| Intro | Actress |
| Is |
Actor Television actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 13 April 1992, Long Beach |
| Age: | 28 years |
Emma Kristina Degerstedt (born April 13, 1992) is an American television Actress and Singer.
Career
Her television roles include Maris in the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous. She has also appeared on stage in the play 13, a 2007 production in which she played Kendra.
In 2003, she played “Baby June” in a 2003 production of Gypsy. In June 2007, she participated in the 2007 Miller Children’s Torch Run Celebrities. That same year, she played Teenage Samantha in the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? for one episode. In 2010, she portrayed Barbara in a Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts production of Dark of the Moon.
She dances and sings and did both in a December 2012 Broadway production, Kritzerland Records’ Christmas with a Little Bit of Hannukah and a Lot of Cheer in which she performed two songs, “Be A Santa” and the solo “Santa Baby”. She is currently attending University of California, Los Angeles. Degerstedt is of Swedish descent.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Ballet Dancer | (uncredited) |
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 32 Episodes |
| 2007 | Samantha Who? | Teenage Samantha #2 | Episode: “The Restraining Order” |
| 2005 | Monk | Beth | Episode: “Mr. Monk and Little Monk” |
| Theater | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | The Little Mermaid (musical) | Ariel | Broadway Touring Production |
| 2015–2016 | Legally Blonde (musical) | Elle Woods | Broadway Touring Production |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) | Unfabulous | Nominated |
| 2007 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) | Unfabulous | Nominated |
| 2013 | Ovation Awards | Lead Actress in a Musical | Legally Blonde | Nominated |