but for most, that's about it.

但對大多數人來說，僅此而已。

With a rising career just ten years ago, Cuthbert was predicted to be one of Hollywood's hottest

十年前，庫斯伯特的事業如日中天，被認為是好萊塢最炙手可熱的演員之一。

up and coming actresses.

新晉女演員

Now fans are left to wonder what she's been up to these days.

現在，粉絲們都想知道她最近在忙些什麼。

So, why won't Hollywood cast Elisha Cuthbert anymore?

那麼，為什麼好萊塢不再讓伊麗莎-庫斯伯特出演呢？

TV trap

電視陷阱

Cuthbert's acting career began at the age of 14 with her breakout role as Megan on Nickelodeon's

庫斯伯特的演藝事業始於 14 歲，她在 Nickelodeon's 中飾演梅根一角，一舉成名。

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

你怕黑嗎？

She played the same character steadily from 1996-2000, which resulted in her earning lead

從 1996 年到 2000 年，她一直扮演同一角色，並是以獲得主演獎。

roles in small movies like Dancing on the Moon and Time at the Top.

在《月上飛舞》和《巔峰時刻》等小電影中出演角色。

While none of these films were received very well by audiences or critics, the added experience

雖然這些影片都沒有受到觀眾或評論家的好評，但它們給我們帶來了更多的體驗

helped pave the way for her to grab her most recognizable role as Kim Bauer on the hit

為她在熱播劇《金-鮑爾》中飾演金-鮑爾一角鋪平了道路。

television show 24.

電視節目 24。

Cuthbert probably couldn't have foreseen it would still be her most recognizable role

庫斯伯特可能無法預料這仍將是她最知名的角色

ten years later, especially once she ditched the series after three seasons to focus on

十年後，尤其是當她在拍攝了三季之後放棄了該劇，轉而專注於

her film career and was met with middling results.

在她的電影生涯中，成績平平。

Girl Next Door

鄰家女孩

In 2004, Cuthbert played Danielle in The Girl Next Door, a young retired porn star who moves

2004 年，庫斯伯特在《鄰家女孩》中飾演丹妮爾。

in next door to an average high school senior, ultimately changing his life forever.

一個普通高中生的隔壁，最終徹底改變了他的生活。

The studio hoped it would be a huge hit, somewhere in the vein of Pretty Woman and American Pie,

製片廠希望這部影片能像《風月俏佳人》和《美國派》那樣大受歡迎、

but that … wasn't the case.

但......情況並非如此。

The movie didn't exactly flop, but it wasn't the breakout hit Cuthbert might've hoped for

這部電影並沒有完全失敗，但它並不是庫斯伯特所希望的一鳴驚人之作

to catapult her into big screen relevance.

將她推上了大銀幕。

Then House of Wax happened.

然後就發生了《蠟像館》。

In the humdrum horror movie, Cuthbert starred as one of a half dozen teens trapped in a

在這部平淡無奇的恐怖電影中，庫斯伯特飾演了被困在一個 "囚籠 "中的半打青少年之一。

wax museum that turns real people into statues.

將真人變成雕像的蠟像館。

The film wasn't a flop, but like The Girl Next Door, it wasn't anything to write home

這部電影並不失敗，但與《鄰家女孩》一樣，並不值得大書特書

about and didn't help to establish Cuthbert as a must-have for movie roles.

這並沒有幫助庫斯伯特成為電影角色的必備人選。

Bad company

壞公司

Paris Hilton, who also starred in House of Wax, was the very definition of Famous for

帕麗斯-希爾頓（Paris Hilton）也曾出演過《蠟像館》，她是 "Famous for "的典型代表。

Being Famous and hobnobbed with a host of celebs whose reputations she'd sully with

成名後，她與眾多名流交往，玷汙了他們的聲譽

her notorious nightlife antics, and that included Elisha Cuthbert.

包括艾莉莎-庫斯伯特。

The two bonded on the set of their movie and Cuthbert joined Hilton's party entourage,

兩人在拍攝電影時結識，庫斯伯特加入了希爾頓的派對隨行人員、

even appearing in the music video for Paris Hilton's song "Nothing in this World."

甚至還出演了帕麗斯-希爾頓（Paris Hilton'）的歌曲《Nothing in this World》的音樂錄影帶；

Given Hilton's reputation for ranking tabloid presence above her resume, though, that wasn't

鑑於希爾頓的名聲在外，小報對她的報道高於她的履歷，不過，這並不

the kind of kinship that would help Cuthbert advance in the biz.

這種親情有助於庫斯伯特在商界的發展。

The flops

失敗者

Soon after House of Wax was released, Cuthbert's next film The Quiet hit theatres.

蠟像館》上映後不久，庫斯伯特的下一部影片《安靜》也上映了。

In this dramatic thriller she played a cheerleader whose social life was ruined by her parent's

在這部戲劇性的驚悚片中，她飾演了一位拉拉隊長，她的社交生活被父母毀於一旦。

decision to adopt her deaf cousin, bringing to light some dark family secrets.

她決定收養她的聾啞表弟，從而揭開了一些黑暗的家庭祕密。

While the role was certainly far from the typical hot-girl persona she was used to playing,

雖然這個角色肯定與她習慣扮演的典型辣妹形象大相徑庭、

critics and audiences dismissed the pic, and it made back just one third of its low production

影評人和觀眾都對這部電影不屑一顧，它的票房僅為低成本製作的三分之一。

budget upon release.

預算一經公佈。

Her next film, Captivity, received even worse reviews.

她的下一部電影《囚禁》（Captivity）獲得了更差的評價。

In the little-seen pic, Cuthbert played a model, stalked and kidnapped by a sadistic psychopath.

在這部鮮為人知的影片中，庫斯伯特飾演一名模特，被一個虐待狂跟蹤並綁架。

The movie tanked at the box office, was labeled "torture porn" by critics and was nominated

這部電影票房慘淡，被影評人貼上了 "酷刑色情 "的標籤，並被提名為 "最佳影片"。

for a Razzie in three categories that year including worst horror movie and worst director

獲得了當年拉茲獎的三個獎項，包括最差恐怖片和最差導演獎

— and Cuthbert was nominated for worst actress.

- 庫斯伯特獲得最差女演員提名。

"Thanks for the lesson."

謝謝你的教誨；

Cuthbert eventually went back to taking roles on television and found that the small screen

庫斯伯特最終又回到了電視熒屏，並發現小熒屏

scene wasn't as welcoming to her as it was in the 24 days.

現場不像 24 天前那樣歡迎她。

Unhappy endings

不快樂的結局

In 2011, Cuthbert was cast as a ditzy runaway bride on ABC's Happy Endings.

2011 年，庫斯伯特在美國廣播公司（ABC）的《快樂結局》（Happy Endings）中飾演了一個笨拙的逃婚新娘。

With several similar comedies premiering on other networks around the same time, the show

在其他電視網同時首播幾部類似喜劇的情況下，該劇

wasn't exactly a starmaker.

他並不是一個明星。

While it did earn a cult following, the show was cancelled after just three seasons.

雖然它確實贏得了一批追隨者，但該劇僅播出三季就被取消了。

She was then cast as a young lesbian who decided to have a baby with her male best friend in

之後，她又在《蝙蝠俠前傳》中飾演了一位決定與男閨蜜生個孩子的年輕女同性戀。

NBC's One Big Happy.

NBC 的 "大快樂"。

But the show was panned as a Three's Company rip-off that delivered too many damaging stereotypes

但該劇被認為是《三人行》的翻版，傳遞了太多有害的刻板印象

to survive.

生存。

"How would I do in the lesbian market?

我在女同性戀市場上的表現如何？

I don't think I've ever been appraised."

我想我從未接受過評估；

"You'd do good.

你會做得很好。

You'd be… really really good."

你會......非常非常棒；

The program was cancelled after only six episodes were aired.

該節目只播出了六集就被取消了。

Leaving Los Angeles

離開洛杉磯

After Cuthbert spent time frequenting the club scene with Paris Hilton, she expressed

在庫斯伯特與帕麗斯-希爾頓（Paris Hilton）頻繁出入夜店後，她表示

her feelings toward being young in Hollywood in an interview with Women's Health Magazine

在接受《女性健康》雜誌採訪時，她對自己在好萊塢年輕化的感受

and said she didn't feel like she quite fit in.

並說她覺得自己不太適應。

She told the magazine, "For a long time I was naïve about who I was surrounded by.

她對雜誌說："有很長一段時間，我對自己身邊的人很天真。

I got caught up in the L.A. scene.

我被洛杉磯的景象迷住了。

Not that they were bad people, I just couldn't ask any of them to drive me to the airport."

並不是說他們是壞人，只是我不能讓他們中的任何一個送我去機場；

She notably started focusing on her personal life, spending more time with her then boyfriend,

她開始關注自己的私生活，花更多的時間陪伴當時的男友、

Canadian hockey player Dion Phaneuf.

加拿大冰球運動員 Dion Phaneuf。

The two married in 2013 and now choose to split their time between L.A. and Toronto.

兩人於 2013 年結婚，現在選擇在洛杉磯和多倫多兩地分居。

While being away from the spotlight has its health benefits, it's also had a negative

雖然遠離聚光燈對健康有好處，但也有負面影響。

effect on her exposure.

影響她的曝光率。

How she can turn it around

她如何扭轉局面

She has done a couple of Canadian films including Goon: Last of the Enforcers — the sequel

她曾拍攝過幾部加拿大電影，包括《Goon：最後的執法者》續集

to the well-received 2012 hockey comedy Goon — and she stars as Ashton Kutcher's adorable

2012年廣受好評的曲棍球喜劇片《Goon》的女主角--她在片中飾演阿什頓-庫徹（Ashton Kutcher'）可愛的女兒

ex on Netflix's The Ranch.

前 Netflix'The Ranch。

She's hardly earning placement on producers' speed dials these days, thanks to her series

最近，她幾乎沒有在製片人的快速撥號盤上佔據一席之地，這都要歸功於她的一系列作品

of letdowns and separation from the limelight.

的失意和與鎂光燈的分離。

But these new developments might just mark the start of a new direction for the Girl

但是，這些新進展可能標誌著 "女孩 "新方向的開始。

Next Door.

隔壁

Here's hoping she can turn it around soon!

希望她能儘快扭轉局面！

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