Emily Shaffer

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Emily Shaffer
Born
Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma materWest Virginia University
Occupation(s)Actress, narrator
Years active2011–present
SpouseVance Barber[1]
Parent(s)Joe Shaffer, Suzanne Shaffer
Websiteemilyshaffer.me

Emily Shaffer is an American film actress, dancer and audiobook narrator.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Shaffer was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. She attended Robert C. Byrd High School, and graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts, Acting / Minor in Dance.[3] Her mother is a Catholic school teacher and her father is a lawyer with his own private practice. She has one sister named Hannah.[citation needed]

Career

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Shaffer appeared in productions sponsored by Jigsaw Theatre and West Virginia Public Theatre. In 2010 she performed in He’s Coming Up the Stairs at Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale.[4]

Shaffer got her start acting on television on HBO's How to Make It in America (2011). She was a guest star in the pilot for the NBC series Chicago Med, a spin off of Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.[3]

She later had theatrical roles at the Gladys G. Davis Theatre and the New York Theatre Workshop.[5] In 2018 she performed in It's a Wonderful Life, staged by Virginia Public Theatre.[6]

Filmography

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Year Title Role
2009 Sex & Grammer Rachel
2011 How to Make It in America (TV Series) HBO Brianna
2012 Covert Affairs (TV Series) Debbie Green
2013 Unforgettable (TV Series) Andrea Weston
2014 Heather and Andy (Short) Heather
2015 Allegiance (TV Series) Ella Sutton
2015 Chicago Fire (TV Series) Dr. Diana Claman
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) Jessica Walcott
2018 NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) Leila Addison
2019 The Good Fight (TV Series) Sunny De Fina
2019 FBI (TV Series) Linda Kennedy
2022 Blue Bloods (TV Series) Monique

Appearances in commercials

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Audiobooks narration

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Theatre

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  • It’s A Wonderful Life, Mary Bailey, West Virginia Public Theatre[7]
  • Human, Frosty, Reading – directed by Jerry Zaks[8]
  • Vinegar Tom, Alice, West Virginia University[9]
  • Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice, West Virginia University[10]
  • The Seagull, Nina, West Virginia University[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Serico, Chris (November 9, 2014). ""'I like your pants,' laser-tag proposal yield ultimate 'party' wedding"". Today.
  2. ^ "Emily Shaffer". OverDrive, Inc.
  3. ^ a b "Harrison County native to appear on ‘Chicago Fire’". West Virginia Meetro News, By Aaron Payne, April 07, 2015
  4. ^ "Queen-size comic camp, a la Stanwyck". Florida Theatre on Stage, July 30, 2010 by Bill Hirschman
  5. ^ "Clarksburg's Emily Shaffer to Appear on Tonight's Episode of Covert Affairs".
  6. ^ Allen, Richard (December 14, 2018). "West Virginia Public Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Opens At The WVU Creative Arts Center!". BroadwayWorld.
  7. ^ "Emily Shaffer | Actress | New York". Emily Shaffer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  8. ^ "Emily Shaffer | Actress | New York". Emily Shaffer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  9. ^ "Emily Shaffer | Actress | New York". Emily Shaffer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  10. ^ "Emily Shaffer | Actress | New York". Emily Shaffer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  11. ^ "Emily Shaffer | Actress | New York". Emily Shaffer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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