Emily VanCamp was born Emily Irene VanCamp on the 12th of May 1986 in Port Perry, Ontario, Camada. She is most famous for her role in Everwood and in her current role in Brothers & Sisters. She grew up with her three sisters in Port Perry.

At a very young age, Emily VanCamp was already an avid dancer and convinced her mother that she deserved to study dancing. When she was eleven, her mother decided to apply her at the prestigious school L’ Ecole Superieure de Danse de Quebec. The school accepted her and there she studied ballet, tap and jazz.

Emily’s older sister appeared in a film. Emily decided that she should follow her sister’s footsteps. She asked her mother to find her an agent but her mother thought that she was not serious about it. She told Emily that if she was really serious about it, then she should find one herself. Emily found one. The agent helped her land two commercial jobs. Her acting career was getting in the way with her dancing and so she knew she needed to prioritize her career. Despite loving dancing since she was just a toddler, Emily chose acting.

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