Elisha Cuthbert

Cuthbert in 2011, DFree / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Elisha Ann Cuthbert

Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Date of Birth: November 30, 1982

Ethnicity: Scottish, Irish, English, French-Canadian, possibly other

Elisha Cuthbert is a Canadian actress and model. Her roles include the films Nico the Unicorn, Airspeed, Time at the Top, Old School, Love Actually, The Girl Next Door (2004), House of Wax (2005), The Quiet (2006), Captivity (2007), He Was a Quiet Man, My Sassy Girl, Guns (2008), The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, Just Before I Go, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, Eat Wheaties!, The Cellar, and Bandit (2022); the shows Are You Afraid of the Dark?, 24, The Forgotten, Happy Endings, One Big Happy, The Plateaus, The Ranch, and Every Year After; the made-for-tv movie Lucky Girl (2001); the music videos for “She Will Be Loved,” “Perfect Situation,” and “Nothing in This World;” and the video game 24: The Game. She was a host of the show Popular Mechanics for Kids.

Elisha is the daughter of Patricia and Kevin Cuthbert. She was raised partly in Greenfield Park, Québec. Elisha is married to professional ice hockey player Dion Phaneuf, with whom she has two children.

Elisha’s patrilineal line can be traced to John Cuthbert, who was born, c. 1759, in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

Elisha’s paternal grandfather was William Lawrence Thomas Cuthbert (the son of William George Cuthbert and Mary Stella Teresa McMahon). Elisha’s grandfather William was born in Montréal, Québec. Elisha’s great-grandfather William was the son of George Smith Cuthbert, who was a Scottish emigrant, from Aberdeen; and of Kate Brion, who was an English emigrant, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Elisha’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of John Felix McMahon, who was born in the U.S., and likely was of Irish descent; and of Theresa/Thérèse Rivet, who likely was French-Canadian.

Elisha’s paternal grandmother was named Joyce Kelly. Joyce was born in Montréal.

Elisha’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Clarke.

Sources: Genealogy of Elisha’s father – https://www.wikitree.com

Obituary of Elisha’s paternal aunt – https://montrealgazette.remembering.ca