Emily Meade (born January 10, 1989) is an American

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and

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. She has appeared in films such as '' Twelve'' (2010), ''

My Soul to Take ''My Soul to Take'' is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven. It is his first film since 1994's ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare'' that he wrote, produced, and directed. The film stars Max Thieriot as Adam "Bug" Hellerman, ...

'' (2010), ''

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'' (2013), ''

That Awkward Moment ''That Awkward Moment'' (released as ''Are We Officially Dating?'' in Australia, Indonesia, and New Zealand) is a 2014 American bromantic comedy drama film written and directed by Tom Gormican in his directorial debut. The film stars Zac Efron ...

'' (2014), ''

Money Monster ''Money Monster'' is a 2016 American crime thriller film directed by Jodie Foster, with a screenplay by Jamie Linden, Alan Di Fiore, and Jim Kouf from a story by Di Fiore and Kauf. The film stars George Clooney (who also co-produced), Julia Ro ...

'' (2016), and ''

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'' (2016), and the television series ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' The Leftovers'' and ''

Broad City ''Broad City'' is an American television sitcom created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web series ...

''. She also portrayed a future version of the character

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in the third season finale of ''

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'', and had a leading role in the

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series '' The Deuce'' (2017–2019).

Life and career

In 1997, at the age of seven, she sang "Up, over, through and under" (''Sottosopra'') at the Italian song contest ''

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''. The song won the ''Zecchino d'Argento'' prize for the best non-Italian song. She then starred in ''

'', directed by

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. Co-stars included

Max Thieriot Maximillion Drake Thieriot (; born October 14, 1988) is an American actor and director. He made his acting debut in the 2004 adventure comedy film ''Catch That Kid''. Thieriot has since appeared in the action comedy '' The Pacifier'' (2005), the ...

and Nick Lashaway. She starred in the 2010 release, '' Twelve'' as a teenage drug addict. Meade appeared in the independent drama, ''

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'', in 2013. She had a supporting role in the first season of the

drama, '' The Leftovers''. In 2016, she portrayed Sydney in the film ''

'' starring

Dave Franco David John Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American actor. He began his career with small roles in films such as ''Superbad'' (2007) and '' Charlie St. Cloud'' (2010). Following a starring role in the ninth season of the comedy series '' Scru ...

and

Emma Roberts Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991 Additional on October 9, 2016) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television projects of the horror film, horror and thriller (genre), thriller genres, she has received List of awar ...

. She received considerable critical acclaim for her portrayal of prostitute and porn star Lori Madison in HBO's '' The Deuce'', creator

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describing her performance as "one of the best I ever got on a show". After the 2017

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and the

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highlighted the often routine nature of sexual harassment and misconduct in the industry, Meade was one of the first performers to demand professional safeguards for their well-being on set, leading to the presence of an

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on film and television series. Noting the power-structure in a production, performers (particularly young, inexperienced ones) might otherwise not feel able to speak up if directors, staff members or other actors disregarded their consent or previous agreements regarding intimate scenes.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meade, Emily 1989 births Living people 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from New York City Place of birth missing (living people) Zecchino d'Oro singers