Emily Rudd

Emily Ellen Rudd was born on February 24, 1993, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Growing up in the Midwest, she displayed an early fascination with performance, frequently participating in school plays and local theater productions. After graduating high school, Rudd moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in front of the camera, enrolling in acting workshops while working a variety of jobs to support herself. Her first on‑screen appearances came in the early 2010s, where she featured in a series of music videos and independent short films that allowed her to hone her craft and gain valuable industry experience. By 2017 she secured a role in the television movie Sea Change, marking her entry into more formal television work. The following year she earned minor but noticeable parts in anthology series such as Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams and Amazon’s The Romanoffs, demonstrating her versatility across genre‑bending narratives. Rudd’s breakout moment arrived in 2021 when she was cast in the Fear Street trilogy, portraying the dual characters Cindy Berman and Abigail Berman across Part Two: 1978 and Part Three: 1666. Her nuanced performance earned critical praise and introduced her to a global streaming audience, establishing her as an emerging talent in horror cinema. That same year she joined the recurring cast of the television series Hunters, further expanding her television résumé. In 2022 she appeared in the sci‑fi romantic comedy Moonshot, showcasing her ability to blend humor with emotional depth. The pinnacle of her television career came with the live‑action adaptation of the beloved manga One Piece, where she embodied the fan‑favorite navigator Nami, a role that premiered on August 31, 2023, and solidified her status as a versatile lead. In 2024 she ventured into voice work, lending her voice to the anxious elf mage Marcille Donato in the English dub of Delicious in Dungeon, signaling her growing presence in animated adaptations.