Amber Rose Tamblyn (born May 14, 1983) is an
Emmy,
Golden Globe, and
Saturn Award nominated American
actress. She appeared on the
soap opera General Hospital followed by a starring role on the
television series
Joan of Arcadia. She has branched out into film roles, appearing in
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and
The Grudge 2. Her most recent work includes a co-starring role in the upcoming film
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt with
Michael Douglas and in the cancelled television show
The Unusuals.
Early life
Tamblyn was born in
Santa Monica, California, the daughter of
Russ Tamblyn, an actor, dancer, and singer, and Bonnie Murray, a singer, teacher, and artist.
[Amber Tamblyn Biography (1983-)] Her paternal grandfather,
Eddie Tamblyn, was a
vaudeville performer. At the age of ten, she played
Pippi Longstocking at the Santa Monica Alternative School House; her father's agent, Sharon Debord, was attending as a family friend and ended up convincing her father to allow Tamblyn to go on auditions.
Television
Tamblyn's first tv role was Emily Bowen (later known as
Emily Quartermaine) on the
soap opera General Hospital, a role that she played for six years (from 1995 to 2001). She also starred in the
pilot episode of the revived
Twilight Zone series on
UPN in 2002.
