Emmy Raver-Lampman

Emily Raver-Lampman (born September 5, 1988)[1][2] is an American actress and singer. She started her career in musical theater, and has performed in various Broadway and national touring productions, including Hair, Jekyll & Hyde, Wicked, and Hamilton. In 2019, Raver-Lampman began portraying Allison Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy.[2]

Emmy Raver-Lampman
Raver-Lampman in 2019
Born (1988-09-05) September 5, 1988
Norfolk, Virginia
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2010–present

Early life

Raver-Lampman was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia.[3] Her mother Sharon is a professor at Old Dominion University,[2][4] while her father Greg is a writer and teacher.[5][6] She is an only child. She attended a performing arts high school, Governor's School for the Arts, as well as Maury High in Norfolk.[7] She then attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York where she graduated with a BA in Theater in 2012.[8]

Career

Raver-Lampman began her career in musical theatre. She auditioned for Children of Eden while she was at college, and won a leading role. This led to a role for a touring (later Broadway) production of Hair and she received her Equity card.[7] She has also performed on Broadway in Jekyll & Hyde and A Night with Janis Joplin.[9]

In 2014, she was in the national touring production of Wicked as a standby for the role of Elphaba.[7][10] In 2015, she was a member of the original ensemble cast of Hamilton on Broadway. She left the Hamilton ensemble to star as Pearl Krabs in the SpongeBob SquarePants musical in Chicago.[3] In 2017, she returned to Hamilton in a starring role, playing Angelica Schuyler in the first national tour of the production.[3]

She had small roles in a few television productions, such as A Million Little Things. She landed her first major television role in 2017, portraying Allison Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, which was released on Netflix in February 2019.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Stucco Relaxer Short film
2020 Hamilton Swing Live film recording of the musical
TBA Wednesdays Millie

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Odd Mom Out Woman on Date Episode: "Hamming It Up"
2018 A Million Little Things Rebecca Episode: "Friday Night Dinner"
2019 American Dad! Voice Episode: "Stompe le Monde"
2019 Jane the Virgin Lily Lofton 2 episodes
2019 Robot Chicken Peppermint / Boy's Mother Episode: "Robot Chicken's Santa's Dead (Spoiler Alert) Holiday Murder Thing Special"
2019–present The Umbrella Academy Allison Hargreeves Main role

References
  1. emmyraver (September 5, 2018). "II MAKING. WISHES. II". Instagram.
  2. Bonko, Larry (February 24, 2019). "Norfolk native Emmy Raver-Lampman makes the jump from "Hamilton" to Netflix". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  3. Gelt, Jessica (August 10, 2017). "From chorus girl to leading lady: Emmy Raver-Lampman, the Cinderella of 'Hamilton'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. "Sharon Raver-Lampman". Old Dominion University. Archived from the original on 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  5. "Journalist's Bout with Cancer Reminds Readers What Matters". The Virginian-Pilot. January 8, 1995. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  6. "Brain Tumor Survivor: Greg R." The Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information, Inc. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  7. Yiorgo (Apr 23, 2014). "Something 'Wicked' is coming – Norfolk native has standby role for Elphaba in stage production of 'Wicked'". The Flagship. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  8. "Getting to know the cast of HAMILTON: Emmy Raver-Lampman and Ruben J. Carbajal". SHN Magazine. June 15, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  9. "Emmy Raver-Lampman Broadway and Theatre Credits". Broadway World. Archived from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  10. Trapunski, Charles (February 23, 2019). "INTERVIEW: The Umbrella Academy's Emmy Raver-Lampman". BriefTake. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  11. Otterson, Joe (November 30, 2017). "'Umbrella Academy' Netflix Series Rounds Out Cast With 'Game of Thrones' Alum, 'Hamilton' Star". Variety. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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