Emily O'Brien

Emily O'Brien
O'Brien at the 2008 Daytime Emmy Awards
Born Emily Roya O'Brien
(1985-05-28) May 28, 1985
Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present
Relatives Natalie O'Brien (sister)

Emily Roya O'Brien (born May 28, 1985) is an English-born, half Persian actress. She is a three-time Daytime Emmy-nominated actress and writer, known for her five-year series regular role of Jana Hawkes Fisher on The Young and the Restless, Julia in Pernicious and the voice of Y'Shtola in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. She has recently portrayed Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Ruth the human mother and wife of the Ambassador of Earth in the dark fantasy motion comic Dagon Troll World Chronicles and Special Agent Iman Avesta in Batman: The Enemy Within.

Life and career

Emily O'Brien, right, with people from the 2015 film Pernicious.

Emily O'Brien was born on May 28, 1985, in Bedfordshire, England, but moved with her family to Carlsbad, California, when she was nine years old. Her mother is Persian and her father is British. Emily's parents, Flora and Michael, say, “Acting is the only thing she wanted to do.” She was in plays at Carlsbad High School, where she graduated in 2003, and at MiraCosta College, where she completed a theater major in 2005. In 2005, she graduated with a degree in theater from Mira Costa College. She has a sister named Natalie. Her zodiac sign is Gemini.

She was named a finalist in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival’s Irene Ryan Acting Competition in 2005, where she was pitted against several hundred students from colleges and universities across the country. O'Brien speaks Persian fluently and has studied French and Spanish. Born and raised in England and capable of multiple British dialects plus various other European accents. She also speaks Farsi fluently. She attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England and wrote, produced and directed her first project Beatrice in 2011 which won best film at BIFF.

She portrayed Jana Hawkes Fisher in The Young and the Restless. O'Brien was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards for her performance in The Young and the Restless. She portrayed the role again in November 2008, when a parody of the show was the theme of the 1st showcase on The Price Is Right. O'Brien portrayed the role initially on a recurring status from May 11 to September 5, 2006,[1] and then on contract from October 10, 2006 to February 20, 2007,[2] when the character disappeared from the canvas temporarily until her return on June 15, 2007.[3] O'Brien earned two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Younger Actress in 2008 and 2009.[4][5] In March 2011, news broke that O'Brien had been let go from The Young and the Restless,[6] with her final airdate on May 6, 2011. Prior to her firing, O'Brien was pre-nominated for another Daytime Emmy in the same category.[7]

She provided the voice of Y'Shtola in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Camille in League Of Legends, and Veruca Salt in Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Emily was seen in Pernicious, her first supernatural horror film, directed by James Cullen Bressack.[8]

She portrayed Gamora in the Telltale video game, Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series.[9] She has received wide recognition for portraying Special Agent Iman Avesta in Batman: The Enemy Within, an employee of Amanda Waller, and a fan of Batman who hugs him.[10]

In 2018, she joined the cast for Hideo Kojima's game Death Stranding.[11] That same year, she provided the voice of Renee Chandler in the CW Seed animated series Constantine: City of Demons.[12] She will also appear in the game Days Gone for the PlayStation 4.

In October of 2018 she signed on to play the voice of Ruth the human mother and wife of the Ambassador of Earth in the upcoming dark fantasy motion comic Dagon Troll World Chronicles that is set to be released in 2019.

She also sing professionally. Currently the national narrator for Ebay & Paypal campaign.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006SéanceGirlShort film
2006ComaNurseVideo short
2010New GlassesShort film
2011MatchupHis SweetheartShort film
2011BeatriceBeatriceShort film; also writer and producer
2012SuperWannabeHeroesSuper SallyShort film
2014PerniciousJulia
2014The Janus Project PreviewLexiShort film
2014On the RunAmyShort film
2016RestorationRebecca Jordan
2016Honey Jar: Chase for the GoldAnn Jordan
2016The Bad BatchDream Girl
2017The Bigfoot ProjectJamie Kerrigan
2017Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryVeruca Salt (voice)Direct-to-video
2018Get Married or DieSandi
2018Too CloseThe GirlShort film
2018Vampire DadNatasha
2018IrisIrisShort film
2018Dangerous Matrimony PortiaTBA
2018The CloudMargerie
2018Dagon Troll World Chronicles Ruth

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006What About BrianGirl at ClubEpisode: "Two in Twenty-Four"
2006–2011The Young and the RestlessJana Hawkes
2016Rock in a Hard PlaceYoung Debbie
2017One Day at a TimeVO OperatorEpisode: "Hold, Please"
2018–presentConstantine: City of DemonsRenee Chandler (voice)
2018Beautifully FlawedSusan

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornY'shtola
2014Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorEryn
2015The Order: 1886Additional Voices
2016World of Final FantasyFaris Scherwiz
2016League Of LegendsCamille[13]
2017Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale SeriesGamora
2017-18Batman: The Enemy WithinIman Avesta / Bartender / Agency Female #3
2017Paranormal Activity: The Lost SoulThe Witch
2017Dishonored: Death of the OutsiderRats Whisperers
2018God of WarAdditional Voices
TBAThief of ThievesTaraneh Jamshidi
TBADeath StrandingTBA
2019Days GoneNicole

Other

  • 2009: She is featured as the test subject in a TED talk about recreating human faces in digital, photo-realistic quality.[14]

Awards

  • ACTF Irene Ryans Theater festival Finalist and 2006 Nominee (2005)
  • CHS Film Festival: Best Actress of 2003 Best Film (Pleasant Dreams) of 2003 (2003)
  • DTASC Shakespeare Festival : 3rd place award for Othello (2003)
  • BEST FEST San Diego Film Festival (2003) 3rd place award for Pleasant Dreams
  • Team Power Award Don't Drink the Water from the city of Carlsbad (2002)
  • Daytime Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (2008)
  • Daytime Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (2009)
  • Daytime Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (2011)

References

  1. ↑ The Young and the Restless recap (May 11, 2006) - TV.com
  2. ↑ The Young and the Restless recap (February 20, 2007) - TV.com
  3. ↑ The Young and the Restless recap (June 15, 2007) - TV.com
  4. ↑ Kroll, Dan J. (30 April 2008). "2008 Daytime Emmys - Nominations". SoapCentral. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Kroll, Dan J. (14 May 2009). "AMC tops all Emmy tallies, DAYS has a big showing". SoapCentral. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Kroll, Dan J. (22 March 2011). "Emily O'Brien let go from Y&R". SoapCentral. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Kroll, Dan J. (26 February 2010). "2010 Daytime Emmys - Pre-Nominations Announced". SoapCentral. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Production: Pernicious" (PDF). Film in Thailand. Thailand Film Office.
  9. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (10 March 2017). "Nolan North is Rocket in Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy game".
  10. ↑ https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/catching-emily-obrien/
  11. ↑ Bell, Brian (22 February 2018). "Troy Baker, Emily O'Brien Join Cast of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding". Paste. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Wickline, Dan (March 24, 2018). "Constantine: City of Demons Recap and Review". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  13. ↑ https://twitter.com/emilyXObrien/status/842513903338713088
  14. ↑ Debevec, Paul. "Animating a photo-real digital face". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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