Emily VanCamp Biography (2)
Born and raised in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada, VanCamp has been performing as a dancer since the tender age of three. At age 12, she moved to Montreal after being accepted into the prestigious L'Ecole Superieure de Danse de Quebec, the official training program of Les Grands Ballet Canadiens. When her older sister Katie, who is also a dancer, was cast as a ballerina in a film, VanCamp visited the set and fell in love with acting.
Soon after, VanCamp landed her first major role, portraying the young Jacqueline Bouvier in the 2000 miniseries Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Her other television credits include a series regular role on the WB's Glory Days, and the longform projects Dice and Redeemer.
VanCamp made her feature film debut in the independent film Lost & Delirious, which was a hit at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. She was later seen in the independent film The House on Turk Street, with Samuel L. Jackson. She most recently starred with Sharon Stone and Rupert Everett in the drama A Different Loyalty.
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