Emily Bett Rickards
Emily Bett Rickards (born July 24, 1991 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian actress , best known for her role as Felicity Smoak in the television series Arrow (2012-2020).
life and career
Emily Bett Rickards grew up on the west coast of Canada . Already in her childhood she appeared in several plays , musicals and dance performances . She also attended the Vancouver Film School.
Rickards had her first acting roles in 2012 in the films Flicka 3 - Best Friends and Random Acts of Romance . In August 2012 she was hired for the role of IT specialist Felicity Smoak in the CW series Arrow . While her character was still part of the supporting cast in the first season, she was expanded to a leading role in the second season. In between, she also starred in the series Soldiers of the Apocalypse and in the television film Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story .
Filmography (selection)
- 2012: Flicka 3 - Best Friends (Flicka: Country Pride)
- 2012: Random Acts of Romance
- 2012–2020: Arrow (TV series, 155 episodes)
- 2013: Soldiers of the Apocalypse (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2013: Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story (TV movie)
- 2013: Arrow: Blood Rush (web series, 6 episodes)
- 2014: Cowgirls and Angels 2: Dakota's Horse Summer (Dakota's Summer)
- 2014–2017: The Flash (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2015: Brooklyn - A Love Between Two Worlds (Brooklyn)
- 2015: Vixen (web series, 6 episodes, voice of Felicity Smoak )
- 2016: Paranormal Solutions Inc. (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2016–2017: Legends of Tomorrow (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2017: Supergirl (TV series, episode 3x08)
- 2018: Funny Story
Web links
- Emily Bett Rickards in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Emily Bett Rickards in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emily Bett Rickards . In: tvsa.com . Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Shiri Appleby Poised To Recur On NBC's 'Chicago Fire' & More TV Castings . In: Deadline.com . August 10, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Jarett Wieselman: 10 Minutes with 'Arrow' Star Emily Bett Rickards . In: etonline.com . April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Thordes Herbst: Arrow: Emily Bett Rickards becomes the lead actress in season 2 . In: serienjunkies.de . February 14, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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SURNAME | Rickards, Emily Bett |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rickards, Emily |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1991 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada |