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Emma Roberts - Wikipedia. Emma Rose Roberts (born February 1. American actress and singer. After making her film debut as Kristina Jung in the film Blow (2.

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Roberts gained recognition for her lead role as Addie Singer on the Nickelodeon television series Unfabulous (2. She released her debut studio album Unfabulous and More in 2. Roberts then appeared in a series of film roles, including Nancy Drew (2. Wild Child (2. 00. Hotel for Dogs (2. Valentine's Day (2. It's Kind of a Funny Story (2.

The Art of Getting By (2. Looking for more mature roles, Roberts went on to obtain both supporting and lead roles in Lymelife (2. Scream 4 (2. 01. 1), Adult World (2. We're the Millers (2.

Palo Alto (2. 01. The Blackcoat's Daughter (2. Nerve (2. 01. 6). She starred in the lead role of Chanel Oberlin on the Fox horror- comedy series Scream Queens, and also appeared in three seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story. Early life[edit]Roberts was born in Rhinebeck, New York,[2] to Kelly Cunningham and actor Eric Roberts.[3] Her parents separated when she was a baby.

Through her father's marriage, she is the stepdaughter of Eliza Roberts. Through her mother's marriage, she is the stepdaughter of musician Kelly Nickels. She has a maternal half- sister, Grace.[4] Her paternal grandmother was acting coach Betty Lou Bredemus (1. Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan. During her childhood, Roberts spent time on the sets of her aunt Julia's films. These experiences sparked a desire to follow her father and aunts into the film industry.[4] Her mother initially wanted her to have a normal childhood.[5]Acting career[edit]2. Breakthrough with Unfabulous[edit]Roberts made her acting debut at age nine in Ted Demme's 2.

Blow. It was the first film for which she ever auditioned.[5] In the film, she portrayed Kristina Jung, the daughter of Johnny Depp's character (cocaine smuggler George Jung). That year, she also had a role in Leif Tilden's 1. Love, and was an uncredited extra in some scenes featuring her aunt Julia Roberts in America's Sweethearts.[6] Roberts went on to appear in smaller roles in two family films: in 2.

Grand Champion, as the sister of the main character Buddy (Jacob Fisher); and in 2. Spymate, as the kidnapped daughter of former secret agent Mike Muggins (Chris Potter), who tries to rescue her with the help of a spy monkey. Grand Champion had a brief theatrical release in August 2. Spymate was not released until February 2.

Canada,[8] followed by its DVD release in April 2. In 2. 00. 4, she began starring as the lead character Addie Singer in the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous,[9] which debuted in September of that year. The sitcom earned Roberts a Teen Choice Award nomination and several Young Artist Award nominations.[1.

The series focused on a seventh grader, Addie, and her two best friends. It aired for three seasons (2. The show also spawned TV movies, including The Perfect Moment. Also in 2. 00. 4, Roberts guest- starred in an episode of the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh titled "Honor Council".

After her run on Unfabulous, Nickelodeon had considered giving Roberts a kick start into a music career.[1. In 2. 00. 6, Roberts returned to the big screen, starring alongside Sara Paxton and singer Jo. Jo in Aquamarine.

She won a 2. 00. 7 Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film for her role in the film.[1. The film Aquamarine took fifth place at the box office in its opening weekend making $8 million.[1. In early 2. 00. 6, Roberts finished shooting her title role in Nancy Drew. The film was released to theaters on June 1.

Roberts was set to reunite with Nancy Drew director Andrew Fleming on both Rodeo Gal[1. Nancy Drew sequel in 2.

Film work[edit]In 2. English version of the character Wilma in the CGI- animated family film The Flight Before Christmas.[1. In 2. 00. 9, Roberts starred alongside Jake T. Austin in Hotel for Dogs,[2.

Lois Duncan. The film premiered in January 2. The film has to- date grossed over $1. Roberts starred as the lead in the film Wild Child,[2. Malibu, California sent to a boarding school in England. Roberts described her character as "pretty much your typical spoiled- brat Malibu socialite who gets shipped off to a British boarding school."[2. Roberts also appeared in the independent film Lymelife with Alec Baldwin, which was premiered at the 2.

Toronto International Film Festival. In 2. 01. 0, Roberts co- starred as Grace in the film Valentine's Day in which her aunt, Julia Roberts also appeared, although they were never together on- screen.

She also appeared that year in Twelve and It's Kind of a Funny Story.[2. The following year, she co- starred in the film adaptation of Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac. She also starred alongside Freddie Highmore in the romantic comedy The Art of Getting By.[2. In 2. 01. 1, she played the role of Jill Roberts in the Wes Craven film Scream 4.[2.

In 2. 01. 3, Roberts co- starred with John Cusack and Evan Peters in Adult World. Roberts played a recent college graduate who works at an adult bookstore to make ends meet. She has said that most of her lines were ad- libbed so her reactions in the film were completely genuine.[2. Her performance was praised by both Andrew O'Hehir of Salon and Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice, who praised Roberts' performance as "both breezy and carefully tuned".[3. Roberts appears in a supporting role in Dustin Lance Black's.

Virginia, which received a limited theatrical release in May 2. She next appeared in the 2. Celeste and Jesse Forever, parodying pop stars such as Kesha with her performance as Riley Banks, an incurious blonde singer. Roberts said in an interview that her role as Banks tempted her to write an album of songs using her character as an alter ego.[3. American Horror Story and Scream Queens[edit]On February 7, 2.

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Roberts had been cast to star in a pilot for Fox called Delirium, based on the Lauren Oliver novels. She portrayed Lena Haloway, the protagonist, but Fox decided not to pick up the show.[3. Roberts then starred in the comedy film We're the Millers, alongside Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis. It was released on August 7, 2. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a financial success, grossing over $2. She next appeared in season three of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, called American Horror Story: Coven, from late 2. January 2. 01. 4.

Roberts portrayed a self- involved party girl named Madison Montgomery, who also happens to be a telekinetic witch.[3. She then portrayed Maggie Esmerelda, a con artist posing as a fortune teller, in American Horror Story: Freak Show.

Roberts played the lead role in Gia Coppola's directorial debut, Palo Alto, based on James Franco's short story collection of the same name. The film was released in May 2. Roberts' performance. Tom Shone of The Guardian and Ian Freer of Empire both called her the "standout" of the film,[3. Freer praising her performance for being "heartbreaking as she suggests longings and anxieties without over- hyping it. Much like the film itself."[3.

Roberts then starred alongside Palo Alto co- star Nat Wolff in Ashby, portraying the supporting role of Eloise. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 1. September 2. 5, in a limited release and through video on demand.[3. Roberts next appeared in the horror film The Blackcoat's Daughter (also known by its original title February) alongside Kiernan Shipka. Directed by Osgood Perkins, the film premiered at the 2.

Toronto International Film Festival.[4. Roberts plays the lead character Chanel Oberlin on the first season of Fox's horror comedy series Scream Queens, alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Lea Michele.

The series was created by American Horror Story producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, with Glee producer Ian Brennan.[4. She reprised this role in the second season of Scream Queens the following year.[4. It was later cancelled after two seasons.[4.

LGBT Superheroes: Why ‘Wonder Woman’ Couldn’t Be A Queer Film (Yet)“Wonder Woman” is a fantasy, and not only because it’s a superhero movie. The fictional Amazonian island of Themyscira where our hero grows up is a paradise, beautifully rendered with breathtaking cliffs and roiling waterfalls, but the real pillars of this utopia are the Amazons themselves — a race completely made up of women.

READ MORE: GLAAD Report Finds LGBTQ Characters Are Either Invisible Or Used As Punchlines In Studio Movies. However, while the brass bodices and leather gladiator skirts suggest a high- fashion update on Lucy Lawless’ Xena, what’s missing from this feminist utopia is one lick of Sapphic subtext. In her book “The Secret History of Wonder Woman,” Jill Lepore turned up the character’s rather queer origin story. Her original creator, William Moulton Marston, was an outspoken feminist, swinger, S& M practitioner, and firm believer in the superiority of women. In the early comics, Wonder Woman often ended up in chains before inevitably breaking free.

This not only represented Marston’s affinity for bondage, but women’s subjugation, which he roundly rejected. In the 7. 6 years since her birth (a fittingly patriotic number), Wonder Woman’s subversiveness has been gradually stripped away, but never forgotten. Just last year, her current cartoonist Greg Rucka confirmed that she was queer. It makes no logical sense otherwise,” he said of Themyscira. While Jenkins is not LGBT- identified, her debut feature, “Monster,” focused on a pair of outlaw lovers played by Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci. As such, it would not have been out of the realm of possibility for Jenkins to sneak in some lesbian overtones. But not only is this a superhero movie from a major studio, it’s also one that’s expected to rehabilitate the DC Universe’s reputation.

By that logic, a gay Wonder Woman just wasn’t going to happen.“Wonder Woman”While this year has brought minor victories for LGBTQ characters from major studios (“Beauty and the Beast” and “Power Rangers” both had fleeting moments of overblown significance), a recent GLAAD report found only 1. LGBTQ characters, half of whom received less than one minute of screen time. When queer characters do appear, they are often the butt of sophomoric jokes, such as in “Zoolander 2.” Similar to whitewashing, a character’s queerness is often rendered invisible in adaptations (“Suicide Squad’s” bisexual Harley Quinn being one recent example). Wonder Woman” may find herself in that category of GLAAD’s Studio Responsibility Index next year.

READ MORE: ‘Wonder Woman’: What Does One Great Female Superhero Mean For the Future of the Genre? Analysis. It has already been a learning curve for critics to process a major superhero movie based around an iconic character who happens to be a woman. Vulture’s David Edelstein faced the brunt of the backlash, his prose- laden mixed review coming across as mouth- breathing affront to the film’s feminist significance. How much harder would it be for the world to embrace a queer character in the same context?

But as the seismic success of “Wonder Woman” indicates, the long- exhausted superhero genre is in dire need of more hot takes. As Hollywood churns out dud after dud, forcing ever- younger Peter Parkers and darker Bruce Waynes down our throats, would it kill them to take a gamble on a gay one?

For better or worse, identity politics is trendy with young people, and would surely attract new audiences. Besides, with their sidekicks and muscle tights, the superhero’s queer subtext is as old as the genre itself. It makes narrative sense, too — a gay superhero already has a built- in journey and a cause to champion. Still, there are a few moments early on in “Wonder Woman” sure to tickle any card- carrying sex- positive feminist. Diana’s ignorance about Edwardian England’s restrictive gender roles illuminates their absurdity. Why must she cover her legs, and why isn’t she allowed in a meeting of government officials?

There’s something near- historic in hearing Diana talk to American intelligence agent Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) about her research into human sexuality: “When it comes to procreation, men are essential, but for pleasure, not necessary.”Jenkins also sneaks in a quietly subversive moment when she allows the camera to ogle Pine’s physique in an aquamarine hot spring. He rises from the glowing three- tiered pool like a lumbering Phoebe Cates and sheepishly covers his boy bits, which he assures Diana are “above average.” While it may be a far cry from a radical re- imagining of sexist standards, it’s a minor inversion with progressive implications in a big popcorn movie. READ MORE: ‘Wonder Woman’ Makes History: How Patty Jenkins Lost the Chance to Direct One Big Superhero Movie and Landed a Better One. While much has been made of Gadot’s blinding star power — finally, a 2. Jenkins avoids shooting Gadot with typical male- gaze angles, such as the slow pan up the body. But it would be nearly impossible to film Gadot in a way that obscured her beauty, and why would you try? Sex appeal is neither a prerequisite for nor a barrier to feminism.

Young feminists who march in Slut Walks and advocate legal protections for sex workers understand and celebrate it.“Wonder Woman” cannot be everything to everyone. Much was riding on the first woman- directed superhero movie, and much was gained by its box- office domination. But the movie ends with Wonder Woman’s future wide open — and that includes the details of her personal life. Watch The Break-Up Artist Online. So it’s not too late: With one big win in her back pocket, one can only hope Jenkins will flex her newly gained superhero muscle as the franchise continues to grow.

How fitting would it be if the woman who gave us a disheveled, gay Charlize Theron delivered on the dream of a kinky, queer “Wonder Woman.” Here’s hoping. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.