Emily Schooley was born in Calgary, Alberta, on a snowy fall day and soon after moved to a small town in Ontario. Growing up on the shores of Lake Erie, Emily wrote and performed plays in her backyard from a very young age. She starred in her first lead role - as the Country Mouse, in a production of Aesop's Fables - at the young age of five, but initially ignored her theatrical inclinations in favour of becoming a veterinarian. The acting bug re-emerged with a passion at the end of high school and Emily began her formal acting training in university, graduating with honours in 2007. Her first independent short film role (starring as the Orange Girl, 2008) earned a lot of attention at independent film festivals and gained her international fans when it screened as part of the Portobello Film Festival in the UK. Notably, Emily also did voicework on the video game "Flip's Twisted World", also featuring the talents of Anthony Stewart Head (2010). Most recently she has been working in horror, playing the lead roles of Thea/Pimp in "Black Eve", and Ivette in "One Week in Windchocombe", earning her a well-deserved reputation as a scream queen. Her versatility in appearance and character mannerisms, and her love of performance make Emily a joy to watch on stage and screen. She also performs weekly live shows with the Impatient Theatre Company, where she studies improv. When not in front of a camera, Emily is off driving well above the speed limit, or dabbling with other crafty pursuits. A passionate photographer and urban explorer, she often takes photos of abandoned buildings. Emily has had her work published in calendars, and exhibited in galleries and coffee shops. And if all of that doesn't keep her active enough, Emily is also an avid writer. In her free time she writes scripts, fiction and poetry, and is still perfecting Mirai, a play begun during her travels in Japan. Occasionally, Emily also models for other photographers. Currently, Emily resides in Toronto, ON, with her five cats and her two snakes.