Emily Wagner

A native New Yorker, Emily is an actress, artist and writer. After receiving her BFA in Fine Art from Vassar, she moved to LA, where she wrote, produced and starred in films with her brother, noted indie director Andrew Wagner (Counting, South Main, Looking For Jimmy, The Talent Given Us) and writer/actress/director Julie Delpy (Blah, Blah, Blah, Looking For Jimmy), all of which went on to have successful festival runs. She wrote, produced, directed and starred in the popular web-series comedy "Motherhoodlum" on Strike.tv.

Emily is perhaps best known for her work as paramedic Doris Pickman on "ER," whom she played for the entire 15-season run of the show. She received glowing reviews for her starring roles in Andrew Wagner's The Talent Given Us (Sundance, 2007) and in Chronic Town alongside Garry Marshall and Paul Dooley (Sundance, 2008). More recently, she appeared in Todd Phillips' Due Date with Robert Downey Jr. As a fine artist, Wagner has shown her work internationally and to critical acclaim.

Her two solo shows, exhibited at the Acuna Hansen Gallery were chosen as LA Weekly’s “Pick of the Week” and her video piece “Twosome” was shown at the UCLA Hammer Museum in 2006. Wagner's hand-painted illustrations and textiles can be seen on the fabrics of Forever 21, Rory Beca, Hy & Dot, Curio & Kind and are regularly sourced by interior designers. She is currently partner in the design studio Same Dream As You.

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