Emily Hampshire

Emily Hampshire married former soccer player Matthew Smith in 2006. Matthew later worked as an agent-in-training at a talent agency. They later divorced.

Emily Hampshire was born on August 29, 1981, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her father was a dentist. She is the only actor in her family. Not much information is available about her family members.

At the age of 11, Emily realized that she wanted to follow acting as a profession. On her mother’s insistence, she attended an all-girls school, the ‘Queen of Angels Academy,’ in Montreal. Initially, she did not like the school. However, the school’s vice-principal, Miss Wanda Swiderski, encouraged Emily’s passion for acting.

In 11th grade, she participated in the high-school play, ‘Anne of Green Gables.’ She essayed the role of ‘Anne Shirley’ and earned accolades from her vice-principal. Later, in 2009, Hampshire invited Ms. Swiderski for the premiere of her film ‘The Trotsky.’

Emily Hampshire began her acting career at the tender age of 14. In the year 1994, she played the role of ‘Sandy’ in the TV series ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ Two years later, she portrayed the role of ‘Heather’ in the same series.

Initially, Emily Hampshire worked in a few episodes of the TV series ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ A casting director noticed her in a play and she got her first role.

Hampshire’s first film, ‘Dead Innocent,’ released in 1996. Oscar nominee Genevieve Bujold played her mother in the film and also took Emily under her wing. After the premiere of the film, Emily moved from Montreal to Toronto. She was only 16 years old at that time. In Toronto, she received a steady flow of roles.

In 1998, she played ‘Angelina Milleflores’ in the movie ‘Boy Meets Girl.’ Her work was widely admired. According to the actor, after working in this movie, she started getting offers of playing ‘quirky’ characters, which suited her well.

After the release of her film ‘Snow Cake’ in 2006, Hampshire moved to Los Angeles. There, her co-star Alan Rickman helped her as her mentor and introduced her to the stalwarts of the industry.

Hampshire has starred in numerous movies, such as ‘The Life Before This’ (1999), ‘In Shadow’ (2003), ‘It’s a Boy Girl Thing’ (2006), ‘The Trotsky’ (2009), and ‘Good Neighbors’ (2010). She has also starred in various TV movies and shows, such as ‘The Last Don’ (1997), ‘Love Letters’ (1999), ‘The Ride’ (2000), ‘Foolish Girl’ (2003), and ‘Northern Town’ (2006).

Emily Hampshire has worked in a number of films and TV shows, and her art has been appreciated too. Her role of ‘Jane Melman,’ opposite Robert Pattison, in the movie ‘Cosmopolis,’ brought her a lot of recognition. She won an award and immense accolades for her performance in ‘My Awkward Sexual Adventure’ (2012).

She considers her role in ‘The Death and Life of John F. Donovan’ as an important milestone in her career. In this movie, she stars with famous and established actors, such as Kathy Bates, Susan Sarandon, and Natalie Portman.