Emily Hirst (born July 9, 1993) is a

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actress.

Career

Hirst was born in

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, Canada. Hirst first appeared in the TV series ''

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'' in 2002 and she has a small role in '' X2: X-Men United'' as ''The "Ice Cream Girl"'' in 2003. Her first larger role was in the film drama ''Desolation Sound'', where she played Margaret Elliot. For this role she was nominated for a Leo Award in 2005. She played Laura in the Lifetime movie ''For the Love of a Child'' in 2006. She won a Young Artists Award for that role. She was also nominated for her supporting guest role in '' Smallville's'' "Fragile" (2006). In 2007, Hirst had a recurring role as the childlike vampire Charlotte on

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's '' Blade: The Series'' with rapper

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. Her next appearance was in the thriller '' Mem-o-re'' with

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as Bonnie McHale. In 2007 Hirst played Mandy Tarr in the Lifetime movie ''Passion's Web'' and Young Mary in ''Second Sight''. She also appeared briefly in '' Battlestar Galactica: Razor''. Her next role was Alice in a movie called ''The Egg Factory'' which was renamed ''Prodigy'', and featured a number of times on Movie Central. In 2008, Hirst played Makoto Konno in the English dubbed version of the award-winning Japanese anime film ''

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'' alongside

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, for which she is nominated for a Young Artists Award in 2009. Also in 2008, Hirst appeared in a made-for-TV movie with

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called '' Storm Seekers''. In February 2009, she filmed ''

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'' with

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, and

Filmography

Awards

Leo Awards * 2005 - Nominated - Feature Length Drama: Best Supporting Performance by a Female for: Desolation Sound (2005) Young Artist Awards * 2007 - Won - Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress for: "For the Love of a Child" (2006) (TV) * 2007 - Nominated - Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Guest Starring Young Actress for: "Smallville" (2001) * 2009 - Won - Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actress for: "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (English version) (2008)

References

External links

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Pictures at ChildStarlets.com

UGO.com Film/TV - Emily Hirst Interview

Planete Smallville Interview
1993 births Canadian child actresses Canadian television actresses Living people Actresses from Vancouver 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian voice actresses {{Canada-actor-stub