Elisha Cuthbert rose to stardom alongside Kiefer Sutherland on 24, but the blonde beauty has barely changed 25 years after the show debuted.
Cuthbert, 43, played Jack Bauer’s daughter, Kim, on the hit series, which ran from 2001 to 2014. The star also made it big in The Girl Next Door and received critical acclaim for her comedic skills in the fan favorite comedy series, Happy Endings. While Cuthbert is back in the new Prime Video series Every Year After, she’s opening up about why she took a four-year break from the bright lights of Hollywood.
In a new interview on Today, Cuthbert opened up about why she took a break from acting to spend more time with her children and husband, former NHL star Dion Phaneuf.
“I realized I worked all four years through our first child and it was really hard,” Cuthbert shared during an appearance on NBC’s Today on Tuesday. “To separate that mom from the working person I was. So, when we had our second, I just felt like I didn’t want to waste any second of it and I didn’t want to be on set.”
While it’s been 25 years since 24 debuted, Cuthbert’s youthful appearance revealed that she’s barely changed at all in over two decades!
Check out the video of Cuthbert below:
What is Every Year After About?
Based on the popular book, Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Every Year After is described as “a romantic, nostalgic story of first loves and the people and choices that mark us forever.” It stars Sadie Soverall in the lead role as an obituary writer who goes back to her childhood summer hometown, British Columbia’s Barry’s Bay, for a funeral.
Now streaming on Amazon Prime, check out the trailer for Every Year After below:
Cuthbert’s Comedic Chops
Any fan of Cuthbert likely knows the star has legitimate comedic chops that she rocked alongside Casey Wilson in Happy Endings. There was also a slightly hidden reference to her years on 24 on the show. Check it out below!
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