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Bibb in 2011
Born	Leslie Louise Bibb (1974-11-17) November 17, 1974 (age 50) Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Rob Born ​ ​ (m. 2003; div. 2004)​
Partner(s)	Sam Rockwell (2007–present)

Leslie Louise Bibb (born November 17, 1974) is an American actress and model. Bibb first appeared on television in 1996 with minor roles in a few series, and on film in 1997 with a small role in Private Parts. Her first recurring TV role was in The Big Easy (1997). For her role as Brooke McQueen on the WB Network dramedy series Popular, she received a Teen Choice Award for Television Choice Actress. She has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Christine Everhart in Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), What If...? (2021), and several viral marketing campaigns in which the character hosts WHIH Newsfront. She appears as Grace Sampson / Lady Liberty in the Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy (2021).

Early life

Bibb was born in Bismarck, North Dakota, and raised in Lovingston in Nelson County, Virginia. Her father died three years after she was born. Bibb subsequently moved to Richmond, Virginia, with her mother and three older sisters, where she attended the all-girls Catholic private school Saint Gertrude High School.

Career

Modeling

In 1990, when Bibb was sixteen years old, The Oprah Winfrey Show and the Elite Agency held a nationwide modeling search. The celebrity judges – John Casablancas, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, and Iman – chose Bibb as the winner.

After finishing her junior year, Bibb flew to New York City to sign a contract with Elite Agency and modeled over that summer and went on a trip to Japan. Bibb returned to the United States for her senior year and graduated in 1991.

Throughout her modeling career, Bibb has appeared on the cover of several magazines, including CosmoGirl, 944, Seventeen, Gear, Paper, L'Officiel, Teen, Stuff, YM and Fit.

Acting

Bibb at the Comic-Con International promoting The Midnight Meat Train in July 2007

Bibb first appeared on television in 1996, playing in episodes of Pacific Blue and Home Improvement. Her first film role came in the comedy Private Parts. This was followed by her first television series, where she replaced the departed Susan Walters as the female lead in the second season of The Big Easy. Most critics panned the show, and it was canceled months later after low ratings. She appeared in the romantic drama Touch Me (1997) and had a supporting role in the film This Space Between Us (1999). In 1999, Bibb had her big break appearing as a lead character on the WB Network television series Popular. Her role was Brooke McQueen, the most popular girl at Kennedy High School who is beautiful, a straight-A student, and a cheerleader. The show was a major success among teenagers and led Bibb to more recognizable film roles. The show garnered her a Teen Choice Award for Television Choice Actress and a Young Hollywood Award nomination for Exciting New Face – Female. During the series, she filmed the psychological thriller The Skulls (1999), as the classmate, friend and love interest of one of the main characters. The Skulls received a negative reception from critics but was a box-office success. She received a role in the 2001 comedy See Spot Run, playing a single mother who spends most of the film on her own Planes, Trains and Automobiles–style adventure.

Bibb was cast in a recurring role on the series ER and played the lead character on the television series Line of Fire. Bibb joined the cast of Crossing Jordan as Detective Lu Simmons until Season 6. She played Will Ferrell's character's wife Carley in the comedy feature film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Recalling acting with Ferrell during an interview with TV Guide, she said he was "just funny. And he has no qualms about making something funnier for you, even at his expense."

Bibb also starred in the unaired sitcom Atlanta as Jessica. She appeared as a Vanity Fair reporter named Christine Everhart in the action film Iron Man (2008). In an interview, Bibb said about her character in the film: "she has a very strong sense of right and wrong, of good and evil, and I loved her passion." In 2008, Bibb starred as Maya Jones in the Ryuhei Kitamura–directed horror film The Midnight Meat Train (2008), based on Clive Barker's 1984 short story of the same name.

In the comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), she portrayed the rival of the main character. Confessions of a Shopaholic was panned by film critics but was a success at the box office. She had a pivotal recurring role on the NBC series Kings as Katrina Ghent and played Sarah Lowell in the thriller film Law Abiding Citizen (2009), which was released on October 16, 2009. The film was poorly received by critics.

In 2010, she reprised her role as Everhart in the sequel to Iron Man, Iron Man 2. The film is Bibb's biggest box-office success, with a worldwide gross of $621.8 million. Later in 2010, she starred in the independent comedy Miss Nobody, for which she also served as co-producer. For her performance, she won the Best Actress Award at the 26th Boston Film Festival. Bibb also appeared in Kevin James' The Zookeeper, released in 2011. In 2012, Bibb starred as Amanda Vaughn on the ABC series GCB, which debuted on March 4, 2012, but the show was cancelled after 10 episodes. Bibb starred in the Neil LaBute play Reasons to be Happy, which premiered in June 2013 at MCC Theater in New York.

In 2016, Bibb starred in the first season of YouTube Red original show Rhett & Link's Buddy System. She also appeared in an episode of the show's second season, which was released in 2017. She began recurring on ABC's American Housewife in 2016, playing the divorced next-door neighbor Viv. In 2017, Bibb starred in the Netflix comedy-horror film The Babysitter. She reprised her role in its 2020 sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen. Also in 2017, she was cast as Susan Rollins in the comedy film Tag. In February 2019, it was announced that Bibb had been cast as Grace Sampson in the Netflix superhero series Jupiter's Legacy. In December 2020, She was cast in horror thriller The Inhabitant.

Bibb joined Netflix's workplace comedy series God's Favorite Idiot as Satan in March 2021. In September 2021, she was tapped to play Ellie in comedy film About My Father.

Other projects

Bibb is a supporter of Friends of El Faro, a grassroots non-profit organization that helps raise money for Casa Hogar Sion, an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico.

In 2008, Revlon announced that its Almay brand has signed Bibb as its ambassador. She acts as a spokeswoman for Revlon's new and existing cosmetics collections. She has appeared in global multi-media campaigns.

In the fourth quarter of 2010, Bibb partnered with the non-profit LIFE Foundation by serving as the national spokesperson for Life Insurance Awareness Month.

Personal life

Bibb married investment banker Rob Born on November 22, 2003, in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. They divorced on December 7, 2004.

She has been in a relationship with actor Sam Rockwell since 2007, when they reportedly met in Los Angeles as he was filming Frost/Nixon. They both appeared in Iron Man 2 and Don Verdean.

Filmography

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Television

List of television performances by Leslie Bibb

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Pacific Blue	Nikki	Episode: "Wheels of Fire"
1996	Home Improvement	Lisa Burton	Episode: "No Place Like Home"
1997	Just Shoot Me!	Nikki	Episode: "Secretary's Day"
1997	Fired Up	Lana	Episode: "The Rules"
1997	The Big Easy	Janine Rebbenack	Main role (season 2)
1998	Astoria		TV pilot
1998	Something So Right	Tina	Episode: "Something About a Double Standard"
1998	Early Edition	Emily Harrigan	Episode: "Lt. Hobson, U.S.N."
1999	Sons of Thunder	Nancy Jones	Episode: "Daddy's Girl"
2000	Grosse Pointe	Herself	Episode: "Mommy Dearest"
1999–2001	Popular	Brooke McQueen	Main role Teen Choice Award for Television Choice Actress Nominated—Young Hollywood Award for Exciting New Face – Female
2002–2003	ER	Erin Harkins	Recurring role (season 9)
2003–2004	Line of Fire	Paige Van Doren	Main role
2004	Capital City	Paige Armstrong	TV pilot
2004	Nip/Tuck	Naomi Gaines	Episode: "Naomi Gaines"
2005	Hitched	Emily	TV pilot
2005–2007	Crossing Jordan	Det. Tallulah "Lu" Simmons	Main role (seasons 5–6)
2007	CSI: Miami	Beth Selby/Cayla Selby/Ashley Whitford	Episode: "Triple Threat"
2007	Entourage	Laurie	Episode: "Gotcha!"
2007	Atlanta	Jessica	TV pilot
2009	Kings	Katrina Ghent	Recurring role
2009–2010, 2015	The League	Meegan Eckhart	Recurring role
2012	GCB	Amanda Vaughn	Main role
2014	The Following	Jana Murphy	2 episodes
2014	About a Boy	Dakota	Recurring role
2015	The Odd Couple	Casey	Recurring role
2015	Salem Rogers: Model of the Year 1998	Salem Rogers	Main role
2016–2017	Rhett & Link's Buddy System	Aimee Brells	Recurring (season 1); guest (season 2)
2016–2020	American Housewife	Viv	Recurring role
2020	Home Movie: The Princess Bride	Princess Buttercup	Episode: "Chapter Five: Life Is Pain"
2021	Jupiter's Legacy	Grace Sampson	Main role
	What If...?	Christine Everhart (voice)	2 episodes
	Love Life	Becca Evans	Recurring role (season 2)
2022	God's Favorite Idiot	Satan	Main role
TBA	Palm Royale	Dinah	Main role; upcoming miniseries

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See also

In Spanish: Leslie Bibb para niños