All grown up: Julia Roberts' niece Emma is a child star no longer in revealing new roles
10/07/2010 07:47:00 PM
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She made her name as a queen of the tween comedies in films Nancy Drew, Wild Child and Hotel For Dogs, and starring in Nickelodeon series Unfabulous.
And now Julia Roberts' niece is graduating to more adult roles.
Her appearance in this year's British thriller 4.3.2.1 saw her film scenes in revealing underwear in the Noel Clarke-directed crime story.
Emma stars as Jo, who has been left behind in a dead-end supermarket job as her friends are off on their own adventures when a chance encounter with diamond thieves 'sends their separate lives onto a collision course'.
The dramatic starring role is a departure from her resume of comedic performances, and supporting roles such as her turn as a drug-addict rich girl in gritty drama Twelve alongside Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford, Zoe Kravtiz and 50 Cent.
Her red carpet style has also morphed into a more adult style. At last week's Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party, the 19-year-old turned heads in a daring purple gown that had a plunging neckline.
Emma went for a demure look to attend the premiere of Wes Craven's new horror film My Soul to Take in New York last night.
The actress turned up to support the director, whom she is close with after working together on a movie that is sure to push her further into the spotlight.
Emma has a starring role in one of next year's most anticipated films, Scream 4.
She plays lead character Jill Kessler alongside Hayden Panettiere, Adam Brody and Rory Culkin and returning cast members Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Neve Campbell.
The starlet says of the fourth instalment in the hugely successful franchise: 'It's going to be really fun.
'I think that this is the best one, dare I say. It's amazing because they have the original cast - Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell - and then we have this whole new young cast we're introducing that's, to name a few, me, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin who I've done a few movies with, which is great.
'And Wes Craven's directing this one, and he's just one of the coolest people I've ever met.'
She was more coy when quizzed on whether more films of the horror series will be made featuring the new generation cast.
'You know, you never know, it could be,' she told MTV News. 'You're going to have to wait and see.'
With an impressive list of well-received roles under her belt, the teen is relishing becoming an established actress in her own right, after admitting in the past that comparisons to her famous aunt did become tiresome.
'I think it's a positive thing because she's a really great actress,' Emma has said. 'But yeah, sometimes it can be a little annoying.'
‘You go, "Oh yeah. You’re not Aunt Julia to everyone. You’re Julia Roberts." That’s crazy,’ she says.
‘Everyone tried to steer me away from acting,’ she says. ‘Finally, my mum let me go on an audition for [the movie] Blow to shut me up, and then I got the part.
'Luckily, my family has been really supportive.’
Blow turned out to be Emma's big screen debut, where she starred alongside Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz in the 2001 movie about a drug-smuggler.
‘I was seven and in the background of one of the scenes, which was so much fun. It was just my aunt and me. We hung out a lot,' she told Foam magazine in July.
Emma, who starred alongside Julia in ensemble comedy Valentine's Day earlier this year, is the daughter of Julia’s older brother Eric, also an actor.
And now Julia Roberts' niece is graduating to more adult roles.
Her appearance in this year's British thriller 4.3.2.1 saw her film scenes in revealing underwear in the Noel Clarke-directed crime story.
Emma stars as Jo, who has been left behind in a dead-end supermarket job as her friends are off on their own adventures when a chance encounter with diamond thieves 'sends their separate lives onto a collision course'.
The dramatic starring role is a departure from her resume of comedic performances, and supporting roles such as her turn as a drug-addict rich girl in gritty drama Twelve alongside Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford, Zoe Kravtiz and 50 Cent.
Her red carpet style has also morphed into a more adult style. At last week's Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party, the 19-year-old turned heads in a daring purple gown that had a plunging neckline.
Emma went for a demure look to attend the premiere of Wes Craven's new horror film My Soul to Take in New York last night.
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The actress turned up to support the director, whom she is close with after working together on a movie that is sure to push her further into the spotlight.
Emma has a starring role in one of next year's most anticipated films, Scream 4.
She plays lead character Jill Kessler alongside Hayden Panettiere, Adam Brody and Rory Culkin and returning cast members Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Neve Campbell.
The starlet says of the fourth instalment in the hugely successful franchise: 'It's going to be really fun.
'I think that this is the best one, dare I say. It's amazing because they have the original cast - Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell - and then we have this whole new young cast we're introducing that's, to name a few, me, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin who I've done a few movies with, which is great.
'And Wes Craven's directing this one, and he's just one of the coolest people I've ever met.'
She was more coy when quizzed on whether more films of the horror series will be made featuring the new generation cast.
'You know, you never know, it could be,' she told MTV News. 'You're going to have to wait and see.'
With an impressive list of well-received roles under her belt, the teen is relishing becoming an established actress in her own right, after admitting in the past that comparisons to her famous aunt did become tiresome.
'I think it's a positive thing because she's a really great actress,' Emma has said. 'But yeah, sometimes it can be a little annoying.'
‘You go, "Oh yeah. You’re not Aunt Julia to everyone. You’re Julia Roberts." That’s crazy,’ she says.
‘Everyone tried to steer me away from acting,’ she says. ‘Finally, my mum let me go on an audition for [the movie] Blow to shut me up, and then I got the part.
'Luckily, my family has been really supportive.’
Blow turned out to be Emma's big screen debut, where she starred alongside Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz in the 2001 movie about a drug-smuggler.
‘I was seven and in the background of one of the scenes, which was so much fun. It was just my aunt and me. We hung out a lot,' she told Foam magazine in July.
Emma, who starred alongside Julia in ensemble comedy Valentine's Day earlier this year, is the daughter of Julia’s older brother Eric, also an actor.
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