Emily Skeggs (she/they)
Emily is a performer and multidisciplinary artist who can currently be seen in the lead role opposite Kyle Gallner in the feature film DINNER IN AMERICA, directed by Adam Rehmeier and produced by Ben Stiller on HULU. Her many credits include the HULU feature film THE ULTIMATE PLAYLIST OF NOISE, Sony and Lifetime’s LOVE YOU TO DEATH in a lead role opposite Marcia Gay Harden, and in Pete Berg’s feature film, MILE 22, opposite Mark Wahlberg.
She was fantastic opposite Chloe Grace Moretz in Desiree Akhavan’s THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and starred as one of the leads in Dustin Lance Black's eight-part ABC miniseries WHEN WE RISE, directed by Gus van Sant, playing the young version of Mary-Louise Parker’s “Roma” character.
Emily was also nominated for dual Tony and Grammy Awards for her performance in Sam Gold’s hit Broadway musical, FUN HOME, which she did while shooting a recurring role on Brannan Braga’s TV series SALEM.
Emily holds a BA in Theatre from Emerson College, and recently finished a course of study in horticulture. She currently resides in Los Angeles, where she tends her two great passions of performance and plants side by side.