- Emily Wagner was born and raised in New York City's Upper West Side. She began her acting career at age 6 as the youngest member of the theatrical troupe The Merry Mini Players. She starred in the cult 1980s NBC/PBS series High Feather (1980).
By the time she arrived at Vassar she had put acting on the back burner in order to focus on a rigorous education. She graduated from Vassar with a BFA degree in Art History and Fine Art. It was there that she also grew serious about creative writing and began to write short stories and plays. She moved to LA where she wrote, produced and starred in films with her brother, noted indie director Andrew Wagner ("Counting," "South Main," "Looking For Jimmy," "The Talent Given Us") and Academy Award nominated writer/actress/director Julie Delpy ("Blah, Blah, Blah," "Looking For Jimmy"), all of which went on to have successful festival runs. She wrote, produced, directed and starred in the popular web-series comedy "Motherhoodlum" on Strike.TV. Emily is perhaps best known for her work on "ER," as paramedic Doris Pickman, whom she played for the entire 15 season-run of the show.
She received glowing reviews for her starring roles in Andrew Wagner's "The Talent Given Us" ( Sundance, 2007) and in "Chronic Town" alongside Garry Marshall and Paul Dooley ( Sundance, 2008). More recently, she appeared in Todd Phillips' "Due Date" with Robert Downey Jr and in Julie Delpy's "2 Days in New York" (Sundance 2012).
In 2021, Emily will be seen in Julie Delpy's Netflix series debut, "On The Verge" playing the role of Joan.- IMDb mini biography by: Dominion 3
- RelativesMaggie Wagner(Sibling)Andrew Wagner(Sibling)Mark Rydell(Aunt or Uncle)Christopher Rydell(Cousin)Evelyn Rydell(Cousin)Amy Rydell(Cousin)Alexander Rydell(Cousin)
- Served as a panelist on a digital filmmaking symposium at the AFI FEST 2000 where Looking for Jimmy (2002) premiered. She starred in and co-created this film directed by her longtime friend, actress/director/screenwriter Julie Delpy, and her brother, director Andrew Wagner.
- Emily has written, produced and starred in three short films which have gone to many prominent festivals, including Sundance, Telluride, Toronto and many more.
- She is also a DJ and loves 70s and 80s funk, soul and disco classics of which she has a huge record collection.
- Attended the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 for the film, 2 Days in New York (2012), directed by and starring Julie Delpy with Chris Rock.
- Attended the Sundance Film Festival in 2008 for the film, Chronic Town (2008), in which she starred with JR Bourne, Paul Dooley and Garry Marshall.
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