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Cobie Smulders, the youngest cast member and fellow ‘82er, turns 26 today. As a teenager, Cobie caught the eye of a modeling agency, which led to several years of world travel to places such as France, Japan, Italy, Greece, and Germany. Yet even as Cobie’s modeling career was on the rise, she still managed to attend school, graduating from high school in 2000 with honors.

In Cobie’s honor, here is a short bio:

Date of Birth

April 3, 1982, Vancouver, British Columbia

Birth Name

Jacoba Fransisca Maria Smulders (Editor’s note: WTF!?!?!)

Height

5′ 9″ (1.75 m)

Trivia

• Former model.
• Was voted “Most Respected” by her classmates her senior year in high school.
• Participated in various sports as a teenager including tennis, swimming and soccer. (Editor’s note: not field hockey)
• While announcing his departure from the long-awaited Wonder Woman feature, Joss Whedon joked that she was his choice to play Princess Diana of Themiscyra (Wonder Woman herself)

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