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Emma Degerstedt

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Emma Degerstedt
Born
Emma Kristina Degerstedt

(1992-04-13) April 13, 1992 (age 32)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
EducationUCLA
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2003–present

Emma Kristina Degerstedt (born April 13, 1992) is an American television actress and singer. Degerstedt is of Swedish descent.

Career

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Her television roles include Maris in the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous. She has also appeared on stage in the play 13, a 2007 production[1] in which she played Kendra.[2]

In 2003, she played "Baby June" in a 2003 production of Gypsy.[3] In June 2007, she participated in the 2007 Miller Children's Torch Run Celebrities.[4] That same year, she played Teenage Samantha in the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? for one episode.[5] In 2010, she portrayed Barbara in a Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts production of Dark of the Moon.[6]

In December 2012, Degerstedt sang and danced in the production Kritzerland Records' Christmas with a Little Bit of Hannukah and a Lot of Cheer at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal in North Hollywood. She performed two songs, "Be A Santa" and the solo "Santa Baby".[7] She is currently attending University of California, Los Angeles. [citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Life Carly Brimmer Episode: "Did You Feel That?"
2008 The Big Bang Theory Emma Episode: "The Jerusalem Duality"
2004-2007 Unfabulous Maris Bingham 32 Episodes
2007 Samantha Who? Teenage Samantha #2 Episode: "The Restraining Order"
2005 Monk Beth Episode: "Mr. Monk and Little Monk"

Theater

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Year Title Role Theater Notes
2007 13 Kendra Mark Taper Forum World Premiere
2013 Legally Blonde Elle Woods Cabrillo Music Theater —
2014 The Little Mermaid Ariel Broadway Touring Production —
2015–2016 Legally Blonde Elle Woods Broadway Touring Production —
2017 The Little Mermaid Ariel The MUNY —
Legally Blonde Elle Woods Lexington Theatre Company —
Desperate Measures[8] Susanna/Sister Mary Jo York Theatre Off-Broadway
2018 Smokey Joe's Cafe[9] Ensemble Stage 42 Off-Broadway
2019 My Very Own British Invasion Ensemble Paper Mill Playhouse World Premiere
I Spy A Spy Alina Orlova Theatre at St. Clements Off-Broadway

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2006 Young Artist Award Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) Unfabulous Nominated[10]
2007 Young Artist Award Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) Unfabulous Nominated[11]
2013 Ovation Awards Lead Actress in a Musical Legally Blonde Nominated[12]
2018 Drama Desk Awards Nominated Best Music and Best Lyrics Desperate Measures Nominated[13]
2018 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical Desperate Measures Won[13]
2018 Lucille Lortel Award Best Musical Desperate Measures Won[13]

References

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  1. ^ Hernandez, Ernio (January 7, 2007). "Middle School Musical: Jason Robert Brown's 13 Opens in Los Angeles". playbill.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ Roberts, Terri (January 10, 2007). "13 - Review - January 10, 2007". theatermania.com. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Djurklou, Alessandra (May 30, 2003). "'Gypsy' displays talent, humor". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Celebrities Team Up With Cancer Patients for Fund-Raising Torch Relay in Long Beach". prnewswire.com. June 6, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "Listings - SAMANTHA WHO?". thefutoncritic.com. October 29, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  6. ^ Farmer, Elisabeth (April 26, 2010). "Huntington Beach conjures an eerily mystical production". ocregister.com. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "BWW Reviews: Kritzerland Celebrates Music of the Holidays". broadwayworld.com. December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "Desperate Measures Musical Extends for Third Time Off-Broadway | Playbill". Playbill. November 20, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Cast Set for Off-Broadway Return of Smokey Joe's Café". Playbill. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "27th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. March 25, 2006. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  11. ^ "28th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. March 10, 2007. Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  12. ^ "2013 Ovation Awards Nominees — South by Southeast". September 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  13. ^ a b c http://www.playbill.com/article/cast-recording-of-desperate-measures [dead link]
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