Ema Horvath is an American actress. She has appeared in the films Like.Share.Follow. (2017), The Gallows Act II and The Mortuary Collection (both 2019), and What Lies Below (2020). Since 2022, she has played Eärien, the sister of Isildur, in the Amazon Prime fantasy television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Ema Horvath
EducationHarvard University (AB)
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Early life

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Ema H. Horvath was born and raised in the United States by her Slovak parents. Horvath's first experience with acting was at the age of five, in her debut acting role as a tulip at her local theatre.[1] Horvath studied acting for two years at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Harvard University.[1] One of her first roles as a freshman was playing the lead character of Katerina in an all-female production of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.[1] Horvath graduated from Harvard in 2016 and pursued her acting career,[1] having already secured her first screen role in the film Like.Share.Follow.[2]

Career

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Horvath's first screen role was as Shell in the Blumhouse Productions 2017 psychological horror film Like.Share.Follow. which had its world premiere at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival on October 18, 2017.[3] In 2019, Horvath landed the starring role of Auna Rue in the supernatural horror film The Gallows Act II.[4] The same year, Horvath starred in the 2019 American anthology horror film The Mortuary Collection, which was featured at the Fantasia International Film Festival.[5] In 2020, Horvath continued her run of appearances in the horror genre when playing a 16 year old teenager in the horror film What Lies Below.[6] The same year, Horvath starred in the Quibi television series Don't Look Deeper.[7]

In 2022, Horvath joined the cast of the Prime Video fantasy television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,[2] which is based on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.[8] She plays the Númenórean Eärien, sister of Isildur, and daughter of Elendil.[9] Although her character does not appear in the books, Horvath was keen to learn more about the world of Tolkien, engaging with the fans.[10] Horvath attended both the New York premiere[11] and the London premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in Leicester Square on August 30, 2022.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Ema Horvath at the LotR-TRoP Asia Premiere 2022
Year Title Role
2017 Like.Share.Follow. Shell
2019 The Gallows Act II Auna Rue
2019 The Two Hundred Fifth (Short) Maxine Laret
2019 The Mortuary Collection Sandra
2020 What Lies Below Liberty Wells
2023 Who Are You People Alex
2024 The Strangers: Chapter 1[13] Shelly

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Don't Look Deeper Jenny 11 episodes
2020 Entertainment Tonight Self Episode #41.290
2022–present The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Eärien

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ryshawy, Miranda (December 10, 2015). "Ema H. Horvath". The Harvard Crimson.
  2. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (December 10, 2019). "'The Lord Of The Rings': Ema Horvath Joins Cast Of Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  3. ^ "Like.Share.Follow. (2017)". videodetective.com. 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Gallows Act II (2019)". Moriareviews.com. 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Zhang, Jeffrey (August 19, 2020). "Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Mortuary Collection". Strangeharbors.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Renner, Brian (November 11, 2020). "What Lies Below Movie". Movieinsider.com.
  7. ^ "Don Cheadle in Don't Look deeper". Syfy Wire. July 21, 2020.
  8. ^ Akinwumi, Stella (August 31, 2022). "Like.Share.Follow. (2017)". Metro (UK). Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "See side-by-side images of the cast of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'". Amazon. August 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "How Rings Of Power's Ema Horvath Reacts To Fans' Impressive Tolkien Expertise". msn.com. September 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Ema Horvath Goes Dramatically Chic in Pamella Roland Dress With Oversize Bow at 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' NYC Premiere". MSN News. August 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Kallon, Catherine (August 31, 2022). "Ema Horvath Wore Elie Saab To 'The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power' London Premiere". Redcarpet-fashionawards.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Ema Horvath joins the cast of "The Strangers 3"". IsTamaraHome. October 12, 2022.
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