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Elisha Cuthbert as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man?

The Girl Next Door, Elisha Cuthbert, could have been Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man. It almost was Elisha Cuthbert, but the role went to Kirsten Dunst instead. Elisha auditioned for the role back in 2001 but apparently wasn’t cut out for that character.

Elisha Cuthbert did have Hollywood success with roles in the movies Old School and Love Actually. She played Darcie Goldberg in Old School and was the boss’ daughter. The main character of Old School, Mitch Martin, hooked up with Darcie after a big party they threw. He later found out it was his boss’ daughter and that Darcie was still in high school. So she did play a small role in that movie, but it was still a good chunk of the plot. Also to add to the fact that she’s smoking hot, that certainly made it more enjoyable.

This Canadian-born actress moved to Los Angeles, CA when she was only 17 years old. After she had graduated from Centennial Regional High School in 2000, she packed her bags to pursue her acting career.

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She started her early career in the show business as a foot model for various shoes and also as a model for children’s clothes. Elisha Cuthbert was only 9 years old at that time. Elisha made it to the big screen on the children’s show Popular Mechanics for Kids. You can see a short video clip of her back in 1997 when she was about 14 years old.

Today, Elisha Cuthbert is probably most popular for her role in the television series 24. She plays the main character’s daughter: Kim Bauer. Her character that she plays works in the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles. Her father, Jack Bauer is the protagonist and is played by Kiefer Sutherland. 24 is on it’s eighth season right now which originally started in 2001.