SHENAUT
EMILY
ABOUT
EMILY
Hi!
I'd love to tell you a bit about myself! So, I grew up in alternately soggy or extremely hot Davis, CA. I had a pool in my backyard, WITH a diving board, but it wasn't deep enough to technically dive from, so I decided to spend my days at the ballet studio instead. I loved everything about performing, and while studying to be a professional dancer, I always also took drama classes in school, and had secret aspirations of a life in the movies even as a gawky teen. After high-school, ballet took me first to Richmond Ballet in Virginia, then to First State Ballet Theatre in Delaware, where I spent years dancing a series of every little girls' dreams come true, as a principal dancer with the company. While dancing, I also graduated from University of Delaware with a BA in Psychology, 'cause the human condition is endlessly fascinating. Long story short, ballet is hard, as they say, so my body eventually gave out to arthritic decrepitude, and it was time to explore a new dream.
Enter... Hollywood! But first, I moved to Las Vegas to attend a boutique film acting school for a year under scholarship, and soon after graduating from the program booked a supporting role in horror film called "Watch Jessica Die." This propelled my move to Los Angeles, where I buckled down and started delving deeper into comedy and drama alike. In both lead and supporting roles, I've appeared in several other feature films, including "Through the Blinds," "Starf*cker," "The Great Alaskan Race," "The Orphan Train, "Get Gone, and most recently, "A Fairy Tale After All."
After all the changes and turmoil that came in the year 2020, I've decided to live out my dream of a simple life on a farm with my partner, Cory, and my two beloved cats, Kisa and Toaster. In addition to acting, I'm thrilled to say that I'll be working towards my Masters in Counseling at Virginia Tech for the next two years, and then... who knows! All I know is I love humans, I love stories, and I'd love to help you tell yours.
Thanks ever so much,