Amber Tamblyn
Amber Tamblyn: Plays Medical Student Martha Masters
| Birth Name: |
Amber Rose Tamblyn |
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| Interviews: |
Interview November 2010 |
| Birth Date: |
May 14, 1983 |
| Astrological Sign: |
Taurus |
| Birth Place: |
Santa Monica, California |
| Personal: |
Currently dating comedian and actor David Cross |
| Awards: |
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
- 2005 Saturn Award Best Actress on Television for: “Joan of Arcadia” (2003) – Nominated
- 2004 Saturn Award Best Actress in a Television Series for: “Joan of Arcadia” (2003) – Winner
- Emmy Awards
- 2004 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for: “Joan of Arcadia” (2003) – Nominated
- Golden Globes, USA
- 2004 Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama for: “Joan of Arcadia” (2003) – Nominated
- Independent Spirit Awards
- 2007 Best Supporting Female for: Stephanie Daley (2006) – Nominated
- Locarno International Film Festival
- 2006 Silver Leopard Best Actress for: Stephanie Daley (2006) – Winner
- Satellite Awards
- 2005 Best Actress in a Series, Drama for: “Joan of Arcadia” (2003) – Nominated
- 2004 Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama for: “Joan of Arcadia” (2003) – Nominated
- Soap Opera Digest Awards
- 2001 Outstanding Younger Lead Actress for: “General Hospital” (1963) – Nominated
- 2000 Favorite Teen Star for: “General Hospital” (1963) – Nominated
- Teen Choice Awards
- 2007 Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller for: The Grudge 2 (2006) – Nominated
- 2005 Choice Movie Actress: Drama for: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) – Nominated
- 2004 Choice Breakout TV Star – Female for: “Joan of Arcadia” (2003) – Nominated
- 2004 Choice TV Actress – Drama/Action Adventure for: “Joan of Arcadia” (2003) – Nominated
- Young Artist Awards
- 2004 Best Young Adult Performer in a Teenage Role for: “Joan of Arcadia” (2003) – Nominated
- YoungStar Awards
- 2000 Best Young Actress/Performance in a Daytime TV Series for: “General Hospital” (1963) – Winner
- 1999 Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Daytime TV Program for: “General Hospital” (1963) – Nominated
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| Fast Facts: |
- Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Fan of folk singer Ani Difranco and Avril Lavigne.
- Daughter of actor Russ Tamblyn and his third wife, Bonnie Tamblyn.
- Amber suffers from arachnophobia. When a scene in “General Hospital” (1963) called for her character Emily to pick up her pet tarantula, Amber went to the writers and asked them if they could change the scene. She also suggested that the spider be killed off and Emily be given a rat, the sort of pet Amber herself had at home.
- Her dad, Russ Tamblyn danced with her during the 1997 Nurses’ Ball.
- She is the goddaughter of actor Dean Stockwell. Stockwell and her father, Russ Tamblyn, appeared together in the film The Boy with Green Hair (1948) and in the “Quantum Leap” (1989) episode “Thou Shalt Not…”.
- Convinced a homeless man to pose as her father so she could get her navel pierced. It soon became infected and she had to confess to her parents. The story inspired an episode of “Joan of Arcadia” (2003).
- Appears in the “Twin Peaks” (1990) Special Edition DVD special features. She and her father Russ Tamblyn tell a story about his appearance at a “Twin Peaks” event at which Amber had the cast sign her shoes.
- On “General Hospital” (1963), Amber portrayed the adopted granddaughter of “Lila Quartermaine”, portrayed by Anna Lee. In the 1950s (long before Amber’s birth), Amber’s father, Russ Tamblyn, was married to Lee’s daughter Venetia Stevenson.
- Is the second youngest actress to be nominated for an Emmy in the category of Lead Actress in a Series.
- Appeared in “The Twilight Zone: Evergreen (#1.1)” (2002), where the punishment for being a bad seed was to be sent to Arcadia. Her most famous role to date was in the TV show “Joan of Arcadia” (2003) as the lead Joan Girardi.
- Family friends include Dennis Hopper, David Lynch and Neil Young.
- Is best friends with her The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) co-star Alexis Bledel.
- Niece of Larry Tamblyn
- Her favorite films are: The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978),Lost Highway (1997), A Pure Formality (1994), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), “Blakes 7: Duel (#1.8)” (1978), The City of Lost Children (1995), Amadeus (1984), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Princess Mononoke (1997), Brazil (1985), Citizen Kane (1941), and On the Waterfront (1954).
- Has been in two movies that were remakes of Japanese movies: The Ring (2002/I) and The Grudge 2 (2006).
- Used hypnosis to get rid of her arachnophobia. She is no longer afraid of spiders.
- Traveled with poetry/slam tour “The Junkyard Ghost Revival” in 2008 with poets Anis Mojgani, Derrick Brown and Buddy Wakefield.
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| Quotes: |
- “Wrinkles, soft faces, older faces are signs of wisdom, which is the greatest sign of beauty.”
- “The idea that someone like Britney Spears is a role model for teenage girls is kind of sad and horrifying. Britney is the epitome of a non-artist. She has nothing to offer but her T&A”.
- [On the cancellation of "Joan of Arcadia" (2003)]: “I’d rather be a on a good show that only runs two years than on a dumb show that’s a hit for like eight years, which is usually the case these days”.
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