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'''Leslie Louise Bibb''' (born November 17, 1974)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10670269566AEDE3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | title=San Antonio Express-News, Archives – mySA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/9957427/ns/us_news-education/|title=Today in history: Nov. 17 – US news – Education – NBC News|work=msnbc.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/70240242.html|title=Good Morning!|author=KWTX|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926033932/http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/70240242.html|archive-date=September 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katc.com/news/today-in-history-november-17-2010/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925104306/http://www.katc.com/news/today-in-history-november-17-2010/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2013|title=Today in History-November 17, 2010 – KATC.com – Acadiana-Lafayette, Louisiana|date=September 25, 2013}}</ref> 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 (1997 film)|Private Parts]]''. Her first recurring TV role was in ''[[The Big Easy (TV series)|The Big Easy]]'' (1997). For her role as Brooke McQueen on the [[WB Network]] dramedy series ''[[Popular (TV 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 film)|Iron Man]]'' (2008), ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (2010), ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'' (2021), and several viral marketing campaigns in which the character hosts ''[[WHIH Newsfront]]''. She
==Early life==
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===Acting===
[[File:LeslieBibbCCJuly07.jpg|thumb|upright|left|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 (TV series)|Pacific Blue]]'' and ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''. Her first film role came in the [[Howard Stern]] comedy ''[[Private Parts (1997 film)|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 (TV series)|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 (TV 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 (film)|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.<ref>{{cite web | title = "See Spot Run": Leslie Bibb Interview | publisher = Hollywood.com | url =http://www.hollywood.com/feature/See_Spot_Run_Leslie_Bibb_Interview/365720 | date=July 4, 2001}}</ref>
Bibb was cast in a recurring role on the series ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and played the lead character on the television series ''[[Line of Fire (2003 TV series)|Line of Fire]]''. Bibb joined the cast of ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' as Detective Lu Simmons until Season 6.<ref name="bibbtvwork">{{cite news | title = Will Jordan's Sexy Shrink Shag Woody? | publisher = [[TV Guide]] | url =https://www.tvguide.com/news/leslie-popular-jordan--41668.aspx}}</ref> She appeared as Desiree in the [[independent film]] ''[[Wristcutters: A Love Story]]'' (2006). ''Wristcutters'' revolved around two characters who fall in love in [[purgatory]] after committing [[suicide]]. The film was nominated for the [[Sundance Film Festival]]'s Grand Jury Prize, two [[Independent Spirit Awards]] and the [[Humanitas Prize]].{{Citation needed |date=September 2021}} That year, 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."<ref name="bibbtvwork" />
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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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ironman2.htm | title = Iron Man 2 | work = Box Office Mojo | access-date = January 23, 2011}}</ref> Later in 2010, she starred in the independent comedy ''[[Miss Nobody (2010 film)|Miss Nobody]]'',<ref>{{cite news | title = Cast set for ' Miss Nobody' | url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974290.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 | publisher = Variety | access-date = September 27, 2010 | first=Dave | last=McNary | date=October 18, 2007}}</ref> for which she also served as co-producer. For her performance, she won the Best Actress Award at the 26th [[Boston Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news | title = We Hear: Sam Rockwell, Tiffani Faison, Boston Pops & more... | url = http://www.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view/20100924we_hear_sam_rockwell_tiffani_faison_boston_pops__more/srvc=home&position=also | publisher = Boston Herald | access-date = September 27, 2010}}</ref> She was praised by critic Alissa Simon of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', who wrote "as she proved in Goran Dukic's ''Wristcutters: A Love Story'', statuesque star Bibb is a smart actress willing to give herself totally to a role. As the sweetly goofy murderess, she takes pratfalls, suffers endless groping and sports unbecoming attire."<ref>{{cite news | title = Miss Nobody | url = https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942980?refcatid=31 | publisher = Variety | first = Alissa | last = Simon | access-date = January 13, 2011 | date=June 17, 2010}}</ref> Bibb also appeared in Kevin James' ''[[Zookeeper (film)|The Zookeeper]]'', released in 2011. In 2012, Bibb starred as Amanda Vaughn on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[GCB (TV series)|GCB]]'', which debuted on March 4, 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/GCB-Leslie-Bibb-1045736.aspx|title=GCB's Leslie Bibb on ''Gone with the Wind'', nudity and her Southern roots|date=April 6, 2012|author=Kate Stanhope|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> but the show was cancelled after 10 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/05/abcs-scandal-renewed-for-second-season/|title=Update: ABC's 'Scandal' renewed, 'GCB', 'The River', 'Missing' & 'Pan Am' cancelled|date=May 11, 2012|author=Nellie Andreeva|publisher=Deadline.com|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> Bibb starred in the [[Neil LaBute]] play ''Reasons to be Happy'', which premiered in June 2013 at MCC Theater in New York.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}
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 (2017 film)|The Babysitter]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2017/10/19/the-babysitter-proves-that-america-needs-a-leslie-bibbken-marino-cool-parents-sitcom-pronto/|title='The Babysitter' Proves That America Needs A Leslie Bibb/Ken Marino 'Cool Parents' Sitcom Pronto|last=Sorokach|first=Josh|publisher=Decider|date=October 19, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> She reprised her role in its 2020 sequel ''[[The Babysitter: Killer Queen]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/judah-lewis-mcg-returning-sequel-netflix-horror-flick-babysitter-1243455|title=Judah Lewis Returning for Sequel to Netflix Horror Flick 'The Babysitter' (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=September 25, 2019|access-date=October 18, 2019}}</ref> Also in 2017, she was cast as Susan Rollins in the comedy film ''[[Tag (2018 film)|Tag]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/leslie-bibb-tag-movie-jeremy-renner-ed-helms-comedy-1202117142/|title=Leslie Bibb Game For New Line Comedy 'Tag'|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 20, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> In February 2019, it was announced that Bibb had been cast as Grace Sampson in the [[Netflix]] superhero series ''[[Jupiter's Legacy (TV series)|Jupiter's Legacy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/jupiters-legacy-leslie-bibb-josh-duhamel-ben-daniels-cast-netflix-mark-millar-superhero-series-1202554458/|title='Jupiter's Legacy': Josh Duhamel, Leslie Bibb, Ben Daniels & Matt Lanter Among 7 Cast In Netflix Series|last2=Nellie|first2=Andreeva|last=Petski|first=Denise|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 11, 2019|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> In December 2020,
Bibb joined Netflix's workplace comedy series ''[[God's Favorite Idiot]]'' as Satan in March 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/leslie-bibb-kevin-dunn-melissa-mccarthy-ben-falcone-gods-favorite-idiot-netflix-1234712995/|title=Leslie Bibb & Kevin Dunn Join Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone's Netflix Series ''God's Favorite Idiot''}}</ref> In September 2021, she was tapped to play Ellie in comedy film ''[[About My Father]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/sebastian-maniscalco-movie-about-my-father-leslie-bibb-1234840934/|title=Leslie Bibb Joins Sebastian Maniscalco & Robert De Niro In Lionsgate's 'About My Father'}}</ref>
==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
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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Actress Leslie Bibb to Serve as National Spokesperson for Life Insurance Awareness Month | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS102612+19-Jul-2010+PRN20100719 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130201060639/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS102612+19-Jul-2010+PRN20100719 | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 1, 2013 | publisher = Reuters | access-date = September 27, 2010 | date=July 19, 2010}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
Bibb married investment banker Rob Born on November 22, 2003, in [[Zihuatanejo]], [[Mexico]]. They divorced on December 7, 2004.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}
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 (film)|Frost/Nixon]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} They both appeared in ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' and ''[[Don Verdean]]''.
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| [[List of Popular (TV series) characters#Brooke McQueen|Brooke McQueen]]
| Main role<br />Nominated—[[Teen Choice Award|Teen Choice Award for Television Choice Actress]]<br />Nominated—Young Hollywood Award for Exciting New Face – Female
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| ''[[Jupiter's Legacy (TV series)|Jupiter's Legacy]]''
| Grace Sampson
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| ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]''
| Christine Everhart (voice)
| 2 episodes: "[[What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?]]", "[[What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?]]"
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▲|''[[Love Life (American TV series)|Love Life]]''
| ''[[Love Life (American TV series)|Love Life]]''
| Becca Evans
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| ''[[
|[[Giuliana Rancic]] / Millie Tabootie (voice)
|Satan▼
|Episode: "May Cause Indecision... Or Not"
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| ''[[God's Favorite Idiot]]''
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| Dinah▼
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| 2024
| ''[[Palm Royale]]''
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| 2025
| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
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