Emily Osment
Emily Jordan Osment (born March 10, 1992)[1] is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Osment began her career as a child actress, appearing in numerous television shows and films, before co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003). She played Lilly Truscott on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006–2011) and its film spinoff Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009).[2]
Emily Jordan Osment
- Actress
- singer
- songwriter
1997–present
Jack Anthony (2021–present; engaged)
Haley Joel Osment (brother)
- Wind-up (2009–2011)
- Bluebiird Music (2019–present)
Osment appeared as Cassie Keller in the film The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007) and as Melissa Morris in the Disney Channel television film Dadnapped (2009). She starred as Taylor Hillridge in the television film Cyberbully (2011), Roxie on the streaming series Cleaners (2013–2014), as well as Roxy Doyle on the Fox television series Almost Family (2019–2020). She also starred as Gabi Diamond on the Freeform television series Young & Hungry (2014–2018), for which she received three Teen Choice Award nominations. From 2018 to 2021, Osment had a recurring role as Theresa on the Netflix comedy-drama series The Kominsky Method, for which she received two nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[3] She has portrayed the reoccurring and eventual main role of Mandy McAllister on the CBS sitcom Young Sheldon since 2022. A spin-off series starring her is currently in the works and is slated for the 2024–25 season on CBS.
Osment came to prominence in music after recording songs for the soundtracks of her Disney projects, most notably a duet of "If I Didn't Have You" with Mitchel Musso in 2007 and a cover of "Once Upon a Dream" in 2008. In 2009, she signed a recording contract with Wind-Up Records, with whom she released one extended play, All the Right Wrongs (2009), and one studio album, Fight or Flight (2010). She currently performs under the alias Bluebiird, and has released one extended play, When I Loved You (2019).[4]
Early life[edit]
Emily Jordan Osment was born on March 10, 1992, in Los Angeles[1][5][6] to actor Michael Eugene Osment[7] and Theresa Osment (née Seifert), an English teacher. She was raised as a Roman Catholic. Her father has appeared in various films, including her film Soccer Mom, and her older brother is Academy Award-nominated actor Haley Joel Osment.[7]
Career[edit]
1997–2005: Career beginnings[edit]
Osment's entry into the entertainment industry began in 1997, when she was cast in a commercial for flower delivery company FTD.[1] She was featured in many commercials, after which she made her acting debut in the 1999 film The Secret Life of Girls, starring Eugene Levy and Linda Hamilton. The same year, she co-starred with Glenn Close in the Hallmark Classic television film Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, a role that would lead to a Young Artist Award nomination.[1] Emily also made a brief appearance in the Smash Mouth music video All Star as the girl in the referee uniform. Since then, she has gone on to do a number of roles, such as appearances on television shows like Touched by an Angel, Friends, and 3rd Rock from the Sun.
Osment made her film debut in 2002 as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, a role for which she won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film. In 2003, she reprised her role in the third film of the Spy Kids series, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, which grossed $197 million worldwide.[8][9] Osment also voiced roles in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and Edward Fubbwupper Fibbed Big.
Philanthropy[edit]
Osment signed with CosmoGIRL! shirts for the president of an online charity auction. In 2007, Osment designed a line of shirts for 2lovecollection.com, whose proceeds went to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
In early 2008, Osment participated in the "Disney Channel Earth Day", where she and other Disney stars met with TreePeople to teach children how to care for the environment with small changes in their homes and neighborhoods. Osment was also part of the green project, Disney's Friends for Change, an initiative for the environment created in 2009. The campaign wants young people aware of the current environmental situation and engage with it in around them. Children had the opportunity to choose how Disney will invest one million dollars in various environmental programs.[45]
Osment is an ambassador for STOMP Out Bullying, an anti-bullying organization for children. She was voted the U.G.L.Y.(Unique Gifted Lovable You) celebrity of 2011 at the seventh annual Celebrity of the Year Award for her performance in Cyberbully.[46]
Personal life[edit]
From 2013 to 2015, Osment dated actor Jimmy Tatro.[47] From 2016 to early 2021, Osment was in a relationship with therapist Jim Gilbert.[48]
As of 2021, Osment has been in a relationship with Jack Anthony. They announced their engagement in June 2023.[49]
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