Janita Mae Killam: Get to Know Cobie Smulders’ daughter

Janita Mae Killam is the daughter of Cobie Smulders and her husband Taran Killam. Janita Mae Killam’s mother is a Canadian-American actress who is best known for her starring role as Robin Scherbatsky in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero franchise, from the film The Avengers (2012) until the Disney+ limited series Secret Invasion.

Janita Mae Killam: Bio Summary

How old is Janita Mae Killam’s daughter?

Janita Mae Killam was born in January 2015 in the United States of America. She is 6 years old as of 2024. Janita Mae Killam is the younger daughter of Cobie Smulders and her husband Taran Killam. The actress announced her daughter’s arrival and she became a parent for the second time while promoting her film Unexpected at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah on Jan 25.

She told Bustle “I’m in Sundance and I have a 3-week-old baby, so I can certainly relate.” said of balancing work and career. “It’s my world at the moment, and it’s just so prevalent in the world today. I’m very lucky where I have a great career and a huge support system, and not every woman has that.“

The “How I Met Your Mother” actress’s second pregnancy almost coincided with her character in the film Unexpected. She initially didn’t reveal anything about their newest kid including gender and name.

Cobie Smulders and her husband Taran Killam make their public appearance with Janita Mae Killam and her sister, Shaelyn Cado very rarely. Smulders was spotted for the first time with her then newborn baby girl, Janita in late Jan 2015 at Los Angeles International Airport. But, the actress had truly wrapped her up under her coat.

The couple are raising their children Janita and her elder sister, Shaelyn Cado Killam out of the limelight and far away from the media. They don’t share too much information about their beloved girls.

The actress claims that her children are her number one priority. After their birth, she became a bit choosy about work by participating only in those projects she was interested in. She says that her daughters always come first no matter what decision she makes.

Janita Mae Killam’s older sister Shaelyn Cado Killam was born on 16th May 2009. Cobie and Taran got engaged a few months before they welcomed their first child. Shaelyn is now 15 years old as of 2024.

In April 2020, Taran and Cobie were seen with their kids in their LA neighborhood. Both of their girls were equipped with helmets while their older daughter was riding a bicycle and her little sister was enjoying a scooter.

Who is Janita Mae Killam’s father?

Janita Mae’s father, Taran Killam is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his television work on The Amanda Show, How I Met Your Mother, MADtv, New Girl, Saturday Night Live, and Single Parents. He is also known for his portrayal of a teen pop star in the 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs and also for voicing the title character on the PBS children’s cartoon series Nature Cat.

How did Cobie Smulders and her husband Taran Killam meet?

Cobie Smulders and her husband Taran Killam first met back in 2005 through a mutual friend. They got engaged in January 2009 and tied the knot on 8th September 2012 in Solvang, California. The couple has been married for 9 years now with no marriage dramas and divorce rumors.

Janita Mae Killam’s parents both worked together for years on the hit American sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Her father played Gary Blauman while her mother portrayed the lead role of Robin Scherbatsky, a news anchor in the project. She got the People’s Choice Award nomination for her role in the show.

The couple including their two daughters currently live in their new house located in California. They renovated the property back in late 2017. The actress previously owned a house in Los Feliz, California. Janita Mae Killam’s mother later sold it to the comedian Demitri Martin for $1.4 million in early 2017.