Cobie Smulders is taking the world by storm. The actress first made a name for herself in the hilarious sitcom How I Met Your Mother and has gone on to achieve global fame and recognition in films like The Avengers.
She's a role-model, both on and off camera.
So to help celebrate the sheer awesomeness that is Cobie Smulders, check out these 10+ facts about How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders that fans didn't know.
Believe it or not, Cobie hates getting her picture taken. I know, it sounds like a strange phobia for a famous actress to have.
Cobie says that she prefers to stay out of the limelight, whenever possible.
During an interview with Maclean's, Cobie was asked whose career she'd like to emulate. After considering the question for a moment, she responded with "Kate Winslet's."
Cobie admires Kate's dedication to her characters, as well as her ability to balance life and career.
Cobie has always had a passion for animals and was looking to pursue that professionally. She even enrolled herself at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.
If it weren't for all the lab work (which she hated) who knows what might have happened?
Cobie's dream came true when she got the opportunity to star in a play called "Present Laughter." She describes it as being equal parts exhilarating and terrifying.
Theater legend, Kevin Kline, was also co-starring.
Canada is a bilingual nation. Cobie, being the good Canadian girl that she is, considers herself to be a "Fluent listener," according to an interview she gave with Maclean's.
Cobie attended French Immersion public school and has even spent time living in Paris.
Cobie is actually short for Jacoba. Her full name is Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders — try saying that five times fast!
Cobie jokes that her name is so long that her driver's license requires an extra flap.
Most fans will no doubt remember Cobie as Robin Scherbatsky — the no-nonsense Canadian-born journalist from How I Met Your Mother.
On the show, Robin used to always get teased for being Canadian. It turns out, Cobie was also born in the True North; strong and free.
When the global quarantine was in full-effect, Cobie participated in a social media movement called #savewithstories.
In order to help foster early childhood education, Cobie and an array of different celebrities uploaded videos of themselves reading kids' books. Cobie chose “Lola the Lollipop Fairy” by Tim Bugbird
Last year, Cobie starred in a new series called Stumptown. She played Dex Parios, a military vet with a checkered past.
The series is based on the comic book of the same name, written by Greg Rucka.
Prior to accepting her role in The Avengers films, Cobie had never fired a real gun.
To make sure she looked the part on-screen, she hired the same guy who trains S.W.A.T. teams in LA.
The next time you happen to see Cobie out in the real world, walk right up to her, look her dead in the eye, and start singing "Let's Go To The Mall," by Robin Sparkles.
Cobie would especially welcome an acoustic rendition.
Zack Morris was a character on Saved by the Bell. I wonder if Cobie and Mark-Paul Gosselaar have ever crossed paths in real life?
Can you imagine Zack Morris starring in a Robin Sparkles music video!?
That's right, Cobie was one of the few young actresses being tapped to portray Diana Prince.
Joss Whedon believed in her so much, that he even started a petition to cast Cobie in the role!
Cobie performed a cover of Robin Sparkle's debut single, "Let's Go To The Mall" via her Instagram. She reworks the lyrics to make them pandemic appropriate.
Her piano chops are pretty impressive, too!
Cobie was only 25-years-old when she was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer.
She dealt with the disease privately with her family at the time but has since become a vocal advocate for early detection.
