Emily Bett Rickards
Biography
Emily Bett Rickards is a Canadian actress who grew up in British Columbia and discovered musical theater and dance as a child. She trained at the Vancouver Film School and studied voice at the Alida Vocal Studio in Vancouver, and in 2009 she made her first professional appearance in a Nickelback music video. Her breakthrough came in 2012 when she was cast as Felicity Smoak in The CW's Arrow, her first television credit, a part she began as a single guest episode before becoming a series regular; she earned multiple Teen Choice and Leo Award nominations for it. She played the same character in The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl and voiced her in the animated Vixen, and she took a supporting role in the Oscar-nominated Brooklyn and later the lead in the wrestling biopic Queen of the Ring.
35years old
Turns 36 on July 24in 256 days
- Born Vancouver
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 13 years2012 to 2025
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First role
In 2009, Rickards had her first professional appearance, taking a starring role in the video for the Nickelback single "Never Gonna Be Alone".
Early training
Rickards attended the Vancouver Film School and completed its acting essentials program, then landed an agent through an open call audition. She also studied at the Alida Vocal Studio in Vancouver.
Beyond film
Rickards took the stage in Reborning with Reality Curve Theatre Group at Vancouver's Annex Theatre in May 2018. The following April, she brought her role back for the company's Off-Broadway run at New York's SoHo Playhouse.
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John CrowleyDirector, 1 film, 2015
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Ash AvildsenDirector, 1 film, 2025
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Curt GedaDirector, 1 film, 2017
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