Emily Hampshire is a Canadian film actress. She began her creative career in 1994 with a role in the film “Are you Afraid of the Dark?”, Released for Canadian television. Today, the actress has more than sixty movie roles. It is known to the audience by the films “The Wizard of the Earthsea”, “Snow Pie”, “Cosmopolis”, “Trotsky”, “12 Monkeys”, “Mom!”, “Death and Life of John F. Donovan”.
Hampshire was repeatedly nominated for the national filmmaker of Canada - Gini, as well as the Academy of Film and Television of Canada - Gemini.
early years
The girl was born in Canada in the summer of 1981. From childhood, she was attracted to creativity. Often at home in front of her family, she made performances, read poetry and sang favorite songs.
At school, Emily was an exemplary student, she was loved by teachers for her complaisant character and determination. Even then, the girl participated in all concerts and theatrical productions, she dreamed of a career as an actress. Parents saw the daughter’s desire to be creative and in every possible way encouraged her hobby.
Emily's creative biography began at the age of fourteen. She was invited to the filming of the mystical series "Are you Afraid of the Dark?", Which has been shown on Canadian television since 1990. Emily starred in several episodes of the first part of the project. This role did not bring fame to her, but the experience in the movie she received was invaluable.
Film career
After her film debut, Emily continued her creative career. Her next works were small roles in the series: “Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal” and “Her Name was Nikita”. Then she starred in the film "Sentenced to Suicide" and the series "Earth: The Last Conflict."
Emily came to fame in 1998. She appeared in the title role in the series "The Boy Meets the Girl, " which was shown not only in Canada, but throughout the world. Spectators, like many film critics, were greatly impressed by the play of the young actress.
Hampshire began to receive new invitations from directors and producers. The girl did not always agree on the proposed roles and studied the scripts very carefully. More than once in her interviews, Emily said that she wants to work only on those images that are really close in spirit to her.
In the early 2000s, Emily starred in the films: “Problems with Fear, ” “Twist, ” “Blood, ” “Made in Canada, ” “Snow Pie, ” which brought her the award from the Canadian Gemini Academy of Film and Television and several awards. Gini."
Collaboration with the famous director David Cronenberg made it possible for Hampishr to participate in the filming of "Cosmopolis". Colin Farrell was invited to the main role, but because of his busy schedule, he could not participate in the project. He was replaced by Robert Pattinson. The film received the Cannes Film Festival Award in 2012 - The Golden Palm Branch.
Of the recent works, Hampshire is worth noting the roles in the series: Cops Rookie, 12 Monkeys, Houdini and Doyle, as well as in the films Mom! and "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan."
