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Amber Tamblyn
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Amber Rose Tamblyn (born May 14, 1983) is an American.
actress, author, poet, and film director. She first came to national Amber Tamblyn
attention in her role on the soap opera General Hospital as
Emily Quartermaine, followed by a starring role on the prime-
time series Joan of Arcadia, portraying the title character. Her
feature film work includes roles in The Sisterhood of the
Traveling Pants, The Grudge 2, The Ring, and 127 Hours; she
had an extended arc as Martha M. Masters on the main cast of
the medical drama series House. She also had a starring role on
season eleven of the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.
Contents
= 1 Early life
= 2 Career
Tamblyn in November 2014
= 2.1 Television tmiblyn in Novernber 20
= 22 Films Born Amber Rose Tamblyn
= 2.3 Theater May 14, 1983
= 24 Poetry Santa Monica, California, U.S.
= 3 Personal life
= 4 Filmography
= 4,1 Film Years active 1995-present
= 4.2 Television
Discography
Awards and nominations:
References
External links
Occupation Actress, author, director
Spouse(s) David Cross (m. 2012)
Early life
Tamblyn was born in Santa Monica, California. Her father, Russ ‘Tamblyn, is an actor, dancer, and singer who
starred in the 1961 film West Side Story and the television series Twin Peaks, and het mother, Bonnie Murray, is a
singer, teacher, and artist.!"] Her paternal grandfather, Eddie Tamblyn, was a vaudeville performer. She attended
the Santa Monica Alternative School House, which, in her words, was "very unorthodox, no letter grades*.!7] At
the age of ten, she played Pippi Longstocking in a school play; her father’s agent, Sharon Debord, was attending as
ing her father to allow Tamblyn to go on auditions.{*]
a family friend and ended up convin
Career
Television
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Tamblyn’s first TV role was Emily Bowen (later known as Emily
Quartermaine) on the soap opera General Hospital, a role that she played
for six years (from 1995 to 2001).(41 She also starred in "Evergreen", the
pilot episode of the revived Twilight Zone series on UPN in 200255116)
Tamblyn became better known playing Joan Girardi, a teenage girl who
receives frequent visits from God, on the CBS drama series Joan of
Arcadia.) Tamblyn's father made several appearances as God in the form
of a dog walker on the show, which ran from 2003 to 2005.
Early guest starring roles include: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (playing Janice
Penshaw, the best friend of Dawn Summers), on Boston Public, CSI:
Miami, and Punk'd (where Ashton Kutcher and his crew members tricked
her into losing someone else's dog). In 2007, Tamblyn starred in the CBS
pilot Babylon Fields, an apocalyptic comedic drama about the undead
trying to resume their former lives.'*! The CBS network excluded the show
from its fall 2007 programming lincup, since it would have competed with
the network's other undead-themed drama, Moonlight] Tamblyn posing in 2008
In spring 2009, Tamblyn starred in The Unusuals, playing NYPD homicide detective Casey Shraeger in this
notably acclaimed crime drama.“ The show was canceled afler its first season. In the same year, Tamblyn had a
recurring role alongside her then boyfriend (later husband) David Cross in the IFC siteom The Increasingly Poor
Decisions of Todd Margaret.
From November 2010 until April 2011, Tamblyn starred as medical student Martha M. Masters, during the seventh
season of the Fox medical drama series House. She returned for the series finale in 2012.0)
In August 2013, Tamblyn was cast as Charlie Harper's long-lost (and previously unknown) lesbian daughter, Jenny,
on the long-running siteom Zo and a Half Men, opposite Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer. Her first appearance was
‘on the season I1 opener, September 26, 2013.{12)
Tamblyn has appeared on numerous episodes of Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer, including the "Milk Milk
Lemonade" sketch which aired in 2015. (!] She has also guest starred on IFC's Portlandia and Comedy Bang!
Bang!, as well as numerous shows on Adult Swim, including The Heart, She Holler opposite Patton Oswalt and
Metalocalypse.'41
Films
Tamblyn launched her film career playing bit parts in her father's movies: Rebellious and Johnny Mysto: Boy
Wizard. She also appeared in 1995's Live Nude Girls.!8] Her first major film role was in 2005's The Sisterhood of
the Traveling Pants, co-starring Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, and Blake Lively. She also starred in its 2008
sequel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.3)
Her horror film career began with the opening scene of 2002's The Ring."] Tamblyn also appeared in the Japan-set
The Grudge 2, a sequel to the horror hit The Grudge. The film, which also stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, was
released on October 13, 2006, and debuted in the #1 spot at the North American box office.!*] In August 2010,
Tamblyn won the Bronze Leopard at the Locamo International Film Festival for her performance in the title role of
Stephanie Daley. The film, which also won an award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, features Tamblyn as a
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16-year-old who kills her baby, moments after giving birth in the bathroom of a ski resort.!°! She was also
nominated for Best Actress at the Independent Spirit Awards. The film also stars Tilda Swinton and Timothy
Hutton, She also starred in Blackout in 2008.{'5]
In January 2008, Tamblyn appeared in the Hallmark film The Russell Girl, about a woman suffering from disease
and mental anguish.!'] Tamblyn appeared in the 2009 film Spring Breakdown, also featuring Amy Poehler, Rachel
Dratch, and Parker Posey.!'®] Tamblyn appeared alongside Orlando Bloom, Colin Firth, and Patricia Clarkson in
the 2010 film Main Street, a drama set in North Carolina, That year, she also had a role in the drama 127 Hours,
with James Franco.{]
In 2012, Tamblyn starred alongside Wes Bentley and Vincent Piazza in the indie feature 3 Nights in the Desert
directed by Gabriel Cowan, written by award-winning playwright Adam Chanzit and produced by John Suits.
In 2015, Tamblyn starred opposite Bob Odenkirk in the Netflix original film, Girlfriend's Day.!!71
Theater
Tamblyn attended a grade school for the theatrical arts from the age of 5 to 14. She was discovered as an actress at
the age of 9 when she starred in Pippi Longstocking.
In 2014 Tamblyn originated the role of Daisy Domergue for the live reading at the Ace Theater in Los Angeles of
Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Fight. She was hand picked by Tarantino, a long time friend, along with fellow
cast members Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell and others. {'®] Tamblyn starred in Neil LaBute's Reasons to be
pretty at the Geffen Playhouse in 2014, which received critical acclaim.('9)
Poetry
Tamblyn has self-published two chapbooks of poetry, Of the Dawn and Plenty of Ships, and has participated in
poetry readings at various venues, particularly in California. The Loneliest, a poem book inspired by Thelonious
Monk and his music, was published in 2005 and contains haiku poetry written by Tamblyn and coupled with
collages by George Herms.!°! Only 300 copies of the book were published,
In 2005, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing published Tamblyn's debut book of poems, written between the
ages of II and 21, entitled Free Stallion. The School Library Journal's review states that, "Free Stallion is a
compilation of poetry that amounts to a portrait of the artist as a teenager... Many of the selections are
appropriately self-absorbed but move beyond journalistic catharsis to real insight and stunning language for one so
young."”4! Poet Laureate Lawrence Ferlinghetti called the book, "A fine, fruitful gestation of throbbingly nascent
sexuality, awakened in young new language." !2] Tamblyn has toured extensively with poet Derrick C. Brown,
including the now infamous Lazers of Sexcellence (http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3174/3065666015_cl3abd2989_z.
jpg2zz-1) tours. In 2008, she was featured in the Write Bloody Publishing anthology, The Last American
Valentine: IMlustrated Poems to Seduce and Destroy.)
Tamblyn appeared in a poetry concert film recorded on August 4, 2002 in Los Angeles, The Drums Inside Your
Chest. Premiere date: April 26, 2009 at the Newport Beach Film Festival.4125] 4 new collection of poetry, Bang
Ditto, was published in September 2009 by San Francisco's Manic D Press. Beginning in October 2009, Tamblyn
began blogging for the Poetry Foundation's blog, Harriet.26] Her poem "Bridgette Anderson" was one of the
poems featured in Saul Williams’ book Chorus, published by MTV Books in September 2011
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In 2007, she co-founded Write Now Poetry Society (http://writenowpoets.org/hello’), dedicated to creating unique
and quality poetry programming. The non-profit has a long history with The Getty Museum, curating poetry events
in conjunction with art openings, such as 2011's Dark Blushing, featuring new poems commissioned by such
luminaries as poets Patricia Smith and NEA fellow Jeffrey McDaniel, based on works of art by Dante Gabriel
Rossetti and William Blake.!27! Since 2011, Tamblyn has reviewed books of poetry by women for iconic feminist
magazine, BUST Magazine 81
In 2014, Tamblyn sold her third collection of poems, Dark Sparkler, to Harper Collins. The book explores the lives,
and deaths of child star actresses. Tamblyn was quoted as saying the book's subject matter was very difficult to
write and took over 6 years to complete. The book also features portrait art of the women by film director and artist
David Lynch and musician and artist Marilyn Manson_29)
Personal life
She is the daughter of actor Russ Tamblyn. She is the goddaughter of actors Dean Stockwell, musician Neil Young,
and the late Dennis Hopper. Her uncle is Larry Tamblyn, who was the keyboardist in the 1960s rock band The
Standells.)
Tamblyn and comedian and actor David Cross became engaged in August 2011,!°°) and married on October 6,
2012.21] She is expecting her first child, a daughter.{52]
Filmography
Film
Tamblyn at the MuchMusic
Video Awards red carpet,
June 17, 2007
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‘Year Title Role Notes
1995 Live Nude Girls Young Jill
1995 Rebellious Deb
1997 Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard Sprout Direct-to-video
2002 |The Ring Katie Embry
2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Kate Feement “Twelve Miles to
2005 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Tibby Rollins
2006 Stephanie Daley Stephanie Daley
2006 = The Grudge 2 Aubrey Davis
2007 Spiral ‘Amber
2007 | Normal Adolescent Behavior ‘Wendy Bergman
2008 One Fast Move orm Gone: Kerouac Veep Documentary
2008 Blackout Claudia
2008 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Tibby Rollins
2009 | Spring Breakdown Ashley Direct-to-DVD_
2009 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Ella Crystal
2010 127 Hours Megan McBride
2010 Main Street Mary Saunders
2012 Django Unchained aa son ofa Cameo
2014 XY Stacey
2014 3 Nights in the Desert ‘Anna
2014 Growing Up and Other Lies Tabatha
2016 Paint It Black Josie Director and co-writer!™4)
2016 Girlfriend's Day In post-production
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Year Title
Soon General Hospital
2001 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2002 Boston Public
2002 The Twilight Zone
2002 CSI: Miami
2003 | Without a Trace
2003-
soos Joan of Arcadia
2007 Babylon Fields
2008 |The Russell Girl
2009 The Unuswals
319" The Increasingly Poor Decisions
Todd Margaret
2016
soo House
2012 Portlandia
2012 [Metalocalypse
2013 The Heart, She Holler
ae Inside Amy Schumer
sory Bwoand a Half Men
2014 Community
2014 Comedy Bang! Bang!
2016 Lip Sync Battle
Discography
Year| Album | Artist
2012 | Payback] Danny! "Evil"
2013 Event 2 | Deltron 3030
Awards and nominations
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Role
Emily
Quartermaine
Janice Penshaw
Melissa Campbell
Jenna Winslow
Senior Cadet
Valerie Barreiro
Clare Metcalfe
Joan Girardi
Janine Wunch
Sarah Russell
Detective Casey
Shraeger
Stephanie Daley
‘Martha M. Masters
Bookstore intern
‘Trindel (voice)
Hurlette Headhe
‘Various roles
Jennifer "Jenny"
Harper
Thought Jacker co-
star
Herself
Herself
‘Track
"Lawnchair Quarterback Part 1"
"Lawnchair Quarterback Part 2"
Notes
Role held: January 20, 1995 — July 11, 2001
Episode: "All the Way"
Episode: "Chapter Thirty
Episode:
"Evergreen"
Episode: "Camp Fear"
Episode: "Clare de Lune"
Lead role (45 episodes)
Pilot
Movie
10 episodes
6 episodes
15 episodes
Episode: "Cat Nap"
Episode: "Fanklok”
Episode: "The Dearranged Marriage"
5 episodes
24 episodes
Episode: "Basic Sandwich"; uncredited
Episode: "Amber Tamblyn Wears a Leather
Jacket & Black Booties"
Episode: America Ferrera vs. Amber Tamblyn
Role
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Tamblyn's portrayal of Joan Girardi earned her both Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award
nominations in 2004.{°5] She was also nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress in a Television Series in
2004 and 2005. Her role on House ended with her having multiple nominations for her final performance as
Martha Masters.
Year Association Category Work
Best Performance by a Young Actress ina -
1999 Destine TV Proston General Hospital
YoungStar Awards 7 a Young Ack
est Performance by a Young Actress in|.
2000 Dovtine TY Precren General Hospital
2004 | Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television Joan of Arcadia
2004 Primetime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in aM ay of fyeadia
Awards Series
2004 Satellite Awards Best Actress — Television Series Drama Joan of Arcadia
2004 Choice Breakout TV Star — Female Joan of Arcadia
‘Teen Choice Awards ice TV Actress ~ Drama/Action
2004 Choice TV Actress — Drama/Actio [oan of Arcadia
‘Adventure
2004 Young Artist Awards Rest Youns Adult Performer in aTeena8e joan of Arcadia
2005 [Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television Joan of Arcadia
2005 Satellite Awards Best Actress — Television Series Drama Joan of Arcadia
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress: Drama The Sisterhood of the
Traveling Pants
Locamo Intemational
2006 acanme tte Best Actress Stephanie Daley
Independent Spirit as - 5 :
2007 depen Best Supporting Female Stephanie Daley
2007 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller The Grudge 2
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"Amber Tamblyn”. Parade Magazine. January 11, 2004.
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"The 1990s". ABC News. Retrieved 7 May 2013,
"Amber Tamblyn in ‘The Twilight Zone - Evergreen’ part 1/2". YouTube. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
"Amber Tamblyn in ‘The Twilight Zone - Evergreen’ part 2/2". YouTube. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
Zasky, Jason. "A Plea to the Television Gods". Failuremag.com, Retrieved 7 May 2013,
""Babylon" calls to Tamblyn". Reuters.
"CBS programming lineup excludes NY pilot",
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October 16, 2006.
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22. hitp://wwww-booksamillion. com/p/Free-Stallion/Jack-Hirschman/Q67S 160549
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30. Fisher, Kelly (August 17, 2011). "Amber Tamblyn, David Cross Engaged’. Huffington Post.
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32. "Baby Girl on the Way for Amber Tamblyn and David Cross". People.com. 26 Oct 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-27
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Variety, Retrieved December 19, 2014.
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