Emily Dunn (née Kennard; formerly Tyndall) is an American actress and dancer from Salt Lake City, Utah, who made her acting debut as Trisha in '' Napoleon Dynamite'' in 2004, under her maiden name Emily Kennard. The youngest of six children, she began dancing at age three, drawing at age 4, singing and acting at age 8. When she was 15, she began competing

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and International Latin. At age 19, Emily earned a position on the

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, an international performing group for Brigham Young University (BYU). She traveled across the United States and also to Brazil and Argentina performing a show called ''Broadway Rhythm''. At BYU, she attended acting classes with future co-star Jon Heder.

Personal life

She graduated in April 2005 from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration. She currently works for Disney as an Art Manager at a video game development studio. She was first married to Spencer Tyndall from 2004 to 2008; the couple divorced. She remarried on March 19, 2009, to Adam Dunn, with whom she has five children, twin daughters Emmylou and Dani, born in March 2011, sons Matthew Griffin, born in August 2013, and Kaden Alexander, born in June 2015.

Filmography

*'' Napoleon Dynamite'' – Trisha (as Emily Kennard) * ''White Noise'' (2005 film) - Julietta (as Emily Tyndall) *''

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'' - Andrea Rose (as Emily Tyndall) * By the Way (Theory of a Deadman song) (music video)- Girl (as Emily Tyndall) *'' My Girlfriend's Boyfriend'' – Jamie (as Emily Dunn) * ''Setup'' (2011 film) - Cassandra Long, Vincent's girlfriend-turned fiancee *''

Forever Strong ''Forever Strong'' is a 2008 American sports drama film directed by Ryan Little, written by David Pliler and released on September 26, 2008. The film stars Sean Faris, Gary Cole, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Penn Badgley and Arielle Kebbel. The f ...

'' – Jamie (as Emily Tyndall) *''

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'' – Ruby (as Emily Tyndall) *''Reflections in the Mud'' – Phonius Operator (as Emily Tyndall) *''Crossroads'' – Kimberly (as Emily Tyndall) *''

The Black Phone ''The Black Phone'' is a 2021 American coming-of-age supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who both produced with Jason Blum. It is an adaptation of the 2004 short story of the ...

'' - Georgia (as Emily Tyndall- Dunn)

Video games

*'' Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour'' (2007) – game designer, artist, actress, dancer, choreographer *'' Meet the Robinsons'' (2007) – artist *'' Chicken Little: Ace in Action'' (2006) – artist *'' Chicken Little'' (2005) – artist *'' Tak: The Great Juju Challenge'' (2005) – artist *'' Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams'' (2004) – artist *'' Tak and the Power of Juju'' (2003) – artist *'' Rugrats: Royal Ransom'' (2002) – artist

Theater

*''Christmas Without Mr. C'' – Musical by

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, Role: Maude (Head Elf) *'' Meet Me in St. Louis'' – Role: Rose

Discography

*''Journey'' *''Lord is My Light'' –

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Emily Living people 21st-century American actresses American female dancers Dancers from Utah American film actresses American Latter Day Saints Brigham Young University alumni Actresses from Salt Lake City Year of birth missing (living people)