Emily Van Camp Biography

Birth Name : Emily Irene VanCamp

Date of Birth : 12 May 1986, Port Perry, Ontario, Canada

Height : 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Occupation : Actress

Emily VanCamp was born Emily Irene VanCamp on the 12th of May 1986 in Port Perry, Ontario, Camada. She is most famous for her role in Everwood and in her current role in Brothers & Sisters. She grew up with her three sisters in Port Perry.

At a very young age, Emily VanCamp was already an avid dancer and convinced her mother that she deserved to study dancing. When she was eleven, her mother decided to apply her at the prestigious school L’ Ecole Superieure de Danse de Quebec. The school accepted her and there she studied ballet, tap and jazz.

Emily’s older sister appeared in a film. Emily decided that she should follow her sister’s footsteps. She asked her mother to find her an agent but her mother thought that she was not serious about it. She told Emily that if she was really serious about it, then she should find one herself. Emily found one. The agent helped her land two commercial jobs. Her acting career was getting in the way with her dancing and so she knew she needed to prioritize her career. Despite loving dancing since she was just a toddler, Emily chose acting.

While shooting "Everwood," VanCamp had a supporting role in "The Ring Two" (2005), the much-anticipated sequel to Gore Verbinski's 2002 remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film "Ringu." VanCamp's character, Emily, who survives an attack by the murderous ghost Samara, was a minor role, though the character got more screen time in "Rings" (2005), a short film about the events and characters that lead up to "The Ring Two." The film enjoyed a successful opening weekend, but its final box office tally fell far short of the first film's ticket sales.

VanCamp was featured in two independent features - the grim family drama "Black Irish" (2007) and the fantasy-thriller "Carriers" - prior to joining "Brothers and Sisters" in 2007. Like "Everwood," "Brothers and Sisters" was produced by Greg Berlanti and explored the convoluted relationships between a family and their friends, lovers, and co-workers. Here, the Walker family, led by matriarch Sally Field, was the focus, and Rachel Griffiths, Calista Flockhart, Balthazar Getty, Matthew Rhys, and Dave Annable her children.