Emily VanCamp facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Emily VanCamp
VanCamp in 2013
Born	Emily Irene VanCamp (1986-05-12) May 12, 1986 (age 39) Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
Education	École supérieure de ballet du Québec
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Josh Bowman ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2

Emily Irene VanCamp (born May 12, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She is famous for playing Sharon Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, starting with Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Many people also know her from her leading role as Emily Thorne in the popular TV series Revenge. She also starred in the medical drama series The Resident. Besides her TV work, Emily has appeared in many movies and shows, including Everwood and Brothers & Sisters.

Early life

Emily VanCamp was born in Port Perry, a town in Ontario, Canada. Her father is an animal nutritionist, which means he helps create healthy diets for animals. Her first job was helping her dad deliver food to his clients.

Emily began dancing when she was only three years old. By age 11, she knew she wanted to be a professional dancer. She convinced her parents to let her go to a summer training program in Montreal. At 12, she was accepted into a top ballet school, the École supérieure de ballet du Québec, and moved in with a local family to pursue her dream.

Career

First Acting Roles

In 1998, Emily visited her sister on the set of a movie and became interested in acting. She started taking acting classes and soon got an agent. She appeared in a few commercials before landing a part in the children's horror TV show Are You Afraid of the Dark?.

After that, she played a young Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in a TV movie. She also had roles in the drama movie Lost and Delirious and a short-lived horror series called All Souls.

Breakthrough with Everwood

Emily's big break came when she was 15. She was cast in the TV show Glory Days. The show didn't last long, but her performance impressed writer Greg Berlanti. He thought she was a talented actress and wanted to work with her again.

Berlanti cast her in his new show, Everwood. Emily played Amy Abbott, a friendly teenager whose life gets complicated. The show focused on the relationships between two families. Her role as Amy made her well-known and earned her several award nominations.

While on break from Everwood, Emily acted in a few movies. She appeared in the short horror film Rings, which connects the two popular Ring movies. She also starred in the independent drama Black Irish.

Joining Brothers & Sisters

When Emily was 20, Greg Berlanti offered her another major role. She joined the cast of the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters. The show was about the wealthy Walker family and their secrets. Emily played Rebecca Harper, a character who was thought to be a secret member of the family.

She was a main character for four seasons and returned as a guest in the final season. During this time, she also starred in the movie Norman, where she played the girlfriend of a boy who pretends to be sick. This role won her awards at two different film festivals.

Stardom with Revenge and Marvel

In 2011, Emily starred in the TV movie Beyond the Blackboard, playing a real-life teacher named Stacey Bess. Soon after, she landed the lead role in the ABC series Revenge. She played Amanda Clarke, a young woman seeking to clear her family's name. This show made her a household name.

Her career reached new heights when she joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She played Sharon Carter in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014). Sharon Carter is the great-niece of Peggy Carter. Emily returned to the role in Captain America: Civil War (2016) and the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).

From 2018 to 2021, Emily starred as nurse practitioner Nic Nevin in the medical drama The Resident. She played the main female character for four seasons and returned as a guest for the fifth season finale.

Personal life

Emily VanCamp has three sisters. She speaks French fluently and feels comfortable when she hears it. She is a skilled dancer, trained in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and tap. She says her dance training helped her with fight scenes in her acting roles.

In late 2011, Emily began dating Josh Bowman, her co-star from Revenge. They got engaged in May 2017 and were married on December 15, 2018, in the Bahamas. The couple has two daughters, born in 2021 and 2024.

Emily supports equal pay for actors and is also involved in charity work to protect endangered tigers.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Emily VanCamp para niños