We wrote the biography of actress Emma Roberts, who was considering acting with the support of her family and relatives, and who took her first step in her career at the age of nine and has performed many successful and outstanding films and TV series until today.
Her full name is Emma Rose Roberts, she was born on February 10, 1991 in Rhinebeck, New York. She was born to her mother, Kelly Cunningham, and father, actor Eric Roberts. Both parents of Robert, who divorced when she was seven months old, later remarried. Her paternal grandmother is acting coach Betty Lou Bredemus and her aunt is actress Julia Roberts. Roberts spent most of her childhood on the sets of her aunt Julia's movies. Thanks to these times, her desire to enter the film industry, following her father and aunt progressed. Roberts has English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German and Swedish roots.
She made her acting debut at the age of nine in 2001, in the biographical crime drama film "Blow" directed by Ted Demme. She played Kristina Jung, the daughter of Johnny Depp's character, in the first movie she auditioned for. The film received mixed reviews and was a moderate success at the box office. In the same year, she starred with Sam Rockwell and Mary McCormack in the 10-minute short film "bigLove" written and directed by Leif Tilden. Later that year, she starred as an unnamed extra in the romantic comedy "America's Sweethearts" in some scenes featuring her aunt Julia Roberts. In 2002, she starred in the family movie "Grand Champion" as the sister of the main character Buddy (Jacob Fisher).
In 2004, she began appearing as the lead character Addie Singer in the teen sitcom "Unfabulous", which aired on Nickelodeon in September of that year. The series earned Roberts several Teen Choice Award and Young Artist Award nominations. The series, which aired for three seasons (2004–2007), also produced TV movies, including 'The Perfect Moment'. Also in 2004, she guest-starred in the episode "Honor Council" of the teen drama "Drake & Josh" aired on Nickelodeon. The TV station Nickelodeon prompted Roberts to jump-start her music career after her performance, and in 2005 Roberts released her debut album, "Unfabulous and More", through Columbia Records and Nick Records. Also, the music for the TV series "Unfabulous" starring Roberts was taken from this forehead. The album managed to enter various charts. In September 2005, two more songs were released from the album, "I Wanna Be" and "Dummy".
That same year, Roberts sang "If I Had It My Way" for the soundtrack to the 2005 Disney teen sports comedy-drama film "Ice Princess." In 2006, Roberts interpreted the song "Island in the Sun", originally recorded by the rock band Weezer in 2001, and used the song for the soundtrack in "Aquamarine," in which he co-starred. He then starred in the teen fantasy romantic comedy film "Aquamarine," in which she co-starred with Roberts, Sara Paxton and singer JoJo. For her performance, she won the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film. The film was met with generally praise and positive reviews, while it ranked fifth at the box office, grossing $8 million on its opening weekend.
In 2006, she co-starred with Chris Potter in the adventure comedy "Spymate" directed by Robert Vince as the daughter of former secret agent Mike Muggins, who tries to rescue her with the help of a spy monkey. Later that year, she finished filming the lead role in Andrew Fleming's mystery comedy "Nancy Drew," based on the novel of the same name. The film, which was released in theaters on June 15, 2007, was not well received by the critics and resulted in a moderate box office receipt.
Considering continuing her career with acting, Roberts suspended her music career indefinitely. In 2008, she had the lead role in the teen comedy "Wild Child" directed by Nick Moore, about a rebellious teenager sent from California to a boarding school in England. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed at the box office to match its production budget. Later, she appeared in the comedy-drama film "Lymelife" directed by Derick Martini with Alec Baldwin, Rory Culkin and Kieran Culkin. The film, which received acclaim from the critics, did not achieve the same success at the box office.
She landed her first voiceover role in an animated Christmas movie called "The Flight Before Christmas", in which she voiced the English version of the character Wilma. In 2009, Roberts co-starred with Jake T. Austin in the family comedy "Hotel for Dogs" based on a novel. Released in January 2009, the film ranked fifth in its opening weekend. It also received generally mixed reviews from critics and was a success at the box office.
In 2010, Roberts starred as Grace in the romantic comedy "Valentine's Day", which also starred her aunt Julia Roberts. The film, which was met with negative reviews, achieved a successful financial gain at the box office. In the same year, she appeared in "Twelve" and "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac", films based on the novels of the same name. Next, the detective thriller "4.3.2.1." and in the comedy-drama movie "It's Kind of a Funny Story" based on the novel of the same name. Neither was successful at the box office. She also appeared in the movie "Virginia", which again failed at the box office and critically.
In 2011, she appeared in the romantic comedy-drama film "The Art of Getting By", in which she co-starred with Freddie Highmore. The film was not well received at both the box office and critically. Despite this, Roberts received a nomination for Best Actress at the Teen Choice Awards. Additionally, Roberts landed the role of Jill Roberts in the slasher movie "Scream 4" directed by Wes Craven. The film, which achieved mixed reviews and moderate box office success, became the lowest-grossing film in the series.
She then appeared in the 2012 romantic comedy film "Celeste and Jesse Forever" directed by Lee Toland Krieger as Riley Banks, a nosy blonde singer. The film received mixed reviews and made a mini financial gain at the box office. Roberts co-starred with John Cusack and Evan Peters in the comedy-drama film "Adult World," which was released on April 18, 2013 and directed by Scott Coffey.
Playing a recent college grad who works in a sex shop for a living, Roberts added that most of her lines are improvised, so her reactions in the movie are completely real. Her performance was praised and interpreted as saying it was both lively and carefully tuned.
Roberts next starred in the crime comedy "We're the Millers" with Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis. Released on August 3, 2013, the film had mixed reviews from critics and was a financial success at the box office. That same year, Roberts also starred in the drama film "Palo Alto", adapted from James Franco's short story collection of the same name, directed by Gia Coppola. The film garnered generally positive reviews and praised Roberts' performance in particular.
Later that year, she played a self-sufficient party girl named Madison Montgomery in the third season of the FX anthology horror series American Horror Story, "American Horror Story: Coven", who was in the main role until January 2014. She then played Maggie Esmerelda, a con man disguised as a fortune teller, in the fourth season of "American Horror Story: Freak Show." The series was met with positive reviews from critics and viewers.
In 2015, Roberts played the role of Eloise in the crime comedy "Ashby" with Nat Wolff. The film did not do well at the box office or critically. She then appeared in the supernatural psychological horror film "The Blackcoat's Daughter" (originally known as February), in which she co-starred with Kiernan Shipka. Directed by Osgood Perkins, the film received critical acclaim and was particularly praised for the performance of the lead roles. In 2015-2016, Roberts played the lead character, Chanel Oberlin, in the Fox comedy horror series "Scream Queens," alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Lea Michele.
Roberts co-starred with Dave Franco in the techno-thriller adventure film "Nerve," based on the novel of the same name published by Lionsgate. The film received positive reviews after its release and was a financial success at the box office. In 2017, Roberts portrayed the character of Jess in the drama film "Who We Are Now" and returned as a guest star in an episode of the series' seventh season, "American Horror Story: Cult," as newscast reporter Serena Belinda.
In March 2018, Roberts received the lead role in "Anya's Ghost," the supernatural comedy film based on the award-winning comic book of the same name directed by Dan Mazer. That year, Roberts co-starred with Michael Angarano, Dree Hemingway, and Patrick Gibson in the romantic drama film "In a Relationship" written and directed by Sam Boyd. She then starred in the biographical crime drama movie "Billionaire Boys Club" directed by James Cox. She then co-starred with Hayden Christensen in the romantic comedy "Little Italy" directed by Donald Petrie.
Also in 2018, she reprized her role as Madison Montgomery in "American Horror Story: Apocalypse", the eighth season of the series, thus returning to the main cast. In 2019, Roberts joined the cast of the computer-animated musical comedy "UglyDolls", voicing the character of Wedgehead. Roberts took a lead role as Uma in the fantasy science fiction drama movie "Paradise Hills" in 2019. The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, received positive reviews. Roberts played Brooke Thompson in its ninth season subtitled "American Horror Story:1984" from September to November 2019.
Roberts co-starred with Luke Bracey in the romantic comedy movie "Holidate," which was released on October 28, 2020. Later, Roberts appeared in the controversial 2020 horror thriller "The Hunt." In April 2021, Roberts co-starred with Thomas Mann and Lewis Tan in the romantic comedy film "About Fate" directed by Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg. The movie, which was released in September 2022, received mixed reactions. In October 2021, Roberts' John Gallagher Jr. and Michael Shannon will reportedly star in and produce the thriller "Abandoned." In 2022, she was selected to play the role in Sony's superhero movie "Madame Web," an episode of the Spider-Man Universe, and the movie is scheduled for release on February 16, 2024.
It was also said that Roberts will share the lead role with Kim Kardashian in the 12th season of the American Horror Story series called "American Horror Story: Delicate".
Personal life
In 2012, Roberts began dating actor Evan Peters, whom she met on a set. The couple, who had a turbulent and troubled relationship, got into trouble in July 2013 when other rooms called the police after a fight they had while staying at a hotel in Montreal. Announcing their engagement in 2014, the couple broke up and reconciled many times and finally ended their relationship in March 2019.
In March 2019, Roberts started dating actor Garrett Hedlund. The couple confirmed that they are expecting their first child in 2020. In December 2020, Roberts posed on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine as the first pregnant celebrity. The couple had a son who was born on December 27, 2020. Later, the couple announced their separation in January 2022.
Roberts, who began attending Sarah Lawrence College in September 2011, suspended it in January 2012 to focus on her studies. Roberts, who loves to read, founded the book club "Belletrist" on Instagram in March 2017. Selected as brand ambassador of Neutrogena cosmetics company in February 2009, Roberts appeared in the company's print and television advertisements. She has been featured on the "Best Dressed" list by Teen Vogue magazine many times.