Emma Roberts
Emma Roberts was born on February 10, 1991 in Rhinebeck, New York, United States. She is the daughter of actor Eric Roberts (who was born in Biloxi, Mississippi but raised in Atlanta, Georgia) and his then-girlfriend Kelly Cunningham. Roberts is the stepdaughter of Eliza Roberts. Roberts has one stepsister and one stepbrother, Morgan Simons and Keaton Simons. She is the niece of actresses Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan. Roberts said in an interview, “I’ve just always wanted to act. Ever since I was really little I’ve wanted to do it. But my mom didn’t want to get me into it too young. So, it’s just been something I’ve always wanted to do.”
Roberts has cited actress Anne Hathaway as a role model and has stated Rupert Grint is one of her favorite actors. She stated, “My most prized possession, though, is an autographed picture of Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films” Roberts has also stated she is a big fan of Gwyneth Paltrow. “I’ve Netflixed all of the Gwyneth Paltrow movies. I’m a huge fan of hers. She’s kind of my idol at the moment. I really like Kirsten Dunst. She did a lot of cool, fun teen movies, and she’s also done some serious roles. I like her style, and I think she seems pretty interesting.” She is close friends with her Aquamarine co-star Joanna ‘JoJo’ Levesque and good friends with fellow Nickelodeon stars Devon Werkheiser and Jamie-Lynn Spears. Some of Roberts favorite books include Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin and the A-List novels. Some of her favorite books are A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris. She also enjoys Chuck Palahniuk books, Invisible Monsters, and said her favorite book is The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.
In her April 2009 Teen Vogue interview Roberts remarked, “I used to have a crush on Nick [Jonas], but he’s kind of making his rounds in Hollywood, and I don’t know if I like that.” Roberts had sparked controversy for saying that, which drew the media attention. Roberts then began to feel bad about the comment so then at the 2009 Kids’ Choice Awards Roberts wrote Nick Jonas a hand written apology. The note read: “Nick, I love you. Sorry about the quote” Roberts said that she and her Lymelife co-star Rory Culkin are “good friends”, so their on-screen romance “wasn’t really that awkward. We talked about it before and that made it much easier. Rory is really a great guy. I mean, I was definitely nervous. I kind of felt uncomfortable, but at the same time I think it worked for the scene because it is supposed to be our first time, and we are supposed to not know what we are doing.” On January 15, 2009 Roberts appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. She admitted, “I failed my driving test and then my permit expired. And then I failed my permit test when I retook it. I didn’t know you had to stop before going right on red, so I just swung around the corner really quickly.” Roberts has also appeared as part of Teen Vogue’s Best Dressed list multiple times (including June 2007, September 2008, December 2008, February 2009, and March 2009). She said that some of her favorite movies are: Juno and Little Miss Sunshine. Roberts said that some of her musical influences are Michelle Branch, Skye Sweetnam, and The Veronicas.
