Biography
The daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts and the niece of "America's Sweetheart," Julia Roberts, youthful actress Emma Roberts seemed almost destined by blood to go into the family business. Her first professional claim to fame, however, came on the small screen for her role as junior high school student Allie Singer on the popular children's television series "Unfabulous" (Nickelodeon, 2004-07). Like her famous relatives, she …
Career Milestones
2001 | Cast in Leif Tilden's 10-minute short film "BigLove"; also starred her step-father, Kelly Nickels |
2001 | Made feature film debut as Johnny Depp's daughter in Ted Demme's "Blow" |
2002 | Appeared in the indie family film "Grand Champion" |
2004 | Cast as vivacious 'tween' Addie Singer in Nickelodeon's "Unfabulous" |
2005 | Released her first full-length album, Unfabulous and More: Emma Roberts with Columbia Records |
2006 | Cast alongside singer JoJo in the teen comedy, "Aquamarine" |
2006 | Named as the new face of Dooney & Bourke; also designed a limited edition bag with Dooney |
2007 | Cast in the title role as the girl detective in the big-screen adaptation of "Nancy Drew" |
2009 | Co-starred in "Hotel for Dogs," a film adaptation of the Lois Duncan novel of the same name |
2010 | Co-starred with Keir Gilchrist and Zach Galifianakis in "It's Kind of a Funny Story" |
2010 | Joined an ensemble cast for the Garry Marshall directed romantic comedy, "Valentine's Day"; also co-starred her aunt Julia Roberts |
2011 | Cast in the Wes Craven-directed slasher film "Scream 4," opposite Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette |