Emma Laird Explained
| Emma Laird |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | since 2014 |
| Agent: | APA |
Emma Laird is an English actress and former model. On television, she is known for her role in the Paramount+ series Mayor of Kingstown (since 2021). Her films include A Haunting in Venice (2023). She was named a 2021 Brit to Watch by Variety.[1]
Early life
Laird is from Chesterfield. She attended Tupton Hall School, completing her A Levels in 2014.[2] [3]
Career
Scouted by Models 1 at Leeds Festival when she was 18,[4] Laird was a model for seven years.[5] [6] In 2019, she became the face of Pandora for the brand's autumn campaign.[7] [8]
Laird has spoken critically of the modelling industry, calling it "very dangerous for young girls" as she was repeatedly told to lose weight. In addition, the lack of creative freedom "bored" her.[9] Fatigued, she enrolled in acting classes at the New York Film Academy.[10]
In April 2021, Laird was cast in her debut television role in the Paramount+ crime thriller Mayor of Kingstown as Iris, "a dancer who uses her charms to her benefit, until those charms are used against her". The series premiered later that year.The Hollywood Reporter described Laird's handling of concurrent offers as "li[ghting] up the town's buzz meter".[11] In October 2021, Variety included Laird in their annual list of 10 Brits to Watch.[12]
In 2023, Laird starred in the Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room[13] and made her feature film debut in Kenneth Branagh's A Haunting in Venice.[14] That April, she joined the cast of the film The Brutalist.[15]
Filmography
Film
Television
Notes and References
- Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Mayor of Kingstown: Emma Laird Joins Taylor Sheridan's Series For Paramount+ . . October 13, 2021 . April 16, 2021.
- News: Derbyshire students enjoy A level success . . 14 August 2014 . 20 May 2023.
- Ortved . John . September 15, 2023 . Emma Laird on Why Crying With Her Acting Coach Is an Essential Part of Her Process . Cultured . September 16, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Model of the Week: Emma Laird . Fashion Models Directory . Clinton . Gonsalvez . 15 February 2019 . 19 May 2023.
- Web site: Emma Laird - Actress . LUX . Charlie . Newman . 9 August 2018 . 9 May 2023 . en-US.
- Web site: Rising Stars: Emma Laird . The Media Eye . 5 October 2018 . 19 May 2023.
- Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Vegan Model Emma Laird Becomes The New Face Of Pandora . Plant Based News . Liam . Giliver . 28 August 2019 . 20 May 2023 . 20 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230520044255/https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/plant-based-model-pandora/ . dead .
- Web site: Pandora enlists Emma Laird . The Media Eye . 9 March 2019 . 20 May 2023.
- In Conversation with Emma Laird . Numéro . 11 January 2022 . 19 May 2023.
- interview – emma laird . Schön! Magazine . Lucy . Vipond . 22 January 2022 . 19 May 2023.
- Web site: Kit . Borys . Rising Actress Emma Laird Signs With APA (Exclusive) . . 13 October 2021 . 29 April 2021.
- Web site: Riley . Jenelle . Variety Announces 10 Brits to Watch for 2021 . . 13 October 2021 . 7 October 2021.
- Web site: Petski . Denise . The Crowded Room: Sasha Lane, Christopher Abbott, Emma Laird Round Out Cast Of Apple TV+ Anthology Series . . 22 February 2022 . 22 February 2022.
- Web site: Kit . Borys . Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, Jude Hill Join Kenneth Branagh in Agatha Christie Mystery A Haunting in Venice . . 10 October 2022 . 10 October 2022 . 10 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221010210529/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/a-haunting-in-venice-cast-revealed-kenneth-branagh-1235238310/ . live.
- Joe Alwyn Films 'The Brutalist' With Emma Laird After Taylor Swift Split: What to Know . . 2023-04-20 . 2024-06-05.
