While trotting the globe as a correspondent for the award-winning series "Popular Mechanics for Kids" (1997), Elisha caught the eye of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and was invited to Washington for a meeting with her.

Elisha Cuthbert was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada but later moved and grew up in the Greenfield Park district, in Longueuil (south shore of Montreal), Quebec, Canada.

Elisha is a former foot model.

She speaks French as a result of growing up in Montreal.

Dislikes flying so much that she has certain rituals she must do: like always board the plane with her right foot first. (From an April 2004 appearance on Conan O'Brien.)

[June 2004] Engaged to longtime boyfriend Trace Ayala, best friend and personal assistant to Justin Timberlake.

Elisha shares a birthday with the following celebrities: Ben Stiller, singer Clay Aiken, "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (2002) star Kaley Cuoco, 80s punk rocker Billy Idol and Dick Clark.

Ranked #57 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002).

In 2004 she was ranked #14 in the list of sexiest women.

Ranked #5 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2005.

She left Canada at the age of 17 to move to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. Had a deadline of 6 weeks. By the end of the 5th week was given the role of Kimberley Bauer on Fox's "24" (2001).

Received Paris Hilton's autobiography and Paris Hilton's perfume by her House of Wax (2005) co-star Paris Hilton for Elisha's 22nd Birthday.

Loves to visit the beach, but is unable to tan because of her fair skin.

Both her mother and brother play on Hockey Teams in Canada.

She's a huge hockey fan and has season tickets to the Kings. She also writes a blog for NHL.com called 'Hollywood Hockey Thoughts'.

She loves to hang out on St-Laurent boulevard when she's in Montreal.

Broke off her engagement to Trace Ayala in November 2005.

She has a younger brother, Jonathan, and a younger sister, Lee-Ann.

Parents are Kevin and Patricia Cuthbert.