50 Facts About Emma Roberts

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Emma Rose Roberts was born on February 10,1991 and is an American actress.

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Emma Roberts went on to appear in numerous films, including Aquamarine, Nancy Drew, Wild Child, Hotel for Dogs, Valentine's Day, It's Kind of a Funny Story, and The Art of Getting By.

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Emma Roberts gained further recognition for her starring roles in multiple seasons of the FX anthology horror series American Horror Story and for the lead role of Chanel Oberlin on the Fox comedy horror series Scream Queens.

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Emma Roberts was born on February 10,1991, in Rhinebeck, New York, to Kelly Cunningham and actor Eric Emma Roberts.

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Emma Roberts's parents divorced when she was seven months old.

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Emma Roberts is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent through her father.

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Emma Roberts made her acting debut at age nine in Ted Demme's 2001 drama film Blow.

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Emma Roberts went on to appear in smaller roles in two family films: in 2002's Grand Champion, as the sister of the main character Buddy ; and in 2006's Spymate, as the daughter of former secret agent Mike Muggins, who tries to rescue her with the help of a spy monkey.

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In 2005, Emma Roberts released a debut album titled Unfabulous and More.

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In 2006, Emma Roberts covered the song "Island in the Sun", which was originally recorded by Weezer in 2001; she recorded the song for the Aquamarine soundtrack, a film in which she starred as one of the lead actors.

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Also in 2006, Emma Roberts returned to the big screen, starring alongside Sara Paxton and singer JoJo in Aquamarine.

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Emma Roberts won a 2007 Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film for her role in the film.

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In early 2006, Emma Roberts finished shooting her title role in Nancy Drew.

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Emma Roberts was set to reunite with Nancy Drew director Andrew Fleming on both Rodeo Gal and a Nancy Drew sequel in 2007, but these films were never made.

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In 2009, Roberts starred alongside Jake T Austin in Hotel for Dogs, based on the novel by Lois Duncan.

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Emma Roberts appeared that year in The Winning Season, portraying Abbie Miller.

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In 2010, Emma Roberts co-starred as Grace in the film Valentine's Day in which her aunt, Julia Emma Roberts appeared, although they were never together on-screen.

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Emma Roberts appeared that year in Twelve, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, 4.3.2.1.

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Emma Roberts played the role of Jill Roberts in the Wes Craven film Scream 4.

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Emma Roberts next appeared in the 2012 film Celeste and Jesse Forever, parodying pop stars such as Kesha with her performance as Riley Banks, an incurious blonde singer.

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Emma Roberts said in an interview that her role as Banks tempted her to write an album of songs using her character as an alter ego.

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On February 7,2013, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Emma Roberts had been cast to star in a pilot for Fox called Delirium, based on the Lauren Oliver novels.

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Emma Roberts portrayed Lena Haloway, the protagonist, but Fox decided not to pick up the show.

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Emma Roberts co-starred with John Cusack and Evan Peters in the comedy-drama film Adult World, released on April 18,2013.

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Emma Roberts has said that most of her lines were ad-libbed so her reactions in the film were completely genuine.

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Emma Roberts's performance was praised by both Andrew O'Hehir of Salon and Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice, who praised Roberts' performance as "both breezy and carefully tuned".

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Emma Roberts then starred in the comedy film We're the Millers, alongside Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis.

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Emma Roberts played the lead role in Gia Coppola's directorial debut, Palo Alto, based on James Franco's short story collection of the same name.

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Emma Roberts portrayed a self-involved party girl named Madison Montgomery, who happens to be a telekinetic witch.

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Emma Roberts then portrayed Maggie Esmerelda, a con artist posing as a fortune teller, in American Horror Story: Freak Show.

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In 2015, Emma Roberts starred alongside Palo Alto co-star Nat Wolff in Ashby, portraying the supporting role of Eloise.

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Emma Roberts next appeared in the horror film The Blackcoat's Daughter alongside Kiernan Shipka.

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Emma Roberts played the lead character Chanel Oberlin on Fox's comedy horror series Scream Queens, alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Lea Michele.

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Emma Roberts starred alongside Dave Franco in Lionsgate's adaptation of the young-adult novel Nerve.

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In 2017, Emma Roberts played Jess in the drama film Who We Are Now, released on September 9 at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

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In March 2018, it was announced that Emma Roberts was set to star in Anya's Ghost, an upcoming supernatural comedy film based on the award-winning graphic novel of the same name, written by Vera Brosgol and published in 2011.

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From April to August 2018, Emma Roberts starred in three films: In a Relationship, Billionaire Boys Club, and Little Italy.

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Emma Roberts next appeared in American Horror Story: Apocalypse, where she reprised her role of Madison Montgomery for the crossover season, returning to the main cast.

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On October 8,2018, it was announced that Emma Roberts had joined the cast of the computer-animated musical comedy film UglyDolls, voicing the character Wedgehead.

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In 2019, Emma Roberts starred in the fantasy drama film Paradise Hills, as Uma.

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From September through November 2019, Emma Roberts starred in the ninth season of American Horror Story, subtitled 1984, portraying Brooke Thompson.

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Emma Roberts appeared in the controversial 2020 thriller film The Hunt.

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In February 2009, Emma Roberts was named the brand ambassador for Neutrogena, appearing in print and television advertisements for the company.

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Emma Roberts has appeared multiple times as part of Teen Vogue Best Dressed list, including in June 2007, September 2008, December 2008, and February 2009.

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In January 2021, Emma Roberts paid tribute to her aunt Julia Emma Roberts as the new ambassador of the Pretty Woman collection corresponding to the French jewelry firm Fred.

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In September 2011, Emma Roberts began attending Sarah Lawrence College but by January 2012, she had put her studies on hold to concentrate on work commitments.

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In 2012, Emma Roberts began dating actor Evan Peters, whom she met on the set of the film Adult World.

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Peters was not arrested because Emma Roberts did not have any immediately visible injuries.

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Peters declined to press charges, and Emma Roberts was released several hours later.

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In March 2019, Emma Roberts began a relationship with actor Garrett Hedlund.