Emily Tarver is an actress, comedian and musician from

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. Tarver has performed as a cast member of VH1's series "

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" and performs stand-up and improvisational comedy in a variety of venues, including the

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Theatre, and is a singer in the band Summer and Eve. She has starred as "Emily" in a series of American television commercials for the furniture company

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, and has appeared in national commercials for Lowe's, Comcast,

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, and

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, among others. One Yoplait commercial starring Tarver was pulled from broadcast following complaints by the

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. Tarver responded "So they pulled my yogurt ad because it 'promotes eating disorders'. Ironically, now I will not be able to afford to eat."

Personal life

In July 2018, it was confirmed that Tarver is in a relationship with her '' Orange Is the New Black'' co-star

Vicci Martinez Vicci Martinez (born September 21, 1984) is an American singer/songwriter and actress from Tacoma, Washington. She came in joint third on NBC's singing competition series '' The Voice'' in 2011. She released her 2012 album with Republic Records ...

Filmography

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