<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Taran Killam (m . 2012) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Jacoba Francisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders (born April 3, 1982) is a Canadian actress and model . She is best known for her roles as Robin Scherbatsky on the television series How I Met Your Mother (2005--2014) and Maria Hill in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . </P> <P> Smulders was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to a Dutch father and an English mother . She was named after her great - aunt, from whom she gained the nickname "Cobie". Smulders describes herself as "a fluent listener" of French . </P>

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