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Emily Schooley
Born
Emily Patricia Lynn Schooley

(1984-10-17) October 17, 1984 (age 40)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActress model writer filmmaker activist
Years active2008–present
Websitehttp://emilyschooley.com

Emily Schooley (born October 17, 1984) is a Canadian independent film and theatre actress.[1] Emily graduated with honors from the University of Waterloo in 2007, with an honors Bachelor of Arts in Drama. Acknowledged as a rising talent,[2] she is known for being a scream queen,[3] and is perhaps best known online for her leading roles as Michelle in Clutch and Dahlia Joss in ZED.TO.

Emily is a self-identifying geek with a love of Doctor Who,[4][5] and was a special guest at the science-fiction convention Polaris in 2010.[6] She has worked with notable geek icon Anthony Head.[7] Though she does not consider herself a model,[8] she does work occasionally in this area as well.

Early life

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Born in Calgary, Alberta, Emily moved to Port Colborne, Ontario at an early age. Emily wrote and performed plays in her backyard from a very young age. She starred in her first lead role – as the Country Mouse, in a production of Aesop's Fables – at five years old, and had aspirations of making her own movies. She went on to attend Port Colborne High School[1]

Career

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While in university, Emily performed mostly in theatre roles with groups such as Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre and FASS.[9][10] The film won a prestigious two-star award from the Canadian International Film & Video Festival.

In February 2010, Emily moved to Toronto. She starred in Black Eve as Pimp,[11][12] which filmed that same month and recently received widespread release after a successful run at festivals.[13]

Since then, Emily has gone on to star in several other feature horror films, including playing the lead role of Ivette, a theoretical physicist, in Jeffery J. Timbrell's upcoming One Week in Windchocombe.[14][15][16] Emily often plays the final girl, and because of her extensive work in Canadian horror she has become known as a scream queen.[17]

With regards to major film and television, Emily has had featured cameo roles in Being Erica, Small Town Murder Songs,[18] and The Dark Knight Rises.[5][19] She also stars in an episode of Motives and Murders, playing the killer's wife.[20]

Beginning in 2011, Emily began working in web series as well. Among other roles in independent series, she plays Michelle in Clutch;[21] the series has gained accolades from festivals including the prestigious Marseille Web Fest, Indie Fest, and Indie Intertube Awards.

In 2014, Emily participated as a guest for a Guinness world record attempt at the Intercontinental Hotel in Toronto, ON for The Mind Reels, also featuring many other notable Canadian actors including Kate Hewlett and Robin Dunne.[22]

Professional theater engagements include acclaimed shows at the Toronto Fringe Festival. In 2012, Emily played fan-favorite complicated IT Director/party girl Dahlia Joss in ZED.TO.[23][24][25] In 2013, Emily played the lead role of Lilith in Erotic Tales From the Old Testament.[26][27][28] In 2014, Emily played the role of Frieda Ball in Death in a Black Suit, a world premiere play by Maureen Jennings.[29][30]

Emily has also studied and performed longform improvisation with Second City Training Center and the former Impatient Theatre Company.[31] Emily also performs occasionally with her own team, Pandora's Toybox, including a benefit performance for the Sunburst Awards at Ad Astra in 2011.[32]

Outside of performing, Emily identifies as a writer, filmmaker, photographer and activist,[33] and also runs her own creative arts company, Laughing Cat Creative. Emily has produced several short films, and was a guest speaker at Notacon in 2010 on the topic of independent filmmaking.[34]

Personal life

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Outside of performing, Emily is also an activist and writer.[1]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role
2008 Orange Girl Orange Girl
2009 Justice Suspect
2009 Complex Lover
2009 The Speed Demon Janet Campbell
2009 The Ticket Spook
2009 2 Bucks Short Pothead Girl
2009 140 Herself
2010 Small Town Murder Songs News Reporter
2010 Black Eve Pimp
2011 One Week in Windchocombe Ivette
2011 Stiffs on the Green Stacey
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Hot Football Fan
2013 M is for Mother Anne
2013 Inspiration TBA
Television
Year Title Role
2010 This Movie Sucks Ed's friend Emily
2011 The Park Enforcer Lady in Red
2011 Being Erica Gossiping Student
2012 Motives and Murders Barbara Zanter
Web series
Year Title Role
2011 The BOOB Show The BOOB
2011 30 Days of Dice Living Herself
2011–current Clutch Michelle
2012 Dawn's Vegan Zombie Dinner Party Hostess
2013 Out of Time Dawn Mayer
Video Game and Voiceover
Year Title Role
2010 Flip's Twisted World Flip/Verds
Films Produced by Emily
Year Title Position
2009 Complex Writer, Editor, Producer, Director, Cinematographer
2011 The BOOB Show Writer, Editor, Producer, Director, Cinematographer
2011 30 Days of Dice Living Writer, Editor, Producer, Director, Cinematographer
2013 Callgirl of Cthulhu Writer, Editor, Producer, Director, Cinematographer

References

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  1. ^ a b c Horror Society bio
  2. ^ Film Snobbery interview
  3. ^ OV Guide bio
  4. ^ Rogue Cinema interview
  5. ^ a b Mind Reels interview
  6. ^ Polaris yearly archives
  7. ^ Flip's Twisted World game credits
  8. ^ Today's Toronto interview
  9. ^ International Centre for Women Plywrights - She Speaks
  10. ^ Portobello Film Festival Short Films 2008
  11. ^ 28 Days Later – Black Eve
  12. ^ Horror Society – Black Eve review
  13. ^ GooglePlay – Black Eve listing
  14. ^ Horror Movies and Stuff cast interviews
  15. ^ Horror News.net press release
  16. ^ 28 Days Later – One Week in Windchocombe
  17. ^ TV Duck Bio
  18. ^ Northern Stars - Small Town Murder Songs cast list
  19. ^ Dark Knight Rises News - Minor character cast list
  20. ^ Motives and Murders: Cracking the Case
  21. ^ Clutch cast list
  22. ^ Guinness World Record Attempt
  23. ^ Zed.TO Cast List
  24. ^ Blog of the Living Dead
  25. ^ Unfiction Forum
  26. ^ Toronto Theatre Database
  27. ^ CharPo review
  28. ^ My Entertainment World review
  29. ^ Death in a Black Suit world premiere
  30. ^ Socknacki, David (November 10, 2014). "Scarborough Theatre Guild presents the world premiere of Maureen Jennings' Death in a Black Suit". Scarborough Mirror. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  31. ^ Impatient Theatre Co. – Happy Ending (team)
  32. ^ Ad Astra Entertainment and Notable Events - 2011
  33. ^ PeerReach Bio
  34. ^ Notacon Speakers List 2010
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Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian stage actresses Category:Actresses from Calgary Category:Actresses from Toronto Category:Web series actresses Category:Nerd culture Category:Canadian women writers Category:Canadian film directors Category:Canadian screenwriters Category:People from Port Colborne

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