Cobie Smulders, a Canadian actress, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1982.

Smulders, Jacoba Francisca Maria "Cobie" (born April 3, 1982) is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for her roles as Robin Scherbatsky in How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014) and as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, as well as the ABC action drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.
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