Emily O'Brien
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Emily O'Brien (born May 28, 1985) is an English-born American actress. She is known for her role as Jana Hawkes Fisher on The Young and the Restless.
Personal life
O'Brien was born 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.[citation needed] Sister to Natalie O'Brien.
O'Brien's parents,Emma and Michael O’Brien, say, “Acting is the only thing she wanted to do.”[citation needed] 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.
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.[citation needed]
O'Brien speaks Persian fluently as well as French and Spanish.[citation needed]
Emily has been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as Jana Fisher on The Young And The Restless.
Filmgraphy
- 2003: Champagne Society as N/A
- 2004: Rock & Roll Eulogy as Marbel
- 2005: South of Hell as N/A
- 2006: What About Brian as Girl at Club (1 episode)
- 2006: The Young and the Restless as Jana Hawkes (Role: April 2006-Feb 2007, June 2007-present)
- 2006: Séance as Girl
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)