avengers .

first movie

2004 film Walking Tall for her role as “Eye Candy”. However, she is best known for starring in The Avengers as Maria Hill in 2012.

First TV show

Cobie was featured in a comedy series Special Forces 2 in 2002 in Season 2 Episode 1 – “The Wish”.

She is best known, however, as Robin Scherbatsky for the lead role in How I Met Your Mother, which aired on television from 2005.

Personal trainer

Cobie Smulders had the toughest role in The Avengers She prefers comedy to action. She had a trainer for her role in The Avengers, who prepared her physically, how to hold the weapon, how to fit into that role. She did 30-minute push-ups daily, followed by boxing, but only 3 times a week. Finally, one trainer only visited her home once or twice a week.

Cobie Smulder’s favorite things

• Favorite food – macaroni, cheese, sushi. She said she could list 30 things.
• Favorite TV Programs – Flight of the Chords (2007), Friday Night Lights (2006)
• Favorite Movies – Milk (2008), Princess Bride (1987)
• Favorite Destination – She can dive anywhere
• Favorite gift so far – engagement ring from Taran Killam

Cobie Smulder’s Facts

1. She got her nickname “Cobie” from her great aunt Jacoba.
2. Cobie Smulders hated modeling.
3. If she wasn’t an actress, she would be in the field of medicine and marine biology.
4. Cobie was voted no. 65 in Maxim’s Hot 100 list for women in 2012.
5. As a model, she has worked in Africa, Japan, Greece, Germany, France, America, Italy and other countries.
6. Cobie Smulders is a certified diver.
7. She competed in various sports at school such as swimming, rugby and tennis.
8. She can speak French fluently.
9. She was rated “the most respected” by her classmates in high school.
10. Her father is Dutch and her mother is English.
11. She has 7 siblings – 4 sisters, Julie, Fiona, Amy and Melissa and 3 brothers – Adam, Mark and Scott.
12. When Cobie was 25, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She underwent numerous surgeries to remove the two tumors from her ovaries.
13. Cobie appeared at #59 in AskMen’s Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2012.