Emily Perkins 365090 220758907 2008-06-21T12:54:46Z Supertalies 7348860 /* Films */ {{for|the New Zealand writer|Emily Perkins (novelist)}} {{Infobox actor | image = Replace this image female.svg <!-- Please do not put a fair-use image here, it will be deleted - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | imagesize = | caption = | birthname = Emily Jean Perkins | birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1977|5|4|df=y}} | birthplace = [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]] | deathdate = | deathplace = | othername = | yearsactive = | spouse = Dante Perkins | homepage = http://www.emilyperkins.com | academyawards = | emmyawards = | tonyawards = }} '''Emily Jean Perkins''' (born [[May 4]], [[1977]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Actor|actress]], known for her portrayal of Brigitte in the ''[[Ginger Snaps (film)|Ginger Snaps]]'' trilogy. Starting during the late 1980s, she has appeared in various Canadian, and [[United States|American]] [[film|movies]] and [[television program|television series]]. ==Career== As a child actress, Perkins was recognized, notably for her appearance in three made for television movies: 1989s ''[[Small Sacrifices]]'', opposite [[Farrah Fawcett]], [[Ryan O'Neal]] and John Shea, 1990s ''Anything to Survive'', where she played Krista, the sister of Billy Barton ([[Matt Le Blanc]]), and [[Stephen King]]'s [[It (1990 film)|''IT'']] in 1990, alongside a young [[Jonathan Brandis]], and [[Seth Green]]. In 1998, Perkins took a supporting role in the Canadian TV Series: ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]'' as Carmen (series 1, episode 9). Clearly having made a good impression with the producers, she would return to the series in 2001 to take a recurring, supporting role as Sue Lewis for a further 34 episodes. Perkins is, though, most famous for her role as Brigitte in the Ginger Snaps Trilogy of films: ''[[Ginger Snaps (film)|Ginger Snaps]]'' (2000), ''[[Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed]]'' which had a limited theatrical release in 2004, and ''[[Ginger Snaps Back|Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning]]'' which, due to the disappointing box office performance of the first sequel, went straight to video, with the exception of being shown at some art house cinemas for limited runs.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} Perkins will appear in the films ''[[Blood: A Butcher's Tale]]'' and ''[[Juno]]''. ==Personal life== Perkins was born in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. In 2004, she adopted her two cousins, then aged 10 and 13, primarily because their birth parents were unable to care for them. During a protracted hiatus from work, Perkins taught acting at the [[University of Wales, Aberystwyth]] in the 2005-2006 [[academic year]]. She married in December 2005, and gave birth to a son, Dante, in the spring of 2006, returning home to [[Vancouver]] in the summer of 2006. Perkins and her ''[[Ginger Snaps]]'' co-star, [[Katharine Isabelle]] were born in the same hospital, attended the same pre-school and elementary school, and are at the same agency.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} ==Filmography== ===Films=== *2008 - ''[[Another Cinderella Story]]'' *2007 - ''[[Juno]]'' <ref>[http://imdb.com/find?s=tt&q=juno&x=0&y=0 IMDb Title Search<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *2007 - ''[[Blood: A Butcher's Tale]]''<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905319/ Blood: A Butcher's Tale (2008)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *2006 - ''[[She's the Man]]'' *2004 - ''[[Ginger Snaps Back|Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning]]'' *2004 - ''[[Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed|Ginger Snaps: Unleashed]]'' *2002 - ''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]'' *2001 - ''[[Christy: Return To Cutter Gap]]'' *2001 - ''[[Christy: A New Beginning]]'' *2001 - ''[[Prozac Nation (film)|Prozac Nation]]'' *2000 - ''[[Ginger Snaps (film)|Ginger Snaps]]'' *1998 - ''[[Past Perfect]]'' *1996 - ''[[In Cold Blood (film)|In Cold Blood]]'' *1994 - ''[[Moment Of Truth: Broken Pledges]]'' *1993 - ''[[Woman On The Ledge]]'' *1993 - ''[[Miracle On I-880]]'' *1990 - ''[[It (1990 film)|It]]'' *1990 - ''[[Anything To Survive]]'' *1989 - ''[[Little Golden Bookland]]'' (voice of Katy Caboose) *1989 - ''[[Small Sacrifices]]'' ===Television=== *2004 - ''[[Dead Like Me]]'' (Season 2 Episode 15 - "Haunted") *2004 - ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]'' (recurring - 2001-2005) *2003 - ''[[Mentors]]'' (Season 3 Episode 5 - "Transition") *2002 - ''[[The Twilight Zone#Second revival (2002–2003)|The Twilight Zone]]'' (Season 1 Episode 6 - "Night Route") *1998 - ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' (Season 1 Episode 9 - "The Most Dangerous Time") *1998 - ''[[The X-Files]]'' (Season 5 Episode 17 - "All Souls") *1993 - ''[[The Odyssey (TV series)|The Odyssey]]'' (Season 1 Episode 12 - "Welcome To The Tower") *1990 - ''[[Mom P.I.]]'' (Regular in Season 1) ==External links== *{{imdb name|id=0673932|name=Emily Perkins}} *[http://www.emilyperkins.com/ Official site] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, Emily}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Academics of Aberystwyth University]] [[Category:Canadian film actors]] [[Category:Canadian television actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Vancouver]] [[cs:Emily Perkins]] [[de:Emily Perkins]] [[nl:Emily Perkins]] [[fi:Emily Perkins]] [[sv:Emily Perkins]]