Emily Hampshire (born 1979
[) is a Canadian actress. Her best known roles include Angelina in the 1998 ]romantic comedy
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'' Boy Meets Girl'', Vivienne in the 2006 film ''Snow Cake
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'', Jennifer Goines in the Syfy
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drama series ''12 Monkeys
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'' (2015–2018), and Stevie Budd in the CBC comedy series ''Schitt's Creek
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'' (2015–2020), as well as the voice role of Misery in the YTV animated series ''Ruby Gloom
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'' (2006–2008).
Early life
Hampshire was born in Montreal
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. She became interested in acting at age 11 after attending a performance of '' Les Miserables'' with her mother. Her interests were solidified by the vice principal of her all-girls Catholic school, who praised her performance during a school theatre production. At age 16, she moved to Toronto
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to pursue roles in TV and film. She was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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shortly after high school but never attended, as it conflicted with a film opportunity.
Career
Hampshire has been professionally active in the Canadian film and television industry since 1996. She has starred in the Canadian series '' This Space For Rent'', ''Carl²
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Carl Crashman is a lazy 14-year-old ...
'', and ''Northern Town''. She played Margaret in ''The Life Before This
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'', a feature film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti
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Biography
Born in Tor ...
, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
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in 1999.
In 2006, starred alongside Kevin Zegers
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and Samaire Armstrong
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in the 2006 romantic comedy ''It's a Boy/Girl Thing
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'', in which she played the character Chanel. In 2009, she appeared in ''The Trotsky
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Plot
High School student Leon Bronstein believes that he is the reinc ...
'' as Leon Trotsky
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's love interest Alexandra. In 2010, she starred in the Canadian indie film, '' Good Neighbours''. Hampshire has also done voice-acting, voicing the character Misery on the animated series
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''Ruby Gloom
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'', Diana Barry in '' Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series'', Chloe Crashman in ''Carl Squared Carl may refer to:
*Carl, Georgia, city in USA
*Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
* Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name
*Carl², a TV series
* "Carl", an episode of te ...
'', Starr in ''6Teen
''6teen'' (originally titled ''The Mall'') is a Canadian animated comedy television series originally produced by Nelvana, with the final two seasons being produced by Fresh TV. It began airing on November 7, 2004 until its final episode aired o ...
'', and Alyson Malitski in ''Braceface
''Braceface'' is an animated television series that aired on Teletoon in Canada and the Fox Family Channel in the U.S. The series was produced by Nelvana and Jade Animation, the show features actress Alicia Silverstone from the movie ''Clueless'' ...
''.
On May 23, 2012, in Cannes, France
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, Hampshire and fellow actress Sarah Gadon
Sarah Lynn Gadon (born April 4, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She began her acting career guest-starring in a number of television series, such as ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1999), '' Mutant X'' (2002), and ''Dark Oracle'' (2004). She also ...
were presented with the first Birks Canadian Diamond award during Telefilm Canada
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's inaugural Tribute To Canadian Talent press event and reception. Also in 2012, Hampshire starred in David Cronenberg
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's '' Cosmopolis'' as Jane Melman, and co-starred in Sean Garrity's comedy film '' My Awkward Sexual Adventure'', for which she received positive critical notice. The same year she was cast in the futuristic-zombie film '' The Returned''.
In 2014, Hampshire was cast in the Syfy
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series ''12 Monkeys
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'' in the recurring role of Jennifer Goines, a reimagined version of Brad Pitt
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's character from the film on which the series is based; in 2015, she was upped to a series regular for the show's second season. From 2015 to 2020, she played Stevie Budd in the CBC television series ''Schitt's Creek
''Schitt's Creek'' (stylized as ''Schitt$ Creek'') is a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan Levy and his father, Eugene Levy, that aired on CBC Television from 2015 to 2020. It consists of 80 episodes spread over six seasons. Produced by ...
''.
In late 2015, Hampshire was cast in Xavier Dolan
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's independent film ''The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
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'', which also stars Natalie Portman
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, Kathy Bates
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, and Susan Sarandon
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.
In 2021, she appeared in the music video for The Tragically Hip
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's single "Not Necessary", from their EP ''Saskadelphia
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The band's firs ...
''.
Personal life
In 2006, Hampshire married Matthew Smith, a former soccer player turned agent-in-training at the William Morris
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talent agency. They divorced shortly before she was cast in ''Schitt's Creek'' in 2014. In September 2018, it was confirmed that Hampshire was in a relationship with singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger
Teresa Geiger (born September 16, 1988) also known by her stage name Teddy Geiger, is an American artist, songwriter and record producer.
Early life
Geiger was born on September 16, 1988, to Lorilyn Rizzo-Bridges and John Theodore Geiger, I. Sh ...
; they became engaged in November 2018. They ended their engagement on June 10, 2019.
Hampshire identifies as pansexual
, meaning "all"
, definition = Sexual or romantic attraction to people regardless of gender
, classification = Sexual identity
, parent = Bisexuality
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, associated_terms = Polysexual, queer, heterofl ...
.
In 2007, Hampshire moved to Los Angeles. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in September 2014 and currently divides her time between Los Angeles and Toronto.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
* '' Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight'' (2010), as Lillian Parker
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1980s births
Date of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian actresses
Actresses from Montreal
Anglophone Quebec people
Canadian child actresses
Canadian film actresses
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Canadian Screen Award winners
Canadian television actresses
Canadian voice actresses
LGBT actors from Canada
Living people
Naturalized citizens of the United States
Pansexual actresses
Canadian Comedy Award winners