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Emily VanCamp

Emily VanCamp first won over audiences on the WB's critically acclaimed drama Everwood, starring opposite Treat Williams and Gregory Smith. More recently she starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie, Beyond the Blackboard, based on the book Nobody Don't Love Nobody by Stacey Bess.

VanCamp previously starred on ABC's acclaimed hit drama series Brothers & Sisters, opposite Sally Field, Rachel Griffiths, Rob Lowe and Calista Flockhart. She was the female lead in the ABC miniseries Ben Hur, as Esther, a strong, the love interest of Ben Hur and daughter of slave Simonides. The four-hour miniseries aired in Canada, and will air in the United States later this year.

In 2009 VanCamp starred in the thriller film Carriers, opposite Chris Pine, Piper Perabo and Christopher Meloni. Other recent film credits include The Ring 2, co-starring with Naomi Watts and Simon Baker, the Sundance Film Festival hit Lost and Delirious, A Different Loyalty, with Sharon Stone, and Black Irish, with Melissa Leo, Michael Angarano and Brendan Gleeson. VanCamp also portrayed young Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the miniseries Jackie O: A Life Story, and was a series regular on the WB series Glory Days.

Born and raised in Port Perry, Ontario, VanCamp has been performing as a dancer since the young age of three. At 12, she attended the prestigious L'École Supérieure de Danse du Québec, the official training program of Les Grands Ballet Canadiens.

VanCamp currently resides in Los Angeles.


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Emily VanCamp Facts

Birth NameOlga Emily Vancamp
OccupationActress
BirthdayMay 12, 1986 (37)
SignTaurus
BirthplacePort Perry, Ontario, Canada
Height5' 8" (1m73)  How tall is Emily VanCamp compared to you?

Selected Filmography

The Ring Two (2005) as Emily
Everwood (2002) tv user recommendation as Amy Abbott (breakthrough)
Lost and Delirious (2001) as Allison
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