Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders (born November 3, 1982) is a Canadian model, actress and voice artist. She has acted in movies and television. She plays Robin Scherbatsky in the TV series "How I Met Your Mother". She played Maria Hill in the 2012 action-adventure movie "The Avengers". Smulders was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Smulders has been married to Taran Killam since 2012. They have a daughter, Shaelyn Cado Killam (born 2009).