Along the way, Smulders fell inlove, got married, had children, and overcame a serious disease.

Prepare to learn even more by delving into the untold truth of Cobie Smulders.

The same goes for Cobie Smulders.

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Her full name is actually Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders, which by the way, is a beautiful name!

Robin’s nationality, however, wasn’t planned but was rather the result of a happy accident.

That pride proved to be short-lived, with mockery unleashed in the next episode.

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“We had one episode, and from then on, just trashing our country,” she joked.

The character became a fan favorite, recurring several times throughout the show’s run.

In fact, Robin Sparkles eventually took on a life of her own.

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“I was happy that people enjoyed it so much.

“It’s my favorite thing,” she said.

“I love it.”

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“But then it was like, ‘Oh no, I have to actually perform.'”

Among the actresses rumored to be in contention for the title role?

Cobie Smulders, of course.

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“Sorry, Cobes,” he wrote.

agent Maria Hill in 2012’s “The Avengers.”

The film’s director?

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Her friend Joss Whedon.

As she told the Star, she relished being a recurring member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“You are constantly challenged,” she said.

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As viewers well know, Lilly, not Smulders, wound up playing Kate.

“She owes me a lot because I went in and bombed the audition,” Smulders toldE!

“And she was like, ‘Thank you!'”

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It’s wild to think how different the show could’ve been with a different actress portraying Robin.

Smulders divulged that they met at a birthday party thrown for a mutual friend who was turning 30.

This led Killam to think Smulders was likewise 30, even though that birthday was still several years away.

Cobie Smulders & Evangeline Lilly

“So it was a really funny meeting of like, ‘When were you born?'”

The couplewelcomed their first child, a girl, in 2009 and thenanother daughterin early 2015.

As any mom or dad knows, starting a family involves major life adjustments.

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And every month we’ll kill that chicken and they’ll learn about the cycle of life.’

And it’s like no.”

“Just flow with it,” she said.

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“Just be present and let it happen and do your best.”

Being a mother, she admitted, “really is the hardest job in the world.”

After several surgeries over the course of two years, she had finally conquered the disease.

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However, she confessed, “I don’t think I’ll ever feel like I’m cancer-free.”

Years later, she shared what she’d learned from the experience.

She revealed she is “now in a grateful place with it.”

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And the role was a physical one.

While she admitted all that stunt work was “physically wearing,” Smulders managed to escape unscathed.

I can’t.’

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It takes over your whole life," she said.

That training definitely came in hand for Smulders’ role in “Stumptown,” though.

“She gets thrown into a lot of walls,” joked Smulders.

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“Probably when I wake up in the morning and start my day,” she explained.

“I mean, I never wear makeup in my life, truly I don’t.”

According to Smulders, the sans-makeup look is what her husband, Taran Killam, prefers.

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Smulders keeps her skin-care regimen just as simple.

She continued, saying, “They get in there and get stuff out.”

However, Cobie Smulders, wasn’t entirely on board at least not at first.

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“I mean, we were just on every week.

Aren’t you sick of us?”

“But talk to me in 20 years,” she quipped.

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“I might need a job!”

Smulders believes that the show told the story it set out to tell.

As she explained toThe IMDb Show, she liked how the show ended.

While it features a new cast, Smulders did reprise her role as Robin in the Season 1 finale.

The “Friends From College” star announced the big news on Instagram.

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