Emily Hirst

Emily Hirst (born July 9, 1993) is a Canadian actress.

Emily Hirst
Born (1993-07-09) July 9, 1993
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Career

Hirst was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Hirst first appeared in the TV series The Twilight Zone in 2002 and she has a small role in X2: X-Men United[1] as The "Ice Cream Girl" in 2003.

Her first larger role was in the film drama Desolation Sound,[2] where she played Margaret Elliot.[3] For this role she was nominated for a Leo Award in 2005.[4] She played Laura in the Lifetime movie For the Love of a Child in 2006.[1] She won a Young Artists Award for that role. She was also nominated for her supporting guest role in Smallville's "Fragile" (2006). In 2007, Hirst had a recurring role as the childlike vampire Charlotte on Spike TV's Blade: The Series with rapper Sticky Fingaz.[5][6] Her next appearance was in the thriller Mem-o-re with Billy Zane as Bonnie McHale.

In 2007 Hirst played Mandy Tarr in the Lifetime movie Passion's Web[1] and Young Mary in Second Sight. She also appeared briefly in Battlestar Galactica: Razor. Her next role was Alice in a movie called The Egg Factory which was renamed Prodigy, and featured a number of times on Movie Central.

In 2008, Hirst played Makoto Konno in the English dubbed version of the award-winning Japanese anime film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time alongside Andrew Francis, for which she won a Young Artists Award in 2009.[7] Also in 2008, Hirst appeared in a made-for-TV movie with Daryl Hannah called Storm Seekers.

In February 2009, she filmed Stranger With My Face with Alexz Johnson, Catherine Hicks, and Andrew Francis.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002The Twilight ZoneLittle GirlEpisode "Future Trade"
2002X2Ice Cream GirlUncredited
2005Desolation SoundMargaret Elliot
2006For the Love of a ChildLaura
SmallvilleMaddie Van HornEpisode: "Fragile"[1]
The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeMakoto Konnovoice: English version
Blade: The SeriesCharlotte6 episodes
MemoryBonnie McHale
2007Passion's WebMandy TarrTelevision film
Battlestar Galactica: RazorChild In CageTelevision film
Second SightYoung Mary KaufmanTelevision film
2008The Egg FactoryAlice
2009Storm SeekersSarah StewartTelevision film
Stranger With My FaceAlexis StrattonTelevision film
2011Matty Hanson and the Invisibility RayAlice / Sarah
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy TurnerVeronica StarUncredited

Awards

Leo Awards

  • 2005 - Nominated - Feature Length Drama: Best Supporting Performance by a Female for: Desolation Sound (2005)[4]

Young Artist Awards

  • 2007 - Won - Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress for: "For the Love of a Child" (2006) (TV)[8]
  • 2007 - Nominated - Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Guest Starring Young Actress for: "Smallville" [8]
  • 2009 - Won - Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actress for: "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (English version) (2008)[7]

References
  1. "Teen actor also recognized for her charity work; Tsawwassen's Emily Hirst earns awards on screen and in community" by Andrea Buchko, Delta Optimist (18 April, 2007) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 359160505
  2. "Budding film star takes it in stride" by Jan Westell, Delta Optimist (10 July, 2004) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 358995081
  3. "Direct to desolation" by Liam Lacey at www.theglobeandmail.com
  4. Past Nominees & Winners 2005 at www.leoawards.com
  5. Blade: The Series review by Gillian Flynn at ew.com
  6. Blade: The Series (Unrated DVD) review by Debi Moore at www.dreadcentral.com
  7. "30th Annual Young Artist Awards" YoungArtistAwards.org via web.archive.org
  8. "28th Annual Young Artist Awards" YoungArtistAwards.org via web.archive.org
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