Amber Tamblyn
Tamblyn photographed by Jerry Avenaim for the cover of TV Guide magazine
Born	Amber Rose Tamblyn May 14, 1983 (1983-05-14) (age 25) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
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Awards won Emmy Awards Nominated: Best Drama Actress 2004 Joan of Arcadia Golden Globe Awards Nominated: Best Actress in a Television Drama Series 2004 Joan of Arcadia

Amber Rose Tamblyn (born May 14, 1983) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American actress and poet. She came to fame on the soap opera General Hospital followed by a starring role on the television series Joan of Arcadia. She has branched out into film roles, appearing in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Grudge 2. Image File history File links Amber_Tamblyn. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... An Emmy Award. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winners: 1974: Michael Learned - The Waltons 1975: Jean Marsh - Upstairs, Downstairs 1976: Michael Learned - The Waltons 1977: Lindsay Wagner - The Bionic Woman 1978: Sada Thompson - Family 1979: Mariette Hartley - The Incredible Hulk 1980... Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama, which aired on Fridays, 8-9 p. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... // Best TV Actress - Drama: 1974: Angie Dickinson - Police Woman Teresa Graves - Get Christie Love! Michael Learned - The Waltons Jean Marsh - Upstairs, Downstairs Lee Meriwether - Barnaby Jones 1975: Lee Remick - Lady Randolph Churchill Angie Dickinson - Police Woman Rosemary Harris - Notorious Woman Michael Learned - The Waltons Lee Meriwether - Barnaby Jones 1976: Susan... Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama, which aired on Fridays, 8-9 p. ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... General Hospital is the longest-running daytime soap opera on the American ABC television network, and is also the longest-running soap opera produced in Hollywood (having been taped at the Prospect Avenue ABC Television Center West since its inception). ... Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama, which aired on Fridays, 8-9 p. ... The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (released in the UK as The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants) is an American film, based on the novel of the same name by Ann Brashares, and released on June 1, 2005 by Warner Bros. ... The Grudge 2 is the 2006 sequel to the 2004 American horror film remake The Grudge. ...

Biography

Early life

Tamblyn was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Russ Tamblyn, an actor, dancer, and singer, and Bonnie Murray, a singer, teacher, and artist.^[1] Her paternal grandfather, Eddie Tamblyn, was a vaudeville performer. At the age of ten, she played Pippi Longstocking at the Santa Monica Alternative School House; her father's agent, Sharon Debord, was attending as a family friend and ended up convincing her father to allow Tamblyn to go on auditions. For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... Russ Tamblyn (born Russell Irving Tamblyn on December 30, 1934) is an American actor and former dancer. ... Eddie Tamblyn (January 5, 1907 – June 22, 1957) was an American actor, and was also the father of Russ Tamblyn and Larry Tamblyn, also grandfather of actress Amber Tamblyn. ... This article is about the musical variety theatre. ... Pippi Longstocking (Swedish Pippi Långstrump) is a fictional character in a series of childrens books created by author Astrid Lindgren. ...

Acting career

Tamblyn was cast as 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). She also appeared in the films Rebellious and Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard (both co-starring her father), as well as in Live Nude Girls (1995) and in the opening scene of the 2002 horror film The Ring. Tamblyn also made a number of guest appearances on several television shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which she played Janice Penshaw, the best friend of Dawn Summers, as well as Boston Public, CSI: Miami, and Punk'd (after being tricked by Ashton Kutcher and his crew members for losing someone else's dog). Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... General Hospital is the longest-running daytime soap opera on the American ABC television network, and is also the longest-running soap opera produced in Hollywood (having been taped at the Prospect Avenue ABC Television Center West since its inception). ... Live Nude Girls is a comedy movie starring Kim Cattrall and Dana Delaney. ... “The Ring” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... The following are minor fictional characters in the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Dawn Summers is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg. ... Boston Public was an American television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on FOX from October 23, 2000 through to January 30, 2004. ... CSI: Miami is a spinoff of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Punkd is an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ... Christopher Ashton Kutcher (pronounced , rhyming with butcher; born February 7, 1978) is an American actor best known for playing Michael Kelso in the television series That 70s Show. ...

She also starred in the pilot episode of the revived Twilight Zone series on UPN in 2002. A television pilot is the first episode of an intended television series. ... Note, this page is about the television series and its two revivals. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ...

Tamblyn became well known for playing Joan Girardi, a teenage girl who receives frequent visits from God on the CBS drama series Joan of Arcadia. That role earned her both a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination in 2004. Tamblyn was also nominated for a Saturn award for Best Actress In a Television Series in both 2004 and 2005. She won in 2004. She was also nominated for awards at The Teen Choice Awards, The Golden Satellite Awards and The Young Artist Award for 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. This article is about the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama, which aired on Fridays, 8-9 p. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Tamblyn's first major film role was in 2005's The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, alongside Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, and Blake Lively. She is also participating in a sequel of said film featuring the same cast as of 2007. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a novel written in 2001 by Ann Brashares. ... Kimberly Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and former fashion model of Argentinian and Mexican descent. ... America Georgina Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. ... Blake Christina Lively (born August 25, 1987) is an American actress. ...

In August 2006, Tamblyn won the Bronze Leapord at the Locarno 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 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. August 2006 is the eighth month of that year, and has yet to occur. ... The Locarno International Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. ... Stephanie Daley is an award-winning 2006 film starring Amber Tamblyn, Tilda Swinton and Timothy Hutton. ... The 2006 Sundance Film Festival was held from 19 January to 29 January 2006. ... Katherine Matilda Tilda Swinton (born November 5, 1960) is an Academy Award-, BAFTA-, BAFTA Scotland-, and Coppa Volpi-winning British actress known for both arthouse and mainstream films. ... Image:Timhut. ...

Tamblyn's also appeared in the Japan-set The Grudge 2, a sequel to 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. Tamblyn, who learned about Japanese culture while filming the role, agreed to star in the film because she had wanted to play the lead in a horror film.^[2] The Grudge 2 is the 2006 sequel to the 2004 American horror film remake The Grudge. ... The Grudge is the 2004 American remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge. ... Sarah Michelle Prinze,[1][2] (born April 14, 1977) better known by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar, is an American actress. ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ... Horror Movie redirects here. ...

Tamblyn will next appear in Spring Breakdown, also featuring Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch,^[3] and Blackout, a thriller by Italian writer Gianluca Morozzi, in which her character will be trapped in an elevator for nearly 24 hours.^[4] Tamblyn was supposed to return to CBS in the pilot Babylon Fields, an apocalyptic comedic drama about the undead trying to resume their former lives.^[5] However, the network excluded the show from its Fall 2007 programming lineup, since it would compete with the network's other undead-themed drama, Moonlight.^[6] Amy Poehler (born September 16, 1971) is an American comedienne and actress. ... Rachel Susan Dratch (born February 22, 1966) is an American actress and comedian, perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1999 to 2006. ... Babylon Fields was a proposed television series that featured reanimated zombies as characters. ... St. ... For other uses, see Undead (disambiguation). ...

In January 2008, Amber appeared in the Hallmark movie, 'The Russell Girl' about a woman suffering from disease and mental anguish. January 2008 was the first month of the current year. ...

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. A modern day chapbook. ... Performance poetry is poetry that is specifically composed for or during performance before an audience. ... Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. ... For other uses, see Haiku (disambiguation). ...

In 2005, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing published a book of poems that she wrote over the span of seven years 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." Jean-François Millet Le Semeur (The Sower) Simon & Schuster logo, circa 1961. ... School Library Journal is a monthly publication with articles and reviews for school and public librarians who work with young people. ...

In October 2006, Tamblyn did several poetry readings in California, including a couple with poet Derrick Brown. October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... Derrick C. Brown, a poet/performer and former paratrooper, travels the world performing his written work. ...

Amber appears in an upcoming poetry concert film recorded on August 4, 2007 in Los Angeles "The Drums Inside Your Chest." [1]

Personal life

Tamblyn, a political liberal, attended the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and has publicly voiced her displeasure towards George W. Bush. She supported Sen. Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democrat presidential primaries.^[7] She has been a vegetarian since 2005 (stating that what keeps her from becoming a vegan is her taste for cheese.) American liberalism—that is, liberalism in the United States of America—is a broad political and philosophical mindset, favoring individual liberty, and opposing restrictions on liberty, whether they come from established religion, from government regulation, from the existing class structure, or from multi-national corporations. ... 2004 Democratic National Convention logo The 2004 Democratic National Convention culminated in the arrival of John Kerry on July 29 to address the delegates. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... REDIRECT Hillary Rodham Clinton   This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. ... Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes all animal flesh, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products[1] [2]. The reasons for choosing vegetarianism may be related to morality, religion, culture, ethics, aesthetics, environment, society, economy, politics, taste, or health. ... Hens kept in cramped conditions — the avoidance of animal suffering is the primary motivation of people who become vegans A vegan is a person who avoids the ingestion or use of animal products. ...

In February 2005, Tamblyn was threatened by a stalker. He pledged to "torture her for a million years" and "drill things into her kneecaps," among other acts of violence. Frightened, Tamblyn phoned the police. A restraining order was issued forbidding the man from coming within 100 yards of her.^[8] February 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Pope John Paul II is taken to a hospital suffering from a serious case of influenza. ... For other uses, see Stalking (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Torture (disambiguation). ... Look up Injunction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Tamblyn is an agnostic.^[9] She is the goddaughter of actors Dean Stockwell and Dennis Hopper and musician Neil Young. Stockwell and her father, Russ Tamblyn, appeared together in the film The Boy with Green Hair and in the Quantum Leap episode 'Thou Shalt Not...' Agnosticism (Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge; after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims — particularly metaphysical claims regarding theology, afterlife or the existence of God, gods, deities, or even ultimate reality — is unknown or, depending on the form of agnosticism, inherently unknowable. ... Dean Stockwell (born March 5, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning American film and television actor, active for over 60 years. ... Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker. ... This article is about the musician. ... Russ Tamblyn (born Russell Irving Tamblyn on December 30, 1934) is an American actor and former dancer. ... The Boy with Green Hair is a 1948 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Losey. ... Quantum Leap is an American science fiction television series that ran for 96 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on the NBC network. ...

She is currently rumored to be dating comedian and fellow actor David Cross. ^[10] For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... For other persons named David Cross, see David Cross (disambiguation). ...

Filmography

Films

TV series

Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama, which aired on Fridays, 8-9 p. ... For other uses, see General Hospital (disambiguation). ... Dr. Emily Quartermaine (formerly Smith and Cassadine, born Emily Bowen) was a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. ...

References

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External links

• Official site
• Amber Tamblyn at the Internet Movie Database
• Free Stallion from the Simon & Schuster website
• Amber Tamblyn Net