Amber Tamblyn's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) House Martha Mast… Joan of Arcadia Joan Girardi The Unusuals Det. Casey … The Russell Girl Sarah Russell

Main Movie Roles 2010 - 127 Hours 2009 - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 2009 - Spring Breakdown 2008 - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 2007 - Normal Adolescent Behavior 2006 - The Grudge 2 2005 - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2002 - The Ring 2002 - Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet 1995 - Live Nude Girls

BIOGRAPHY:

Amber Rose Tamblyn was born May 14, 1983 in Santa Monica, California. Amber caught an agent's eye at the age of ten after a performance in "Pippi Longstocking". She has appeared in Live Nude Girls (1995) and Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard (1997) (V). In addition, her most popular role has been the role of "Emily Bowen-Quartermaine" of the popular soap "General Hospital" (1963). She originated the role of "Emily" in 1995. Amber is the daughter of actor Russ Tamblyn, and her mother, Bonnie Tamblyn, is a singer and artist. In addition, Amber writes poetry and has been published in the San Francisco publications, "Cups" and "Poetry USA". Amber also enjoys singing, dancing, and theater in addition to her life on "General Hospital" (1963).


TRIVIA:

• Appears in the _"Twin Peaks" (1990)_ (qv) Special Edition DVD special features. She and her father 'Russ Tamblyn' (qv) tell a story about his appearance at a "Twin Peaks" event at which Amber had the cast sign her shoes.
• Traveled with poetry/slam tour The Junkyard Ghost Revival in 2008 with poets Anis Mojgani, Derrick Brown and Buddy Wakefield.
• Her favorite films are: _The Asphalt Jungle (1950)_ (qv), _L'albero degli zoccoli (1978)_ (qv),_Lost Highway (1997)_ (qv), _Una pura formalità (1994)_ (qv), _Lawrence of Arabia (1962)_ (qv), _"Blakes 7" (1978) {Duel (#1.8)}_ (qv), _La cité des enfants perdus (1995)_ (qv), _Amadeus (1984)_ (qv), _Dancer in the Dark (2000)_ (qv), _Mononoke-hime (1997)_ (qv), _Brazil (1985)_ (qv), _Citizen Kane (1941)_ (qv), and _On the Waterfront (1954)_ (qv).
• Is best friends with her _The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)_ (qv) co-star 'Alexis Bledel' (qv).
• Convinced a homeless man to pose as her father so she could get her navel pierced. It soon became infected and she had to confess to her parents. The story inspired an episode of _"Joan of Arcadia" (2003)_ (qv).
• Amber suffers from arachnophobia. When a scene in _"General Hospital" (1963)_ (qv) called for her character Emily to pick up her pet tarantula, Amber went to the writers and asked them if they could change the scene. She also suggested that the spider be killed off and Emily be given a rat, the sort of pet Amber herself had at home.
• Used hypnosis to get rid of her arachnophobia. She is no longer afraid of spiders.
• Her dad, 'Russ Tamblyn' (qv) danced with her during the 1997 Nurses' Ball.