Jacqueline Bonnell Marteau Emerson[b] is an actress, writer, composer, voiceover artist, and musician, who has been performing since the age of 6. She is best known for portraying Foxface in the film The Hunger Games, which was her first film audition ever. Though she is most known for her work in film, she has also performed with notable theater companies Reprise LA, Theaterworks, and Ensemble Studio Theater - in a show for which she became an Ovation Award nominee (2020).
Jacqueline Emerson | |
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 Emerson at The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 premiere in November 2015. | |
| Born | Jacqueline Bonnell Marteau Emerson Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Other names | Jackie Emerson[a] |
| Education | Stanford University |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboard |
| Labels | Walt Disney (2006–2007) |
| Website | jackieemerson |
After performing in The Hunger Games, she attended and graduated Stanford University.[2][3] Since then, she has performed in numerous other films and television shows, as well as sung at the Hollywood Bowl, with the Los Angeles Opera, and at The Ford Amphitheater. Recently, she lent her voiceover talents to Disney's Fantasia: Music Evolved, and Bethesda's Starfield. She is a former member of the teenage pop band Devo 2.0, which was active from 2005 to 2007. In 2011, she recorded her first single "Peter Pan", and in 2012, her song "Catch Me If You Can" was released on YouTube.[4] Since then, her music has amassed more than a million views online, and she has released singles "What If," "Na Na Na (Na)" and "Glass Fire in a Jar." She also has created, directed and starred in multiple award-winning short films, both musical and dramatic, which can be found on her website.
Early life
editJacqueline Bonnell Marteau Emerson [citation needed] was born in Washington D.C., U.S. to Kimberly Marteau, an attorney, and John B. Emerson, an attorney, and former White House aide who worked for both Clinton and Obama.
From a young age, Jacqueline pursued an interest in both acting and singing, though never on-camera until she was of age. As a child and young adult, she participated in numerous radio commercials for film and television. She also performed in numerous professional productions with Reprise, the Los Angeles Opera, and L.A. Theater Works.[5] She attended Marlborough School in Los Angeles.[6]
After filming The Hunger Games, Emerson graduated from Stanford University, where she studied Mandarin and Communications with a focus on Media Psychology.[5][7][8]
Career
editMusic
editEmerson was a member of Disney's Devo 2.0 (a.k.a. DEV2.O), a Devo tribute band of teen performers. Emerson played keyboards in the project, which spawned a DVD and CD combo and was fully supported by the original Devo band members. In 2007, the novelty act broke up, when lead singer Nicole Stoehr and lead guitarist Nathan Norman quit and said they would never make music again because the album flopped. Emerson continued to write songs and perform music, where she started a YouTube Channel and released the music video of her single, "Peter Pan" and in the next year, "Catch Me If You Can".[9] She later released an acoustic song, "Glass Fire In a Jar", in which she co-wrote with Adrianne Duncan. Since then, she has released multiple other singles, and has parlayed her talents into musical theater composition[10]
Acting
editShe made her television debut providing the voice for a set of Tiger Twins in the 2004 animated CGI sitcom Father of the Pride.
In 2012, Emerson made her film debut in the science fiction adventure, The Hunger Games as the District 5 tribute, Foxface. In a 2013 interview, Emerson announced that she would be working on Son of the South.[11] She appeared in the Video ETA's list of ten up and coming stars predicted to be A-listers by 2015.[12]
Since then, Emerson has lent her voice to projects from Disney, Dreamworks and Bethesda.
She also starred, directed, composed and created multiple shorts which now exist online, or on her website.
As an actress, she has performed in numerous films and television shows, including FBI, The Night is ours, The Last Survivors, and The Curse of Downer's Grove.
Upcoming films she stars in include the recently released Wine Club (2024), and award-winning film Art Thief (2024). She also can be seen in the upcoming film Winter Spring Summer or Fall and is set to act in the film Kent State about the Kent State protests for Briarcliff.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | The Hunger Games | Foxface | |
| The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games | Herself | ||
| 2015 | The Night Is Ours | Olivia | Short film |
| The Last Survivors | Skye | ||
| 2016 | The Curse of Downers Grove | Eyde | |
| 2018 | Nineteen on Fire | Krista | Short film |
| 2020 | Far From Phoenix | Lydia | Short film |
| 2021 | Darby Hoskins | Darby | Short film |
| 2023 | Wine Club | Tovah | Also executive producer |
| 2024 | Art Thief | Olympia | WON - Best Actress at Orlando Film Festival |
| TBA | Kent State | Ruth | (pre-production) |
| TBA | Winter Spring Summer or Fall | Robyn | (post-production) |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Father of the Pride | Tiger Twins (voice) | |
| 2020 | Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye | Rebecca | YouTube web series |
| 2022 | FBI |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fantasia: Music Evolved | Scout (voice) | |
| 2023 | Starfield | Autumn MacMillan (voice) |
Discography
edit- DEV2.0 (2006)
Music videos
edit| Song | Year | Artist | Director | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Peter Pan" | 2011 | Herself | — | — |
| "Catch Me If You Can" | 2012 | |||
| "Glass Fire in a Jar" | 2014 | |||
| "Na Na Na (Na)" | 2017 | |||
| "Impact: The Musical (What If)" | 2019 |
Notes
edit- ^ Jackie is her nickname deriving from her actual first name, Jacqueline. Emerson has also publicly token this nickname, also shown on her social media accounts (Twitter,[1] Instagram, TikTok, etc.)
- ^ Jacqueline seemed to assume both of her parents surnames, her mother, Kimberly Marteau, and her father, John Bonnell Emerson.
References
edit- ^ Emerson, Jacqueline. "Jacqueline "Jackie" Emerson". Twitter. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
@jackie_emerson, at Twitter (account handle).
- ^ LMCullen (April 29, 2011). "Hunger Games Casting News: The District 5 Tributes Have Been Cast". HungerGamesMovie.org. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ Kate Ward (April 29, 2011). "'Hunger Games' finds its Foxface". EW.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ Rae Votta, "Foxface Q&A: Jacqueline Emerson Juggles 'Hunger' Fame, Music, School" Archived November 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Billboard, April 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Bio | Jacqueline Emerson". Jacqueline Emerson. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ Yamato, Jen (14 August 2012). "Hunger Games Hits DVD/Blu: Jacqueline Emerson Talks Foxface, Her Future, And Devo 2.0". Daily Truffle. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
- ^ Stanger, Melissa. "A 'Hunger Games' Star Tells Us About Life As A Student At Stanford". Business Insider. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Robinson, Melia; Stanger, Melissa (Oct 9, 2014). "15 Incredibly Impressive Students At Stanford". Business Insider. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Inge Ignat, "Jacqueline Emerson Talks Music and The Hunger Games with Glamoholic" Archived November 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Glamoholic, April 13, 2012.
- ^ Emerson, Jacqueline. "For my 20th birthday, I am very excited to release my NEW ACOUSTIC ORIGINAL SONG!!!!!". Twitter. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ Inge Ignat, "Hunger Games Hits DVD/Blu: Jacqueline Emerson Talks Foxface, Her Future, And Devo 2.0" Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Movieline. April 13, 2012.
- ^ "Ten surefire A-listers by 2015, plus one wild card". May 19, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
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