Emma Degerstedt
Emma Degerstedt | |
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Born |
Emma Kristina Degerstedt April 13, 1992 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Education | UCLA |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Years active | 2004–present |
Emma Kristina Degerstedt (born April 13, 1992) is an American television actress and singer. Degerstedt is of Swedish descent.
Career
Her television roles include Maris in the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous. She has also appeared on stage in the play 13, a 2007 production[1] in which she played Kendra.[2]
In 2003, she played "Baby June" in a 2003 production of Gypsy.[3] In June 2007, she participated in the 2007 Miller Children's Torch Run Celebrities.[4] That same year, she played Teenage Samantha in the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? for one episode.[5] In 2010, she portrayed Barbara in a Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts production of Dark of the Moon.[6]
In December 2012, Degerstedt sang and danced in the production Kritzerland Records' Christmas with a Little Bit of Hannukah and a Lot of Cheer at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal in North Hollywood. She performed two songs, "Be A Santa" and the solo "Santa Baby".[7] She is currently attending University of California, Los Angeles.
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Ballet Dancer | (uncredited) |
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2008 | Life | Carly Brimmer | Episode: "Did You Feel That?" |
2008 | The Big Bang Theory | Emma | Episode: "The Jerusalem Duality" |
2004 2007 |
Unfabulous | Maris | 32 Episodes |
2007 | Samantha Who? | Teenage Samantha #2 | Episode: "The Restraining Order" |
2005 | Monk | Beth | Episode: "Mr. Monk and Little Monk" |
Theater | |||
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2007 | 13 (musical) | Kendra | Mark Taper Forum |
2013 | Legally Blonde (musical) | Elle Woods | Cabrillo Music Theater |
2014 | The Little Mermaid (musical) | Ariel | Broadway Touring Production |
2015–2016 | Legally Blonde (musical) | Elle Woods | Broadway Touring Production |
2017 | The Little Mermaid (musical) | Ariel | MUNY |
2017 | Legally Blonde (musical) | Elle Woods | Lexington Theatre Company |
2017 | Desperate Measures[8] | Susanna/Sister Mary Jo | Off-Broadway, York Theatre |
2018 | Smokey Joe's Cafe[9] | Off-Broadway | |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2006 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) | Unfabulous | Nominated[10] |
2007 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) | Unfabulous | Nominated[11] |
2013 | Ovation Awards | Lead Actress in a Musical | Legally Blonde | Nominated[12] |
2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Nominated Best Music and Best Lyrics | Desperate Measures | Nominated[13] |
2018 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical | Desperate Measures | Won[13] |
2018 | Lucille Lortel Award | Best Musical | Desperate Measures | Won[13] |
References
- ↑ Hernandez, Ernio (7 January 2007). "Middle School Musical: Jason Robert Brown's 13 Opens in Los Angeles". playbill.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ Roberts, Terri (10 January 2007). "13 - Review - January 10, 2007". theatermania.com. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ Djurklou, Alessandra (30 May 2003). "'Gypsy' displays talent, humor". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Celebrities Team Up With Cancer Patients for Fund-Raising Torch Relay in Long Beach". prnewswire.com. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Listings - SAMANTHA WHO?". thefutoncritic.com. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ Farmer, Elisabeth (26 April 2010). "Huntington Beach conjures an eerily mystical production". ocregister.com. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "BWW Reviews: Kritzerland Celebrates Music of the Holidays". broadwayworld.com. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Desperate Measures Musical Extends for Third Time Off-Broadway | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ↑ "Cast Set for Off-Broadway Return of Smokey Joe's Café | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ↑ "27th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. 25 March 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "28th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Ovation Awards Nominees — South by Southeast". 16 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 http://www.playbill.com/article/cast-recording-of-desperate-measures