Emily Shaffer

American actress

Emily Shaffer is an American film actress, dancer, and audio book narrator.^[1]

Early life and education

Shaffer was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. She attended Robert C. Byrd High School, and graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts, Acting / Minor in Dance.^[2] Her mother is a catholic school teacher and her father is a lawyer with his own private practice. She has one sister named Hannah.

Career

Shaffer appeared in productions sponsored by Jigsaw Theatre and West Virginia Public Theatre. In 2010 she performed in He’s Coming Up the Stairs at Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale.^[3]

Shaffer got her start acting on television on HBO's How to Make It in America (2011). She was a guest star in the backdoor pilot for the NBC series Chicago Med, a spin off of Chicago Fire/Chicago P.D.^[2]

She later had theatrical roles at the Gladys G. Davis Theatre and the New York Theatre Workshop.^[4] In 2018 she performed in It's a Wonderful Life, staged by Virginia Public Theatre.^[5]

Filmography

Appearances in commercials

• Axe Body Spray (TV Commercial)
• Axe Body Spray (print ad) print model
• First Look LXTV (NBC New York) host
• Doritos (TV Commercial) lead talent

Audiobooks narrated

Emily has narrated several audiobooks since 2010.^[6]

• Blood Promise 2010
• Spirit Bound 2010
• Last Sacrifice 2010
• Bloodlines 2011
• Gameboard of the Gods 2013
• The Fiery Heart 2013
• The Immortal Crown 2014
• The Ruby Circle 2015

Theatre

• It’s A Wonderful Life, Mary Bailey, West Virginia Public Theatre^[7]
• Human, Frosty, Reading – dir. Jerry Zaks^[8]
• Vinegar Tom, Alice, West Virginia University^[9]
• Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice, West Virginia University^[10]
• The Seagull, Nina, West Virginia University^[11]

References

1. "'I like your pants,' laser-tag proposal yield ultimate 'party' wedding". Today, Nov. 9, 2014, By Chris Serico
2. "Harrison County native to appear on ‘Chicago Fire’". West Virginia Meetro News, By Aaron Payne, April 07, 2015
3. "Queen-size comic camp, a la Stanwyck". Florida Theatre on Stage, July 30, 2010 by Bill Hirschman
4. "Clarksburg's Emily Shaffer to Appear on Tonight's Episode of Covert Affairs".
5. "West Virginia Public Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Opens At The WVU Creative Arts Center!". Broadway World, by Richard Allen Dec. 14, 2018
6. "Emily Shaffer".
7. "Emily Shaffer | Actress | New York". Emily Shaffer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
8. "Emily Shaffer | Actress | New York". Emily Shaffer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
9. "Emily Shaffer | Actress | New York". Emily Shaffer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
10. "Emily Shaffer | Actress | New York". Emily Shaffer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
11. "Emily Shaffer | Actress | New York". Emily Shaffer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

External links

• http://www.emilyshaffer.me/