Emily Bett Rickards

Rickards was born and raised in British Columbia. Her mother is Dr. Diane Greig, a dream psychotherapist in Vancouver.{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/28684943@N04/34724412473/ |title=2017 IASD Conference Photos |last=Wilkerson |first=Richard C. |date=June 18, 2017 |access-date=June 28, 2017}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/28684943@N04/35494573626/ |title=2017 IASD Conference Photos |last=Wilkerson |first=Richard C. |date=June 18, 2017 |access-date=June 28, 2017}}{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/dianegreigphd/status/445712328139345920 |title="My mother is my most dedicated stalker." Tweet |last=Rickards |first=Emily |date=March 17, 2014 |access-date=June 28, 2017}}

At a young age, she was introduced to musical theatre and dance. Graduating early from high school, she attended the Vancouver Film School, completing their acting essentials program. Following completion, she attended an open call audition, gaining an agent.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvovermind.com/five-things-didnt-know-emily-bett-rickards/ |title=Five Things You Didn't Know About Emily Bett Rickards |last=Berman |first=Nat |website=TV Overmind |date=May 12, 2017 |access-date=July 3, 2019}} She studied at the Alida Vocal Studio in Vancouver.{{Cite web |url=http://www.singinglessonsinvancouver.com/testimonials/ |title=Testimonials |website=Alida Vocal Studio |access-date=June 23, 2015}} Rickards made her first professional appearance in 2009, starring in the video for the Nickelback single "Never Gonna Be Alone".

File:Emily Bett Rickards PaleyFest 2015 (cropped).jpg in 2015]]

Rickards breakthrough role came in 2012 with her first television casting, as Felicity Smoak in The CW television series Arrow, which is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow.{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2012/08/shiri-appleby-poised-to-recur-on-nbcs-chicago-fire-more-tv-castings-316918/ |title=Shiri Appleby Poised To Recur on NBC's 'Chicago Fire' & More TV Castings |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=August 10, 2012 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 27, 2013}} Originally signed as a one-episode guest star,{{Cite news |url=http://www.etonline.com/tv/133128_Emily_Bett_Rickards_Arrow_Season_Finale_Interview/index.html |title=10 Minutes with 'Arrow' Star Emily Bett Rickards |last=Wieselman |first=Jarett |date=April 22, 2013 |work=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=August 12, 2013 |archive-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422203702/http://www.etonline.com/tv/133128_Emily_Bett_Rickards_Arrow_Season_Finale_Interview/index.html |url-status=dead }} positive reaction from her co-star, show-lead Stephen Amell,{{Cite web |url=http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2013/5/14/arrow-0_retmff2k |title=Arrow:Stephen Amell and Greg Berlanti. Larry King Now |date=May 14, 2013 |website=Ora |access-date=January 16, 2017 |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905215451/http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2013/5/14/arrow-0_retmff2k |url-status=dead }} and from Warner Brothers executive Peter Roth{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWPP7IMUzBw |title=Peter Roth and Greg Berlanti in Conversation. Paley Fest Media Convention |date=November 19, 2015 |website=youtube |access-date=January 16, 2017}}{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/arrow-at-paleyfest-emily-bett-rickards-confirmed-as-regular-plus-trips-to-wondercon-comic-con-too-450047 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829233052/http://deadline.com/2013/03/arrow-at-paleyfest-emily-bett-rickards-confirmed-as-regular-plus-trips-to-wondercon-comic-con-too-450047/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 29, 2014 |title=Arrow at Paleyfest |date=March 9, 2013 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 16, 2017 |quote=...reaction of Warner Bros. TV President Peter Roth who, Andrew Kreisberg reported, called to say: "I love the blond computer girl."...}} as well as from journalists at preview screenings,{{Cite web |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/emily-bett-rickards-interview#page-1 |title=The Secret Superhero Star of the CW |last=Kaye |first=Chris |date=October 8, 2014 |website=Refinery29 |access-date=February 25, 2019 |quote=... And, then, when they showed the episode to journalists for the first look, everyone was sort of asking who Felicity was, and that sort of sparked some interest. ...'}} led to Rickards being signed as a recurring star for the rest of the show's first season. The success of the character saw her signed as a series regular from the second season onwards.{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-promo_n_2672714?guccounter=1 |title='Arrow' Promotes Emily Bett Rickards To Series Regular, New Promo Teases Oliver And Laurel Hook-Up (VIDEO) |last=Prudom |first=Laura |date=February 12, 2013 |website=The Huffington Post |access-date=June 15, 2018}}{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/03/10/paleyfest-2013-arrow/ |title=Paleyfest 2013 |last=Bahr |first=Lindsey |date=March 10, 2013 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=January 16, 2017}} Speaking in 2013 about that decision, Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim stated "we were very lucky that we cast Emily Rickards, who just lit up the screen."{{Cite web |url=https://collider.com/arrow-season-2-news-stephen-amell/ |title=ARROW Season 1 Finale and Season 2 Updates From Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, Stephen Amell and David Ramsey @ PaleyFest |last=Radish |first=Christina |date=March 10, 2013 |website=Collider |access-date=June 6, 2019}} In March 2019, Rickards announced that she would be leaving Arrow at the end of the show's seventh season.{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/arrow-actress-emily-bett-rickards-announces-exit-ahead-of-final-season-1202585660/ |title='Arrow' Actress Emily Bett Rickards Announces Exit Ahead of Final Season |date=March 30, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=March 30, 2019}} In November 2019 Rickards was confirmed as a guest star for Arrow{{'}}s series finale.{{Cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2019/11/01/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-returns-series-finale-felicity/ |title='Arrow' series finale: Emily bett Rickards returns for series finale -will Olicity reunite? |last=Mittovich |first=Matt Webb |date=November 1, 2019 |website=TVLine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101171650/https://tvline.com/2019/11/01/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-returns-series-finale-felicity/ |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |access-date=November 1, 2019}}

Throughout the series run, Rickards received praise for her performance in the role, often described as the show's "fan favourite"See:

• {{Cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/emily-bett-rickards-brings-personality-to-arrows-felicity-smoak/ |title=Emily Bett Rickards Brings Personality To "Arrow's" Felicity Smoak |last=Phegley |first=Kiel |date=October 30, 2013 |website=Comic Book Review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421004401/https://www.cbr.com/emily-bett-rickards-brings-personality-to-arrows-felicity-smoak/ |archive-date=April 21, 2017 |access-date=December 20, 2018 |quote=...Emily Bett Rickards was only supposed to appear on The CW's DC Entertainment drama "Arrow" for a quick scene. Now, her portrayal of Felicity Smoak has resulted in a truly fan-favorite character original to the series....}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/producers-cw-show-arrow-tapped-write-comic-book-adventures-super-hero-article-1.1854524|title=Producers for CW show 'Arrow' tapped to write super hero's comic book adventures|last=Sacks|first=Ethan|work=Daily News|location=New York|date=July 4, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2018|quote=...He adds that several fan favorite characters from "Arrow" will make their way into the pages of "Green Arrow" – including Felicity Smoak, the titular hero's computer hacking helper...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211070251/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/producers-cw-show-arrow-tapped-write-comic-book-adventures-super-hero-article-1.1854524|archive-date=December 11, 2015}}
• {{cite web|url=https://collider.com/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-interview/|title=Emily Bett Rickards Talks ARROW, Becoming a Series Regular, Creating Her Character's Backstory, Felicity's Involvement Going Forward, Fandom and Romance|last=Radish|first=Christina|work=Collider|date=April 24, 2013|access-date=December 20, 2018|quote=...Was there a moment when you realized that Felicity Smoak was such a fan favorite character? RICKARDS: I was told, "Oh, she's a fan favorite," and I was like, "Oh, that's nice!"...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426095129/http://collider.com/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-interview/|archive-date=April 26, 2013|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-1088743/|title=Smoak Screen: Arrow's Emily Bett Rickards Puts Felicity in the Spotlight|last=Holbrook|first=Damian|work=TV Guide|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2018|quote=...Ever since she first logged on as Queen Consolidated IT expert Felicity Smoak, Emily Bett Rickards has been an Arrow fan favorite...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119223624/https://www.tvguide.com/news/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-1088743/|archive-date=January 19, 2015|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-promo_n_2672714?guccounter=2&guce_referrer_us=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_cs=l1U4bhQTSHIWR3er7RFjng|title='Arrow' Promotes Emily Bett Rickards To Series Regular, New Promo Teases Oliver And Laurel Hook-Up (VIDEO)|last=Prudom|first=Laura|work=HuffPost|date=February 12, 2013|access-date=January 17, 2019|quote=...Emily Bett Rickards (who plays fan-favorite Felicity Smoak) has been promoted to series regular status for next year. ...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121332/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-promo_n_2672714?guccounter=2&guce_referrer_us=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_cs=l1U4bhQTSHIWR3er7RFjng|archive-date=January 19, 2019|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrows-emily-bett-rickards-final-444885|title='Arrow's' Emily Bett Rickards on Intense Final Episodes: 'Hopefully You Don't Have a Stroke'|last=Ng|first=Philiana|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 24, 2013|access-date=January 17, 2019|quote=...After starting off on The CW superhero drama as a supporting player, the doe-eyed, socially inept tech whiz aiding Oliver Queen/Arrow (Stephen Amell) with his technological inefficiencies became a fan favorite, to the point where producers made Felicity part of the series' central mythology...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427010142/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrows-emily-bett-rickards-final-444885|archive-date=April 27, 2013|url-status=live}} or "breakout"See:
• {{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/gallery/15-tv-breakout-characters-2012-13/#felicity-smoak-arrow |title=15 TV Breakout Characters of 2012–13 |last=Carlson |first=Adam |date=April 28, 2013 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521093033/https://ew.com/gallery/15-tv-breakout-characters-2012-13/#felicity-smoak-arrow |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=December 20, 2018 |quote=...The producers have all admitted that IT whiz Felicity was never meant to last on Arrow. Still, it's hard to imagine a first season without her, and the sparks of sarcasm and semi-romantic feist she throws off...}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.greenarrowtv.com/arrow-interview-emily-bett-rickards-talks-about-felicity-smoaks-popularity-shirtless-oliver-more/|title=Arrow Interview: Emily Bett Rickards Talks About Felicity Smoak's Popularity, Shirtless Oliver & More|last=Byrne|first=Craig|work=Green Arrow TV|date=April 19, 2013|access-date=December 20, 2018|quote=...Emily Bett Rickards, one of Arrow's biggest surprises who plays the breakout character Felicity Smoak on the series....|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102153633/http://www.greenarrowtv.com/arrow-interview-emily-bett-rickards-talks-about-felicity-smoaks-popularity-shirtless-oliver-more/|archive-date=November 2, 2014|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/arrows-hits-and-misses/|title=Arrow's Hits and Misses|last=Melrose|first=Kevin|work=Comic Book Review|date=May 11, 2013|access-date=December 20, 2018|quote=...Felicity SmoakProbably the breakout character of Season 1...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121351/https://www.cbr.com/arrows-hits-and-misses/|archive-date=January 19, 2019|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/31/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-10-best-episodes/|title=Goodbye Felicity:A look back at Emily Bett Rickards 10 best Arrow Episodes|last=Agard|first=Chancellor|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 31, 2019|access-date=April 1, 2019|quote=... As the story goes, Felicity was only supposed to be a one-off character; however, that ended up not being the case because of Rickards' endearing performance made her an instant breakout...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401105326/https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/31/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-10-best-episodes/|archive-date=April 1, 2019|url-status=live}} character, with many critics describing the character, and Rickards, as an integral part of the show's success.See:
• {{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/31/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-10-best-episodes/ |title=Goodbye Felicity:A look back at Emily Bett Rickards 10 best Arrow Episodes |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=March 31, 2019 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401105326/https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/31/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-10-best-episodes/ |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=April 1, 2019 |quote=...When news of her departure broke on Saturday, executive producers Beth Schwartz and Greg Berlanti said they were "heartbroken" in a statement – and it's easy to understand why: Felicity is an integral part of Arrow...}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/emily-bett-rickards-arrowverse-icon/|title=How Emily Bett Rickards Made Felicity an Arrowverse Icon|last=Stone|first=Sam|work=Comic Book Resources|date=April 18, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2019|quote=...DC's TV version of the character, portrayed by Emily Bett Rickards, has gone on to become an acclaimed key member of Arrow's main cast and a fixture in the shared television universe...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419090704/https://www.cbr.com/emily-bett-rickards-arrowverse-icon/|archive-date=April 19, 2019|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/gallery/15-tv-breakout-characters-2012-13/#felicity-smoak-arrow|title=15 TV Breakout Characters of 2012–13|last=Carlson|first=Adam|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 28, 2013|access-date=December 20, 2018|quote=...The producers have all admitted that IT whiz Felicity was never meant to last on Arrow. Still, it's hard to imagine a first season without her, and the sparks of sarcasm and semi-romantic feist she throws off...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521093033/https://ew.com/gallery/15-tv-breakout-characters-2012-13/#felicity-smoak-arrow|archive-date=May 21, 2019|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://collider.com/arrow-season-5-olicity/|title='Arrow': How the Show Can Return to Greatness By Embracing Its Past|last=Byrne|first=Craig|work=Collider|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=February 28, 2019|quote=...Felicity Smoak was, and still is, one of the best revelations of Arrow, as is Rickards. Whenever Felicity would show up on Arrow in the early days, she brought with her a jolt of energy. Beyond Stephen Amell and the show's action, it was her character that really made a lot of people take notice – that is a great thing...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707154134/http://collider.com/arrow-season-5-olicity/|archive-date=July 7, 2016|url-status=live}} Notably her delivery of the monologue in the season six episode "We Fall" won her particular praise.See:
• {{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/one-great-sequence-does-not-a-perfect-arrow-make-but-1822439629 |title=One great sequence does not a perfect Arrow make—but it is a great sequence |last=Shoemaker |first=Allison |date=January 26, 2018 |website=The A.V. Club |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126091324/https://www.avclub.com/one-great-sequence-does-not-a-perfect-arrow-make-but-1822439629 |archive-date=January 26, 2018 |access-date=February 26, 2019 |quote=...it serves as a reminder of what Emily Bett Rickards can do when she's given great material. Like director Wendey Stanzler, Rickards's touch is exactly as light as it needs to be, and it's unreservedly great....}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/arrow-ends-a-frustrating-season-with-a-frustrating-but-1826130220|title=Arrow ends a frustrating season with a frustrating, but affecting, finale|last=Shoemaker|first=Allison|work=The A.V. Club|date=May 18, 2018|access-date=February 27, 2019|quote=...three scenes that could be considered among the best in the series...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518120331/https://tv.avclub.com/arrow-ends-a-frustrating-season-with-a-frustrating-but-1826130220|archive-date=May 18, 2018|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2018/01/27/darren-criss-performance-versace-american-crime-story-andrew/|title=Performer of the Week – Darren Criss|author=TVLine Team|work=TVLine|date=January 27, 2018|access-date=May 16, 2019|quote=...Rickards – with warm looks and her physicality – communicated the deepest connection ever between the newlyweds. ...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127182725/https://tvline.com/2018/01/27/darren-criss-performance-versace-american-crime-story-andrew/|archive-date=January 27, 2018|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/arrow-season-6-episode-11-review-we-fall/|title=Arrow Season 6 Episode 11 Review: "We Fall"|last=King|first=Chris|work=TV Overmind|date=January 26, 2018|access-date=February 27, 2019|quote=...it's been clear from both the writing of the Arrow staff and Emily Bett Rickard's performance that Felicity genuinely cares about him as a member of her family. She sees so much of Oliver in William and knows that the two of them should be closer than they are right now, which is why she's able to bridge the gap between the two men with her wonderfully moving speech...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228004252/https://www.tvovermind.com/arrow-season-6-episode-11-review-we-fall/|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/arrow/54873/arrow-season-6-episode-11-review-we-fall|title=Arrow season 6 episode 11 review: We Fall|last=Harrington|first=Della|work=Den of Geek|date=January 26, 2018|access-date=February 26, 2019|quote=... Hearing Felicity describe her relationship with and trust in Oliver over the fight scene was actually pretty moving, and a good reminder of how very long the original team has been at it...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126214825/https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/arrow/54873/arrow-season-6-episode-11-review-we-fall|archive-date=January 26, 2018|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/31/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-10-best-episodes/|title=Goodbye Felicity:A look back at Emily Bett Rickards 10 best Arrow Episodes|last=Agard|first=Chancellor|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 31, 2019|access-date=April 1, 2019|quote=...Rickards' delivery is perfectly restrained and her performance conveys the years of history...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401105326/https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/31/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-10-best-episodes/|archive-date=April 1, 2019|url-status=live}} Rickards was nominated for multiple Teen Choice and Leo Awards for the role, and in 2016, her portrayal of the character was placed at number 15 in a list of 50 Favourite Female Characters, in a poll of Hollywood professionals conducted by The Hollywood Reporter.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/50-best-female-characters-entertainment-industry-survey-results-951483/item/juno-juno-50-favorite-female-characters-951484 |title=Hollywood's 50 Favorite Female Characters |date=December 9, 2016 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201052958/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/50-best-female-characters-entertainment-industry-survey-results-951483/item/juno-juno-50-favorite-female-characters-951484 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=November 30, 2017}}

Rickards also portrayed the character in the spin-off shows to the series (collectively known as the Arrowverse) The Flash,{{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/flash-pilot-images-episode-4-felicity-smoak/ |title='The Flash' pilot images: Episode 4 to feature Felicity Smoak |last=Freeman |first=Molly |date=July 20, 2014 |work=Screenrant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022032409/http://screenrant.com/flash-pilot-images-episode-4-felicity-smoak/ |archive-date=October 22, 2017 |access-date=October 17, 2017}} Legends of Tomorrow{{Cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/670585-look-ahead-to-the-dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-final-episodes-in-new-trailer#/slide/1 |title=Look ahead to DC's Legends of Tomorrow final episodes in new trailer |last=Wax |first=Alyse |date=March 27, 2016 |work=comingsoon.net |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427155932/http://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/670585-look-ahead-to-the-dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-final-episodes-in-new-trailer#/slide/1 |archive-date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=October 17, 2017}} and Supergirl,{{Cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2017/11/09/arrowverse-4-way-crossover-spoilers-barry-iris-wedding-citizen-cold/ |title=Arrowverse 4-Way Crossover Synopsis Confirms [Spoiler] Will Be a Cool Ally |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=November 9, 2017 |work=TVLine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128112614/https://tvline.com/2017/11/09/arrowverse-4-way-crossover-spoilers-barry-iris-wedding-citizen-cold/ |archive-date=January 28, 2018 |access-date=November 10, 2017}} as well as providing the voice for the character on animated show Vixen.{{Cite web |url=http://bamsmackpow.com/2015/06/28/sdcc-2015-comic-con-schedule-for-saturday-july-11-2015/ |title=SDCC 2015: Comic-Con Schedule For Saturday, July 11, 2015 |last=Lam |first=Steve |date=June 28, 2015 |website=Bam! Smack! Pow! |publisher=Fansided |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630133648/http://bamsmackpow.com/2015/06/28/sdcc-2015-comic-con-schedule-for-saturday-july-11-2015/ |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=September 17, 2015}} In 2013, she portrayed Felicity in web-based promotional tie-in series Blood Rush, sponsored by Bose, which also featured the characters of Roy Harper (Colton Haynes) and Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne).{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/bose-and-arrow-sound-company-helps-the-cw-launch-superhero-spinoff-blood-rush-1200809759/ |title=Bose and 'Arrow:' Sound Company Helps the CW Launch Superhero Spinoff 'Blood Rush' |last=Graser |first=Marc |date=November 8, 2013 |access-date=December 13, 2017 |publisher="Variety"}}

In March 2014, Rickards was cast in the sequel to Cowgirls 'n Angels, entitled Cowgirls 'n Angels: Dakota's Summer, as Kristen Rose, the sister of the film's protagonist, Dakota, portrayed by Haley Ramm. The film premiered at the 2014 Dallas International Film Festival.{{Cite web |url=http://aristopr.com/country-artist-amber-hayes-returns-to-the-big-screen-in-cowgirls-n-angels-2-dakotas-summer/ |title=Country Artist Amber Hayes Returns To The Big Screen In Cowgirls 'N Angels 2: Dakota's Summer |date=March 24, 2014 |website=Aristo PR |access-date=June 15, 2018}} In 2015, she had a supporting role in the Oscar-nominated film Brooklyn.{{Cite web |url=http://upandcomers.net/2014/03/14/arrow-star-emily-bett-rickards-joins-saoirse-ronan-brooklyn/ |title='Arrow' star Emily Bett Rickards joins Saoirse Ronon in 'Brooklyn' |last=Ge |first=Linda |date=March 14, 2014 |website=upandcoming.net |access-date=January 16, 2017 |archive-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302183332/http://upandcomers.net/2014/03/14/arrow-star-emily-bett-rickards-joins-saoirse-ronan-brooklyn/ |url-status=dead }} In 2016, she appeared in Slumber, starring alongside Darby Stanchfield and Meaghan Rath. Filming took place in Los Angeles in May 2016.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/darby-stanchfield-emily-bett-rickards-scandal-arrow-1201759860/ |title=Darby Stanchfield, Emily Bett Rickards and Meaghan Rath cast in sci-fi thriller 'Slumbler |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=April 25, 2016 |website=Variety |access-date=January 16, 2017}} She also appeared in Axis.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/aisha-tyler-directing-debut-kickstarter-axis-1201752057/ |title=Aisha Tyler to make feature directing debut on Kiickstarter-funded Axis |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=April 12, 2016 |website=Variety |access-date=January 16, 2017}} The film won the prize for outstanding achievement feature film at the 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival.{{Cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/Sarasota-Film-Festival-Announces-Opening-and-Closing-Night-Films-20170310 |title=Sarasota Film Festival Announces Opening and Closing Night Films |date=March 10, 2017 |work=Broadway World |access-date=July 15, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/nbff-news/18th-annual-nbff-announces-award-winners/ |title=Annual Newport Beach Film Festival Announces Award Winners |date=April 28, 2017 |publisher="Newport Beach Film Festival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711112118/https://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/nbff-news/18th-annual-nbff-announces-award-winners/ |archive-date=July 11, 2017 |access-date=July 15, 2018}} She also appeared in the super-hero themed short film Sidekick, directed by Arrowverse alum Jeff Cassidy.{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/10/28/sidekick-emily-bett-rickards-tom-cavanagh-short-film/ |title=Sidekick: Emily Bett Rickards and Tom Cavanagh team for superhero short film |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=October 28, 2016 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=January 16, 2017}}

In 2018, she appeared in the comedy, Funny Story.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/arrows-emily-bett-rickards-set-10606256 |title=Arrow's Emily Bett Rickards on set wedding snap gives fans hope for future |last=Rowney |first=Jo-Anne |date=June 11, 2017 |website="The Daily Mirror |access-date=June 15, 2016}} The film was runner-up at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2018,{{Cite web |url=http://slamdance.com/SLAMDANCE-2018-ANNOUNCES-BEYOND-FEATURES-AND-SHORT-FILM-COMPETITIONS |title=SLAMDANCE 2018 ANNOUNCES, BEYOND FEATURES, AND SHORT FILM COMPETITIONS |last=Slamdance |date=December 6, 2017 |work=Slamdance Film Festival |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-date=December 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210044056/http://slamdance.com/SLAMDANCE-2018-ANNOUNCES-BEYOND-FEATURES-AND-SHORT-FILM-COMPETITIONS |url-status=dead }} in the festival's 'Beyond' programme.{{Cite web |url=http://slamdance.com/2018-SLAMDANCE-FILM-FESTIVAL-ANNOUNCES-AWARDS-WINNERS |title=Slamdance Film Festival Announces Award Winners |publisher="Slamdance Film Festival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329075209/http://slamdance.com/2018-SLAMDANCE-FILM-FESTIVAL-ANNOUNCES-AWARDS-WINNERS |archive-date=March 29, 2018}} It also won the Stolman audience award for best American indie at the 2018 Sonoma International Film Festival;{{Cite tweet |number=978374293695299584 |user=FunnyStoryMovie |title=WINNER! AUDIENCE AWARD at Sonoma International Film Festival! 🎬🎉🏆 @emilybett @matthewglave @janawinternitz #FunnyStoryMovie #sonomafilmfest |author=Funny Story (2018) |date=March 26, 2018}} the audience award for best narrative feature at the Vero Beach Wine and Film Festival;{{Cite tweet |number=1005980666540916736 |user=FunnyStoryMovie |title=🏆 WINNER! 🏆 "Funny Story" won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Vero Beach Wine & Film Festival! 🎬🎉🥂Thank you so much!! More festivals coming soon! Get updates: http://www.funnystorymovie.com #funnystorymovie #vbwff |date=June 11, 2018 |name=Funny Story}} best feature at the Santorini Film Festival;{{Cite tweet |number=1009857327367839744 |user=FunnyStoryMovie |title=🏆WINNER 🏆'Funny Story' wins BEST FEATURE FILM at the Santorini Film Festival! 🎬🎉❤️ Congrats @emilybett @matthewglave @janawinternitz and the entire cast & crew! 🥂 More updates and future screenings on our site: http://www.funnystorymovie.com #funnystorymovie |date=June 21, 2018 |name=Funny Story}} and the grand jury prize at the Barcelona Film Festival.{{Cite web |url=https://barcelonafilmfestival.com/awards-and-prizes-barcelona-film-festival/2018-winners |title=2018 Winners |website=Barcelona Film Festival |access-date=June 29, 2018 |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102628/https://barcelonafilmfestival.com/awards-and-prizes-barcelona-film-festival/2018-winners |url-status=usurped }} At the Southampton International Film Festival, Rickards was nominated for leading actress in a feature. In May 2019, she appeared in the indie film, We Need to Talk,{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/james-maslow-arrow-emily-bett-rickards-we-need-to-talk-movie-1202622163/ |title=James Maslow, 'Arrow's Emily Bett Rickards Star In Indie Film 'We Need To Talk' |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=May 28, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 28, 2019}} co-starring James Maslow, and written and directed by Todd Wolfe. It was an official selection at the FirstGlance Film Festival in Philadelphia, in November 2020{{cite web|url=https://firstglancefilms.com/fgpa23os/|title=Congratulations to all our Philadelphia 2020 filmmakers!|publisher=FirstGlance Film Festival|access-date=October 24, 2020}} and Rickards was named best actress in a feature.

In 2024, Rickards reunited with Amell in the western Calamity Jane, a fictionalized story based around the life of Martha Jane Canary, known as Calamity Jane.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/stephen-amell-emily-bett-rickards-calamity-jane-sneak-peek/|title=Stephen Amell and Emily Bett Rickards plan their future in 'Calamity Jane' Sneak Peek [Exclusive]|last=Humphrey|first=Julia|work=Collider|date=5 February 2024|access-date=9 February 2024}} She appeared in French film, Autumn and the Black Jaguar, as supporting character and will also appear in Queen of the Ring, a biopic movie about female wrestler Mildred Burke, where she portrays the lead role.{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/liv-morgan-and-charlotte-flair-cast-upcoming-mildred-burke-movie|title=Liv Morgan and Charlotte Flair cast for upcoming Mildred Burke movie|last=Ross Sapp|first=Sean|work=Fightful.com|date=June 4, 2023|access-date=August 2, 2023}}

In early 2016, she appeared in the Canadian webseries Paranormal Solutions, Inc., which was launched online in April of the same year.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/spooky-sleuths-get-paranormal-1.2230508 |title=Spooky sleuths get 'Paranormal' |last=Furminger |first=Sabrina |date=April 13, 2016 |website=Vancouver Courier |access-date=June 15, 2018}} In June, she appeared in an episode of the fifth season of IFC comedy Comedy Bang! Bang!.{{Cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/04/comedy-bang-bang-returns-on-june-3rd-with-the-lonely-island-nathan-fielder-kristen-schaal-and-more.html |title='Comedy Bang! Bang!' Returns on June 3rd with The Lonely Island, Nathan Fielder, Kristen Schaal, and More |last=Wright |first=Megh |date=April 13, 2016 |website=Vulture |access-date=June 18, 2016}} In May 2018, she appeared in Reborning for Reality Curve Theatre Group at the Annex Theatre in Vancouver.{{Cite web |url=https://www.buildseries.com/video/5b0305f2d9008526d7ad83b1/ |title=Emily Bett Rickards Discusses Arrow |date=May 21, 2018 |work=Build Series |access-date=May 23, 2018 |archive-date=May 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523173055/https://www.buildseries.com/video/5b0305f2d9008526d7ad83b1/ |url-status=dead }} The production premiered on June 20, 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://www.vancouverpresents.com/weekly-picks/global-soundscapes-fest-reborning-kill-all-politicians/ |title=Our picks this week: Global Soundscapes Fest, Reborning & Kill All Politicians |date=June 17, 2018 |website=Vancouver Presents}} In April 2019, she reprised her role in Reality Curve's Off-Broadway production at New York's SoHo Playhouse, in July and August of the same year.{{Cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/04/02/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-reborning-off-broadway-/ |title=Emily Bett Rickards Reveals Her First Post-'Arrow' Role |last=Drum |first=Nicole |date=April 3, 2019 |website=Comicbook.com |access-date=April 4, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Reality-Curve-Theater-to-Present-Emily-Rickards-REBORNING-20190610 |title=Reality Curve Theater to Present Emily Rickards REBORNING |last=Broadway World |date=June 10, 2019 |website=Broadway World |access-date=June 11, 2019}} In September 2018, she narrated an audiobook of The Wicked Ones, originally published as part of the Ghosts of the Shadow Market anthology, which is also part of The Mortal Instruments series.{{Cite book |url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Wicked-Ones/Cassandra-Clare/Ghosts-of-the-Shadow-Market/9781508259459 |title=The Wicked Ones Audiobook |publisher=Simon and Schuster |date=September 11, 2018 |isbn=9781508259459 |access-date=September 11, 2018}}

In 2016, Rickards launched a T-shirt campaign in support of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) through the crowd funding merchandise site Represent.com, with all proceeds going to the charity.{{Cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/2016/04/02/arrows-emily-bett-rickards-has-an-important-message-from-the-bat/ |title=Arrow's Emily Bett Rickards has an important message from the bathtub |last=Mueller |first=Matthew |date=September 6, 2017 |website=comicbook.com |access-date=April 5, 2019}}

During season four of Arrow, her character was paralyzed from the waist down following a shooting incident, later regaining the ability to walk through the use of a prototype microchip. Rickards filmed a PSA in conjunction with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation advocating for advancements in the treatment of spinal injuries.{{Cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/2016/03/31/arrows-emily-bett-rickards-has-an-important-message-about-christ/ |title=Arrow's Emily Bett Rickards Has An Important Message About Christopher And Dana Reeve Foundation |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=March 31, 2016 |website=comicbook.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403031514/https://comicbook.com/2016/03/31/arrows-emily-bett-rickards-has-an-important-message-about-christ/ |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |access-date=June 7, 2019}}

In February 2019, the Vancouver Film School announced the "Emily Bett Rickards Acting Scholarship", a partnership between the school and Rickards, to fund a full scholarship for the school's acting programs, as well as partial funding of $250,000 for other students. She will select the scholarship recipients.{{Cite web |url=https://vfs.edu/press-room/2019/03/12/emily-bett-rickards-partners-with-vancouver-film-school-offering-scholarships |title=Emily Bett Rickards Partners with Vancouver Film School, Offering Scholarships up to $250,000 |last=Vancouver Film School |date=February 1, 2019 |publisher=Vancouver Film School |access-date=May 9, 2019}}

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