Cobie Smulders, born April 3, 1982 in Vancouver, Canada, grew up wanting to become a marine biologist or any other career in the medical field. In high school, Cobie discovered a passion for acting after joining school productions at the Lord Byng Secondary School. During this time, a modeling agent discovered Cobie Smulders, which led to a professional contract. As a model, Smulders worked on various destinations overseas, including Japan, Germany, Africa, Italy, Greece, Caribbean, Milan and New York. Even with a hectic schedule, Cobie Smulders was able to graduate high school in 2000 with honors and was voted “Most Respected.”

Although Cobie Smulders was on the right track with her modeling career, she decided to pursue acting professionally. After graduating high school, Cobie landed guest spots on sci-fi TV shows such as “Special Unit 2,” “Jeremiah” and “Tru Calling.” In 2001, Smulders made her film debut in the Eric Johnson short “Candy from Strangers.” It was only until she won the starring role as Juliet Droil in “Veritas: The Quest” in 2003 did Cobie Smulders marked her name in Hollywood. Although “Veritas” only lasted 13 episodes, it led to a role on the 2004 film “Ill Fated” and appearances on hit shows “Smallville,” “Andromeda” and a 4-episode role on “The L Word,” playing Jennifer Beals’ love interest Leigh Ostin.

In 2005, Cobie Smulders won the hearts of fans around the world when she appeared on the first season of “How I Met Your Mother.” On the CBS sitcom, Smulders portrays the TV reporter Robin Scherbatzky, who used to be a former Canadian teen pop star and used to date Ted. On the episode “Sandcastles in the Sand,” Cobie Smulders performed two songs “Let’s Go to the Mall” and “Sandcastles in the Sand,” for a flashback scene as the pop star Robin Sparkles. While working on the set of ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ Cobie Smulders also filmed other side projects, particularly on comedy feature films such as “The Long Weekend” (2005), “Escape” (2006), “The Storm Awaits” (2007), and “The Slammin’ Salmon” (2008).

Born Jacoba Fransisca Maria Smulders, Cobie Smulders is of British and Dutch descent and can speak French fluently. On November 26, 2008, Cobie Smulders and comedic actor Taran Killam announced they are expecting their first child in spring of 2009. In January 2009, Smulders and Killam, who are currently living in Los Angeles, got engaged. That same year, Cobie was featured on AskMen.com’s 2009 list of “Top 99 Women.”