Emma Roberts Young Actress

Emma Roberts Young Actress




Roberts was born in Rhinebeck, New York, the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and his then girlfriend Kelly Cunningham.











Emma's
half sister, Grace Nickels — the daughter of her mother and former L.A.
Guns bassist Kelly Nickels — was born in early 2001.











In
a 2005 interview, Roberts stated that she is "definitely closer to
[her] mum and stepdad and [she doesn't] see [her] real father much".











During her childhood, Roberts spent a lot of time on the sets of the films that her aunt Julia Roberts was starring in.











These experiences sparked a desire in Roberts, from the age of five, to follow her father and aunts into the film industry.











Although
her mother initially opposed, wanting her daughter to have a normal
childhood, Roberts made her acting debut in Ted Demme's 2001 drama Blow — the first movie she ever auditioned for — at the age of nine.











In the film she portrayed Kristina Jung, the daughter of Johnny Depp's character, cocaine smuggler George Jung.











As the film is rated R, her mother reportedly would not allow Roberts to see it before she turns eighteen.










However, director Ted Demme produced a tape for her that featured only the scenes she appeared in.
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