Cobie Smulders draws on cancer survival for new character
Aug 6, 2019 | 7:30 AM
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Cobie Smulders is drawing on her experience as a cancer survivor for her role in ABC’s “Stumptown.”
The 37-year-old actress has been in remission since being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007, when she was starring in “How I Met Your Mother.” She had multiple surgeries and chose not to reveal her struggle until 2015.
Smulders told a TV critics gathering on Monday that going through a cancer struggle made her a better person who is able to tap into things when it comes to creating characters.
Smulders plays an Army veteran who becomes a private investigator in Portland, Oregon, in “Stumptown,” debuting Sept. 25.
