Emily Hampshire is a Canadian film actress. She began her creative career in 1994 with a role in the film "Are you afraid of the dark?", Released for Canadian television. Today, the actress has more than sixty movie roles. The audience knows her for the films: "The Wizard of Earthsea", "Snow Pie", "Cosmopolis", "Trotsky", "12 Monkeys", "Mom!", "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan".
Hampshire has been nominated multiple times for the Canadian National Cinematographers' Genie Award and the Canadian Academy of Film and Television Awards (Gemini).
early years
The girl was born in Canada in the summer of 1981. From childhood, she was attracted by creativity. Often at home in front of her family, she staged performances, recited poetry and sang her favorite songs.
At school, Emily was an exemplary student, she was loved by teachers for her docile nature and determination. Even then, the girl participated in all concerts and theatrical performances, she dreamed of becoming an actress. Parents saw their daughter's desire to be creative and encouraged her hobby in every possible way.
Emily's creative biography began at the age of fourteen. She was invited to shoot the mystical series Are You Afraid of the Dark ?, which has been shown on Canadian television since 1990. Emily starred in several episodes of the first part of the project. This role did not bring her fame, but she received invaluable experience in cinema.
Film career
After her film debut, Emily continued her creative career. Her next works were small roles in the series: "Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" and "Her Name was Nikita." She then starred in the film "Sentenced to Suicide" and the TV series "Earth: The Last Conflict."
Fame came to Emily in 1998. She starred in Boyfriend Meets Girl, which aired not only in Canada but around the world. The audience, like many film critics, was greatly impressed by the young actress's performance.
Hampshire began to receive new invitations from directors and producers. The girl did not always agree to the proposed roles and studied the scripts very carefully. More than once in her interviews, Emily said that she wants to work only on those images that are really close to her in spirit.
In the early 2000s, Emily starred in the films: "Trouble with Fear", "Twist", "Blood", "Made in Canada", "Snow Pie", which brought her the Canadian Academy of Film and Television Gemini Award and several awards " Gini."
Collaboration with renowned filmmaker David Cronenberg enabled Hampishre to take part in the filming of Cosmopolis. Colin Farrell was invited to the main role, but due to his busy schedule, he could not participate in the project. He was replaced by Robert Pattinson. The film won the 2012 Cannes Film Festival award - Palme d'Or.
Of the recent works of Hampshire, it is worth noting roles in the series: "Recruited Cops", "12 Monkeys", "Houdini and Doyle", as well as in the films: "Mom!" and The Death and Life of John F. Donovan.
Personal life
Emily has always attracted the attention of men. She was credited with many novels with partners on the set. But more often than not, these were just rumors. According to the actress herself, she is serious about work and all her relationships with male colleagues are only friendly.
In 2006, Matt Smith became the actress's husband. The family lasted eight years, but the couple divorced in 2014.
In 2018, rumors surfaced that Emily was dating transgender Teddy Geiger. After a while, the first photos of the couple in love were published on Instagram. In the same year, Teddy and Emily announced their engagement.
