Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders (born April 3, 1982) is a Canadian actress and model. She is known for her role as Robin Scherbatsky in the comedy series How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014) and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).\n', '

Smulders was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to a Dutch father and an English mother. She was named after her great-aunt, from whom she gained the nickname "Cobie". Smulders describes herself as "a fluent listener" of French.\n', '

Smulders worked in modeling, which she later said she "kind of hated", adding that the experience made her hesitant about pursuing acting as a career: "You know you go into these rooms, and I\'ve had the experience of people judging you physically for so long and I was over that. But then it was like, \'Oh no, I have to actually perform. I have to do well, and I have to have a voice, and I have to have thoughts now.\'"\n', '

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