“The hardest thing is getting fake hit. You really have to sell it. Somebody comes at you and stops a couple inches from your face. You have to react like it's painful. In my training, those were the days I was more sore, doing gut punches or getting thrown against walls. You're moving your body in a way that's not natural.”

Canadian actress

Cobie Smulders is a Canadian actress known for her television and film roles. She was born Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders and is best known for playing Robin Scherbatsky on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother. She also plays S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with The Avengers and continuing through Secret Invasion. Her screen work is closely associated with these long-running franchise roles.