Emily Osment

{{Short description|American actress, singer and songwriter (born 1992)}}

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| name = Emily Osment

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| birth_name = Emily Jordan Osment

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| alma_mater = Occidental College

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  • Actress
  • singer
  • songwriter

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| years_active = 1997–present

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| relatives = Haley Joel Osment (brother)

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  • Wind-up (2009–2011)
  • Bluebiird Music (2019–present)

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Emily Jordan Osment (born March 10, 1992){{cite web|title=Emily Osment Biography|url=http://sg.movies.yahoo.com/Emily+Osment/biography/145148/biography/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718135628/http://sg.movies.yahoo.com/Emily+Osment/biography/145148/biography/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=October 16, 2007}} is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Osment began her career as a child actress, appearing in numerous television shows and films, before co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003). She gained recognition for her role as Lilly Truscott on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006–2011) and its film Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009).{{Cite news|title=States fight for Hannah Montana movie |publisher=CNN |date=November 23, 2007 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/23/hannahmontana.movie.ap/index.html |access-date=December 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126022956/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/23/hannahmontana.movie.ap/index.html |archive-date=November 26, 2007 |url-status=dead }}

In the 2010s, Osment starred as Taylor Hillridge in the television film Cyberbully (2011), Roxie on the streaming series Cleaners (2013–2014), Gabi Diamond on the Freeform television series Young & Hungry (2014–2018) for which she received three Teen Choice Award nominations, and Roxy Doyle on the Fox television series Almost Family (2019–2020). From 2018 to 2021, she had a recurring role as Theresa on the Netflix comedy-drama series The Kominsky Method, for which she received two nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.{{Cite web|last1=Nordyke|first1=Kimberly|date=January 27, 2019|title=SAG Awards: 'Black Panther' Nabs Top Film Prize; Rami Malek, Glenn Close Among Winners|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-sag-award-winners-complete-list-1172263/|access-date=June 4, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter}} In the 2020s, Osment starred as Chelsea on the Netflix sitcom Pretty Smart (2021) and Mandy McAllister on the CBS sitcom Young Sheldon (2022–2024) and its spin-off series Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024–present).{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |date=2024-05-02 |title=Young Sheldon's Georgie and Mandy Spinoff Gets a Surprising Title — Will New Show Undo Big Bang Lore? |url=https://tvline.com/news/young-sheldon-spinoff-georgie-and-mandy-first-marriage-cbs-1235227844/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}

Osment came to prominence in music after recording songs for the soundtracks of her Disney projects, most notably a duet of "If I Didn't Have You" with Mitchel Musso in 2007 and a cover of "Once Upon a Dream" in 2008. In 2009, she signed a recording contract with Wind-Up Records, with whom she released one extended play, All the Right Wrongs (2009), and one studio album, Fight or Flight (2010). She currently performs under the alias Bluebiird, and has released one extended play, When I Loved You (2019).{{Citation|title=When I Loved You – EP by Bluebiird|date=September 27, 2019|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-i-loved-you-ep/1478166551|access-date=January 15, 2022}}

Early life

Emily Jordan Osment was born on March 10, 1992, in Los Angeles{{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/emily-osment/credits/3000414114/ | title=Emily Osment }}{{cite web | url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/emily-osment/bio/235034|title=Emily Osment |access-date=August 1, 2009 |work=TV Guide}} to actor Michael Eugene Osment{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/fashion/23hollywood.html|last=Navarro|first=Mireya|title=When Childhood Is a Tough Role|date=September 23, 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 16, 2016}} and Theresa Osment (née Seifert), an English teacher. She was raised as a Roman Catholic. She attended Chandler Elementary School in Pasadena.{{CN|date=October 2024}} Her father has appeared in various films, including her film Soccer Mom, and her older brother is Academy Award-nominee Haley Joel Osment.

Career

= 1997–2005: Career beginnings =

Osment's entry into the entertainment industry began in 1997, when she was cast in a commercial for flower delivery company FTD. She was featured in many commercials, after which she made her acting debut in the 1999 film The Secret Life of Girls, starring Eugene Levy and Linda Hamilton. The same year, she co-starred with Glenn Close in the Hallmark Classic television film Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, a role that would lead to a Young Artist Award nomination. Emily also made a brief appearance in the Smash Mouth music video All Star as the girl in the referee uniform. Since then, she has gone on to do a number of roles, such as appearances on television shows like Touched by an Angel, Friends, and 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Osment made her film debut in 2002 as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, a role for which she won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film. In 2003, she reprised her role in the third film of the Spy Kids series, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, which grossed $197 million worldwide.{{cite web|publisher= Box Office Mojo|title= Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1920173569/| access-date = April 5, 2022}}{{cite web|publisher=Box Office Mojo|title= Spy Kids 3: Game Over|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1936950785/| access-date = April 5, 2022}} Osment also voiced roles in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and Edward Fubbwupper Fibbed Big.

= 2005–2009: ''Hannah Montana'' =

File:EmilyOsmentApr09.jpg premiere on April 2, 2009]]

In 2005, Osment got the role of Lilly Truscott in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, the best friend of Miley Cyrus and girlfriend to Oliver Oken on seasons 3 and 4. When Miley was Hannah, Lilly was under the alias Lola Luftnagle. The series premiere scored record ratings for the Disney Channel with 5.4 million viewers, a response "beyond our wildest expectations", according to the president of Disney Channel Entertainment.{{Cite news|author=Jacques Steinberg|title=Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: A Tale of Two Tweens|work=The New York Times|date=April 20, 2006|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/20/arts/television/20cyru.html|access-date=April 5, 2022}}[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/YAK01/711060421/1073/FEATURES Meet Hannah star Emily Osment] retrieved on November 6, 2007, Detroit Free Press {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110144058/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071106%2FYAK01%2F711060421%2F1073%2FFEATURES |date=January 10, 2016 }} The show earned her a nomination for Young Artist Award in 2007 for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama). In addition, Osment helped to design some of the pieces from the collection of clothing Hannah Montana Disney, which released the last part in the summer of 2006.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} She also had a voice over role in a movie called Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen. She performed several songs for the movie, including "Don't Ya Just Love Christmas" and "One Day". Emily sings the chorus of the Billy Ray Cyrus song "You've Got a Friend", from his album 2007 Home at Last. Osment has also recorded a song titled "I Don't Think About It" in The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It, for which they made a music video. The video was released in Haunting Hour DVD and premiered at Cartoon Network.

On December 25, Osment hosted the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade with Hannah Montana co-star Mitchel Musso. The parade featured Miley Cyrus and the High School Musical cast. She and Musso performed a sketch based on a Hannah Montana episode. Osment also had a voice-over role in a movie called Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen, which also featured the voices of fellow Disney Channel stars Brenda Song and Dylan and Cole Sprouse. Osment performed several songs for the film, including "Don't Ya Just Love Christmas" and "One Day". She also starred as a goth in R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It.{{cite web|url=http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/emily-osment/328463/main?sem=1&ncid=AOLMOV00170000000009|title=Emily Osment|work=Moviefone|access-date=August 27, 2007|archive-date=June 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623060924/https://www.moviefone.com/?sem=1|url-status=dead}} It earned her a Young Artist Award nomination in 2008 for "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special Leading Young Actress". She recorded the song "I Don't Think About It" for the movie's soundtrack.

Osment recorded a remake version of the song "If I Didn't Have You" with Mitchel Musso for the DisneyMania 6 CD. The song was produced by Bryan Todd. The two also filmed a music video for their remake.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Disneymania-Vol-6-Various-Artists/dp/B0015HZAPC/ |title=Disneymania, Vol. 6: Various Artists: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=October 31, 2011}} She recorded a song, released in 2008, with The Disney Channel Circle of Stars. She recorded a remake of "Once Upon A Dream", released on September 12, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Pop+music/articles/124/Emily+Osment+dishes+New+Album+Not+Liking+Jonas|title=Emily Osment dishes on her New Album and Not Liking Jonas Brothers music!!!|date=April 21, 2009|publisher=Zimbio|access-date=June 9, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227102138/http://www.zimbio.com/Pop+music/articles/124/Emily+Osment+dishes+New+Album+Not+Liking+Jonas|archive-date=February 27, 2009}} She recorded a song called "Hero in Me" for the Disney Channel original movie, Dadnapped and also filmed a music video to accompany it. In 2008 she starred in the film Soccer Mom, and was ranked on No. 1 on Parade magazine and Forbes to Hot Kid Stars to Watch list.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/04/09/entertainment-disney-lovato-biz-media-cx_lr_0409kidstars_slide.html?sh=63396c285a02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506123026/http://www.forbes.com/media/2008/04/09/entertainment-disney-lovato-biz-media-cx_lr_0409kidstars_slide_8.html?thisSpeed=15000|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2008|title=In Pictures: Eight Hot Kid Stars To Watch |author=Lacey Rose|date=April 10, 2008|work=Forbes|access-date=April 5, 2022}} She also starred in the Disney Channel original movie, Dadnapped which premiered in February 2009.

= 2009–2012: ''All the Right Wrongs'' and ''Fight or Flight'' =

In June 2009, Osment signed with Wind-Up Records and announced that she was writing and recording tracks with Eve 6.{{cite web |url=http://www.winduprecords.com |title=Official website |publisher=Wind-up Records |access-date=June 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618185924/http://www.winduprecords.com/ |archive-date=June 18, 2012 }} She has collaborated on tunes with Tom Higgenson, Max Collins, Tony Fagenson, Toby Gad and Mandi Perkins.{{Cite news|title=Miley's pal Osment finds her own voice|publisher=USA TODAY|date=July 9, 2009|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-07-09-emily-osment_N.htm|access-date= July 10, 2009 | first=Elysa | last=Gardner}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com |title=Welcoome to ASCAP |publisher=Ascap.com |access-date=October 31, 2011}} "All the Way Up" was released as the lead single on August 25, 2009. The song debuted at No. 77 in the Canadian Hot 100 then a week later peaked at No. 76.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-10-11/hot-100 Don't Forget Debuts on Hot 100] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519203147/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-10-11/hot-100 |date=May 19, 2014 }} On October 26, 2009, Osment release her debut extended play, All the Right Wrongs, with six songs in the standard edition and eight songs in the deluxe. The EP peaked at No. 117 at Billboard Top 200 and No. 1 at Top Heatseekers{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=emily osment|chart=all}}|title=Billboard Chart History: Emily Osment|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 13, 2010}}{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=emily osment|chart=Heatseekers Albums}}|title=Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums History: Emily Osment|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 13, 2010}} About the album, Osment said: "The songs on the album are from four different people, I wrote with four different people, and they all had to fit on the album together...I kind of just did my own thing. I listen to a lot of Alanis Morissette, I kind of got inspired from her and her song "Jagged Little Pill" ...There's a lot of edge to (Emily's album)...I love hearing the guitars and the drums in the songs".{{cite web |url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/08/18/disney-dreaming-emily-osment-interview-all-the-way-up/ |title=Emily Osment Interview: "All The Way Up" |publisher=Disney Dreaming |date=August 18, 2009 |access-date=January 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313145202/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/08/18/disney-dreaming-emily-osment-interview-all-the-way-up/ |archive-date=March 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }} "You Are the Only One" was released as second single on February 27, 2010. It failed to make an impact on any charts, but enjoyed some success on Radio Disney. Originally, "You Are the Only One" was intended to be released as the lead single from the album, but was dropped due to Osment wanting to release "All the Way Up" instead.

File:Emily Osment 3, 2010.jpg

Osment confirmed through her Twitter account that she would be on tour: the Clap Your Hands Tour included nine dates in the United States. On March 24, 2010, Osment confirmed on Good Day New York that her debut album would be released in the summer of 2010.{{Cite news|title=Emily Osment confirmes her debut album to be released in the Summer |publisher=MY FOX NY |date=March 24, 2010 |url=http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/good_day_ny/emily-osment-20100325 |access-date=March 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329203842/http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/good_day_ny/emily-osment-20100325 |archive-date=March 29, 2010 }} "Let's Be Friends" was released as the album's lead single on June 8, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.jsyk.com/2010/06/07/exclusive-song-premiere-emily-osment-lets-be-friends/ |title=Exclusive Song Premiere: Emily Osment, "Let's Be Friends" |publisher=Cambio|date=June 7, 2010 |access-date=October 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730070453/http://www.cambio.com/2010/06/07/exclusive-song-premiere-emily-osment-lets-be-friends/ |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |url-status=dead }} The single debuted and peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart and No. 67 at Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.de/charts/germany |title= Hitlist Germany KW 6 |publisher=MTV Germany |date=September 22, 2011 |access-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214150942/http://www.mtv.de/charts/germany |archive-date=February 14, 2010 }} In addition, the single became her first to chart on an official US singles chart, when it peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=emily osment|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}} |title=Emily Osment Album & Song Chart History |publisher=Billboard |access-date=February 16, 2012}} In October 5 she released her first album, Fight or Flight, focused on electropop and synthpop.{{cite web|last=Norton |first=Jessica |url=http://www.seventeen.com/entertainment/reviews/emily-osment-fight-or-flight |title=Emily Osment Fight or Flight Album Review |publisher=Seventeen |date=October 21, 2010 |access-date=February 16, 2012}} The album peaked at No. 170 at Billboard Top 200 and No. 2 at Top Heatseekers The second single, "Lovesick", was released on February 4, 2011. Due to the strong digital downloads the song received, the song debuted at No. 165 on the UK Singles Chart. During the week of April 17, 2011, the single entered the Top 100 in the UK, reaching a peak of 67 on the chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2011-04-23 |title=2011-04-23 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive |publisher=Official Charts |date=April 23, 2011 |access-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103104841/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2011-04-23 |archive-date=January 3, 2012 }} The single also became her second to achieve success on the Canadian Hot 100, where it debuted at No. 71, and later rose to a peak of 66.{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=emily osment|chart=all}} |title=Emily Osment Music News & Info |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=February 16, 2012}}

In October, Osment made her second tour Fight or Flight Tour to promote her first album Fight or Flight.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialemilyosment.com/default.aspx |title= Official Site |publisher=Emilt Osment |access-date=October 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005203107/http://officialemilyosment.com/default.aspx |archive-date=October 5, 2010 }} It included concerts in North America, Europe and Latin America . It began on October 30, 2010, in São Paulo, Brazil, and ended on December 8, 2010, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Osment presented at the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 7 in Madrid, Spain, presenting an award to Justin Bieber for best male artist. In March 2010, Osment lent her voice to the secondary character, Kendall Perkins for the animated series Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil on Disney XD.[http://www.disneydreaming.com/2010/03/09/emily-osment-guest-starring-on-kick-buttowski-suburban-daredevil/ Emily Osment Guest Starring On Kick Buttowski-Suburban Daredevil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402185347/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2010/03/09/emily-osment-guest-starring-on-kick-buttowski-suburban-daredevil/ |date=April 2, 2015 }} . Retrieved March 10, 2010. On May 10, 2011, she released the duet single "Hush" with Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench, and the song peaked at No. 90 in Canada.{{cite web |title=Hush – Single by Emily Osment & Josh Ramsay |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/hush-single/434125429 |website=Apple Music |access-date=April 5, 2022 |date=January 1, 2011}} In 2011, Osment starred in the ABC Family movie about a young woman who suffers cyberbullying, called Cyberbully, released on July 17, 2011. ABC worked with Seventeen to make the film with the hope that it would help eliminate Internet harassment. It was filmed in Montreal and was released on DVD on February 7, 2012. The film received generally positive reviews and had 3.4 million viewers on its premiere. To promote the film, she released her single, "Drift".

= 2013–2021: ''Cleaners'', ''Young & Hungry'', and return to music as Bluebiird =

In 2013, Osment starred in the TV series Cleaners, which in 2014 was announced for a second season. Osment had a cameo in Life with Boys, and appeared in four episodes of Family Guy. She reprised her voice role as Pep for the third Beverly Hills Chihuahua film, which was released on DVD September 18, 2012, and was one of her last works at Disney. Osment confirmed through her official Facebook account that she had left her label Wind-Up Records and has launched an independent project with airs folk, indie and country in a band called Ramshackle, consisting of Osment and her friend Dan Schechter, performing in bars such as the Troubadour and at the Spiedie Fest 2013, performing covers of The Beatles, R. Kelly and "Lullaby". In 2013, Osment made a special participation in the episode "Bazinga! That's From a TV Show" for the comedy series Two and a Half Men where she played the role of Ashley. Osment starred in the short film called Seasick Sailor led by Devon Bostick and Torre Catalano. The film has been presented in some film festivals and won the award for Best Narrative Short at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

Osment also participated in the drama, Kiss Me, directed by Jeff Probst in which she starred opposite Irish actress Sarah Bolger. In October, Osment filmed a new movie No Way Jose. In October 2013, the third movie in the Nightmare franchise started filming, called A Daughter's Nightmare, which premiered on Lifetime in 2014. Osment recorded the song In Case Of Fire for the soundtrack of the film.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlH7U6V_T1E "In Case Of Fire" (Lyric Video) – Emily Osment] . Retrieved April 22, 2014. Osment also finished recording the second season of the web series Cleaners.

In 2014, she debuted as the lead role in the new ABC Family TV series Young & Hungry, produced by Ashley Tisdale. Osment plays Gabi, a feisty young blogger hired as the personal chef to a young San Francisco tech entrepreneur. The pilot episode, which aired on June 25, 2014, garnered 1.08 million views in the U.S.Young & Hungry

Osment appeared in the 2015 movie Love Is All You Need? The film, which also stars Briana Evigan, is an independent drama set in a world where being gay is normal and heterosexual people are intimidated. In August 2015, Osment was booked for a recurring role on the third season of the CBS series Mom. She played Jodi, a girl living on the street who was a drug addict; Christy (Anna Faris) and Bonnie (Allison Janney) helped her stay clean and find a job. The third season premiered on November 5, 2015.{{Cite web|title=Emily Osment Joins Mom for Multi-Episode Season 3 Arc|url=http://tvline.com/2015/08/04/emily-osment-mom-season-3-cast/|access-date=August 4, 2015|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|date=August 4, 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125002603/https://tvline.com/2015/08/04/emily-osment-mom-season-3-cast/|url-status=dead}} But Jodi died from a drug overdose in midseason, a decision made with the creation of the character.{{cite web|last1=Bitette|first1=Nicole|title=Twitter users shocked, saddened when latest episode of 'Mom' features tragic death|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/twitter-users-shocked-saddened-tragic-death-mom-article-1.2537331|website=NY Daily News|date=February 19, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2016}}

Osment confirmed through her official Facebook page, that on March 8, 2019, International Women's Day, she released her first single as a new musical alias Bluebiird, "Black Coffee Morning", followed by "Sailor" on April 26{{Cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7757703/premiere-bluebiird-sailor-emily-osment|title=Premiere: Bluebiird's "Sailor" Is A Dreamy Song About New Beginnings|date=April 25, 2019|website=idolator|access-date=September 2, 2019}} and "Good Girl" on June 21, respectively. She released an EP under the alias titled When I Loved You on September 27.

Also in 2018, she was cast in a recurring role as Theresa, an acting student in The Kominsky Method. The series ran for three seasons, and Osment received two nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. The third and final season premiered on May 28, 2021.{{Cite web|last1=Grobar|first1=Matt|date=March 24, 2021|title=Netflix Sets Premiere Date For 'The Kominsky Method's Third And Final Season — First Look Photos|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/netflix-unveils-the-kominsky-method-release-date-season-3-first-look-photos-1234720654/|access-date=June 4, 2021|website=Deadline}}

On October 8, 2021, Osment's new sitcom, Pretty Smart premiered on Netflix.{{Cite web|url=https://decider.com/2021/10/08/emily-osment-interview-pretty-smart/|title = Emily Osment is Using Her Comedy Queen Powers for Good|date = October 8, 2021}}

= 2022–present: ''Young Sheldon'' and ''Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage'' =

In 2022, she joined the cast of Young Sheldon as Mandy McAllister, the television "weather girl" who becomes Georgie's love interest and eventually pregnant with his child. She was promoted to a series regular starting with the sixth season.{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Ryan |title=Young Sheldon: Emily Osment Upped to Series Regular for Season 6 |url=https://tvline.com/2022/04/27/young-sheldon-emily-osment-mandy-series-regular-season-6/ |website=TVLine |access-date=April 27, 2022 |date=April 27, 2022}}

In 2023, Osment portrayed Magan Fieramusca in the Lifetime film Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films" which detailed the titular crimes done by Osment's character.{{cite web|title=Heidi Broussard's murder is now a Lifetime movie. Here's the true story behind "Stolen Baby".|url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2023/09/20/heidi-broussard-murder-magen-fieramusca-stolen-baby-lifetime/70900630007/|website=Austin American-Statesman|first=Nate|last=Chute|date=September 20, 2023|access-date=September 23, 2023}}

In January 2024, it was announced that a spin-off series of Young Sheldon called Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, focused on Georgie Cooper and Mandy McAllister and starring Osment and Montana Jordan, was slated for the 2024–25 season on CBS.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2024-01-12 |title='Young Sheldon' Spinoff About Georgie & Mandy Nears CBS Series Order From Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/young-sheldon-spinoff-georgie-mandy-cbs-1235721299/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The series premiered on October 17, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Mathews |first=Liam |date=2024-09-13 |title=Everything to Know About the 'Young Sheldon' Spinoff 'Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage' |url=https://parade.com/tv/young-sheldon-georgie-mandy-spinoff-season-1 |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Parade |language=en}}

Other ventures

File:Emily Osment at Festival of Ballooning cropped.jpg

In 2007, Osment signed a deal to appear in a nationwide campaign called "Smart Girls Rock" by the New York-based denim brand Vanilla Star. "It's a new line for girls, the clothes are really denim and girly with an edge of punk."[http://www.wwd.com/notavailable/archive?target=/sportswear/article/119795&articleId=119795&articleType=A&industryKw=sportswear&industryKw2=sportsweararticle Osment Tapped For Vanilla Star] retrieved on Friday, November 9, 2007, By Julee Greenberg WWD.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529184649/http://www.wwd.com/notavailable/archive?target=%2Fsportswear%2Farticle%2F119795&articleId=119795&articleType=A&industryKw=sportswear&industryKw2=sportsweararticle |date=May 29, 2008 }} She promoted her song "I Don't Think About It" with the release of the campaign and commercial. Late that summer, Disney released a Hannah Montana clothing collection. Osment helped to design some of the pieces from the collection. Her image was used in some of these pieces, as well as other Hannah Montana merchandise (such as dolls and DVDs).{{cite news |author=Samantha Critchell |date=June 20, 2007 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/20/AR2007062001741.html |title=Style: Company targets tweens with Hannah Montana clothes |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 30, 2008}}

Philanthropy

Osment signed with CosmoGIRL! shirts for the president of an online charity auction. In 2007, Osment designed a line of shirts for 2lovecollection.com, whose proceeds went to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

In early 2008, Osment participated in the "Disney Channel Earth Day", where she and other Disney stars met with TreePeople to teach children how to care for the environment with small changes in their homes and neighborhoods. Osment was also part of the green project, Disney's Friends for Change, an initiative for the environment created in 2009. The campaign wants young people aware of the current environmental situation and engage with it in around them. Children had the opportunity to choose how Disney will invest one million dollars in various environmental programs.{{cite web |url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3121352&type=lead |title=The Walt Disney Company Launches Friends for Change |publisher=Disney Channel |date=May 15, 2009 |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519223045/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3121352&type=lead |archive-date=May 19, 2009 }}

Osment is an ambassador for STOMP Out Bullying, an anti-bullying organization for children. She was voted the U.G.L.Y.(Unique Gifted Lovable You) celebrity of 2011 at the seventh annual Celebrity of the Year Award for her performance in Cyberbully.{{cite web|publisher= HeyUGLY.org|title= Emily Osment voted U.G.L.Y. Celebrity of 2011|url= http://www.heyugly.org/heyugly.org/NEWS_EmilyOsment2011_UGLY_CelebArticle.html|access-date= March 14, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132258/http://www.heyugly.org/heyugly.org/NEWS_EmilyOsment2011_UGLY_CelebArticle.html|archive-date= April 2, 2015|df= mdy-all}}

Personal life

From 2013 to 2015, Osment dated actor Jimmy Tatro.{{cite news |last1=Gibson|first1=Kelsie |title=Who Is Zoey Deutch's Boyfriend? All About Jimmy Tatro|url=https://people.com/movies/who-is-jimmy-tatro-zoey-deutch/|access-date=February 20, 2024|work=People |date=August 10, 2023}} From 2016 to early 2021, Osment was in a relationship with Jim Gilbert, a therapist.{{cite news |last1=Degrushe|first1=Allison|title=Is Emily Osment Dating Anyone? Here's a Look at the Star's History With Love|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/emily-osment-dating|access-date=February 20, 2024|work=Distractify |date=October 7, 2021}}

In 2021, Osment began a relationship with Jack Anthony. They announced their engagement in June 2023.{{cite news |last1=Walcott|first1=Escher |title=Emily Osment Announces Engagement to Boyfriend Jack Anthony: 'This Love Is So Big'|url=https://people.com/emily-osment-is-engaged-to-boyfriend-jack-anthony-7553083|access-date=June 27, 2023 |work=People |date=June 26, 2023}} They married in a private ceremony in October 2024.{{cite web |title=Hannah Montana Alum Emily Osment Marries Jack Anthony in Private Weekend Wedding Ceremony! |url=https://people.com/emily-osment-marries-jack-anthony-8597680 |website=People.com |access-date=18 October 2024 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Who Is Emily Osment's Husband? All About Jack Anthony |url=https://people.com/who-is-jack-anthony-emily-osment-8623585 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=People.com |language=en}}

She filed for divorce five months later in March 2025; in the filing it was revealed that Anthony's legal name is Jack Farina.{{Cite web |last=Braun-Silva |first=Bethany |title=Emily Osment files for divorce from husband Jack Anthony just months after wedding |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/emily-osment-files-divorce-husband-jack-anthony-months/story?id=119588081 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=ABC News |date=March 8, 2025 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Thrapp |first=Jacki |date=2025-03-08 |title=Disney star Emily Osment files for divorce after 5 months of marriage |url=https://nypost.com/2025/03/08/entertainment/disney-star-emily-osment-files-for-divorce-after-5-months-of-marriage/ |website=New York Post |access-date=2025-03-10 |language=en-US}} The divorce was uncontested and was settled and completed on March 10, 2025, which was about three days after the filing.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-11 |title='Hannah Montana' Emily Osment Wraps Up Her Divorce In Days After Only 5 Months Of Marriage |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hannah-montana-emily-osment-wraps-143031136.html |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}

Filmography

{{BLP sources section|date=February 2019}}

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

! Ref.

1999

| The Secret Life of Girls

| Miranda Aiken

|

|

2002

| Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

| rowspan="2" | Gerti Giggles

|

|

2003

| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

|

|

2005

| Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

| Additional Voices (voice)

| rowspan="3" | Direct-to-video film

|

2007

| The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

| Cassie Keller

|

rowspan="2" | 2008

| Soccer Mom

| Becca Handler

|

Surviving Sid

| Start Girl Claire (voice)

|

|

2009

| Hannah Montana: The Movie

| Lilly Truscott

|

|

2011

| Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

| rowspan="2" | Pep Cortez (voice)

| rowspan="2" | Direct-to-video film

|

2012

| Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

|

rowspan="2" |2013

| From Up on Poppy Hill

| Nobuko Yokoyama (voice)

|

|{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-05/jamie-lee-curtis-bruce-dern-dub-ghibli-poppy-hill|title=Jamie Lee Curtis, Bruce Dern Dub Ghibli's Poppy Hill|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 11, 2017|language=en}}

Seasick Sailor

| Beck

| Short film

|

2014

| Kiss Me

| Shelby

|

|

2015

| No Way Jose

| Summer Stern

|

|

2016

| Love Is All You Need?

| Kelly Williams

|

|

2018

| Tea Time with Mr. Patterson

| Stacey

| Short film

|

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

rowspan="2" | 1999

| Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

| Cassie Witting

| Television film

3rd Rock from the Sun

| Dahlia

| Episode: "Dick, Who's Coming to Dinner"

2000

| Touched by an Angel

| Alyssa Sullivan

| Episode: "With God as My Witness"

2001

| Friends

| Lelani Mayolanofavich

| Episode: "The One with the Halloween Party"

2002

| Total Access 24/7

| Herself

| Episode: "Spy Kids 2"

2006–2011

| Hannah Montana

| Lilly Truscott/Lola Luftnagle

| Main cast

2006–2008

| Disney Channel Games

| Herself

|Recurring role (season 1–2)

2006

| Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen

| Trick

| Television special (voice)

2007

| Shorty McShorts' Shorts

| Tall Skunk Girl, Kelly

| 2 episodes (voices)

rowspan="2" | 2009

| Dadnapped

| Melissa Morris

| Television film

The Suite Life on Deck

| Lilly Truscott/Lola Luftnagle

| Episode: "Double-Crossed"

2010

| Jonas

| Herself

| Episode: "Boat Trip"

2010–2012

| Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil

| Kendall Perkins

| Recurring role (voice)

2011

| Cyberbully

| Taylor Hillridge

| Television film

2012

| Life with Boys

| Herself

| Episode: "Double Trouble with Boys"

2012–2017
2019–2021

| Family Guy

| Ruth Cochamer

| Recurring role (voice; seasons 4–6, 9–20)

2013

| Two and a Half Men

| Ashley

| Episode: "Bazinga! That's From a TV Show"

2013–2014

| Cleaners

| Roxie

| Main cast

rowspan="2" | 2014

| Rainbow Brite

| Rainbow Brite

| Main cast (voice)

A Daughter's Nightmare

| Ariel Morgan

| Television film

2014–2018

| Young & Hungry

| Gabi Diamond

| Main cast

2015–2016

| Mom

| Jodi Hubbard

| Recurring role (season 3)

2018–2021

| The Kominsky Method

| Theresa

| Recurring role

rowspan="2" | 2018

| 25

| Kate

| Episode: "Pilot"

Christmas Wonderland

| Heidi Nelson

| Television film and also executive producer

2019

| The Masked Singer

| Herself

| Episode: "Return of the Masks: Group C"

2019–2020

| Almost Family

| Roxy Doyle

| Main cast

rowspan="2" | 2021

| Pretty Smart

| Chelsea

| Main cast

A Very Merry Bridesmaid

| Leah Taylor

| Television film

2022–2024

| Young Sheldon

| Amanda "Mandy" McAllister

| Recurring role (season 5); main cast (season 6–7)

2022

| Dead End: Paranormal Park

| Courtney

| Main cast (voice)

2023

| Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard

| Magan Fieramusca

| Television film

2024–present

| Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

| Amanda "Mandy" McAllister

| Main cast

= Video games =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2012

| Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse

| Additional voices

|

Discography

{{Main|Emily Osment discography|Emily Osment videography}}

;Studio albums

;Extended plays

Tours

Headlining

  • Clap Your Hands Tour (2010)
  • Fight or Flight Tour (2010)

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"

! Year

! Association

! Category

! Work

! Result

! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

2000

| rowspan="7" |Young Artist Awards

| Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot – Young Actress Age Ten or Under

| Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

| {{nom}}

|

2003

| Best Performance In A Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger

| Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |title=24th Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations |work=Young Artist Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907111707/http://youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |archive-date=September 7, 2014 }}

2004

| Best Young Ensemble In A Feature Film (shared with ensemble)

| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm|title=25th Annual Young Artist Awards – Winners and Nominations|work=Young Artist Awards}}

2007

| Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress

| Hannah Montana

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms28.htm|title=28th Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards|work=Young Artist Awards|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-date=June 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627043416/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms28.htm|url-status=dead}}

2008

| Best Young Ensemble Performance In A TV Series (shared with ensemble)

|Hannah Montana

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html |title=29th Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards |work=Young Artist Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706161000/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html |archive-date=July 6, 2008 }}

2008

| Best Performance In A TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actress

| The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

| {{nom}}

|

2009

| Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress

| Hannah Montana

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms30.html|title=2009 Nominees|work=Young Artist Awards|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-date=July 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719205923/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms30.html|url-status=dead}}

2009

| rowspan="2" |Teen Choice Awards

| Choice Movie: Fresh Face Female

| Hannah Montana: The Movie

| {{nom}}

|{{Plainlist|

  • {{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/06/teen-choice-awards-2009-nominees.html|title=Teen Choice Awards 2009 nominees | work=Los Angeles Times | date=June 15, 2009}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.buzzsugar.com/Winners-2009-Teen-Choice-Awards-3904879|title=Announcing the Winners of the 2009 Teen Choice Awards!|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012073726/http://www.buzzsugar.com/Winners-2009-Teen-Choice-Awards-3904879|url-status=dead}}

}}

2009

| Choice TV Sidekick

| Hannah Montana

| {{won}}

|

2010

| People's Choice Awards

| Favorite Breakout Movie Actress

|Herself

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2010 |title=People's Choice Awards 2010|work=People's Choice Awards}}

2010

| Bravo Otto Awards

| Shooting Star

|Herself

| {{won}}

|

2012

| Prism Awards

| Best Performance In A TV Movie or Miniseries

|Cyberbully

| {{won}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/eic-announces-tv-nominees-16th-annual-prism-awards-126894 |title=EIC Announces TV Nominees for 16th Annual Prism Awards|date=February 9, 2012|website=Broadcasting & Cable |publisher=NextTV |access-date=April 5, 2022}}

2013

| Canadian Screen Awards

| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

|Cyberbully

| {{won}}

|{{cite tweet|user=Academy_NET|number=307325770567655424|title=Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading role in a Dramatic Program or Series goes to @EmilyOsment for Cyberbully! #CdnScreenAwards|date=February 28, 2013|access-date=March 26, 2013}}

2014

| rowspan="3" |Teen Choice Awards

| Choice Summer TV Star – Female

| Young & Hungry

| {{Nom}}

|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaVcPk4_quk Vote for Emily Osment TEEN CHOICE AWARDS 2014]. Retrieved August 22, 2014.

2015

| Choice TV Actress: Comedy

|Young & Hungry

| {{Nom}}

|{{cite web |url=http://www.teenchoice.com/article/wave-1-nominees |title=Wave 1 Nominees!|publisher=Teen Choice Awards |access-date=June 5, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414154711/http://www.teenchoice.com/article/wave-1-nominees |archive-date=April 14, 2016 }}

2016

| Choice Summer TV Star – Female

|Young & Hungry

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/771305/teen-choice-awards-2016-captain-america-civil-war-leads-second-wave-of-nominations|title=Teen Choice Awards 2016—Captain America: Civil War Leads Second Wave of Nominations|last=Eliahou|first=Maya|work=E! Online|publisher=NBC Universal|date=June 9, 2016}}

2019

| Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with ensemble)

| The Kominsky Method

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=SAG Awards Nominations: 'A Star Is Born', 'Mrs. Maisel', 'Ozark' Lead Way – The Full List |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/sag-awards-nominations-full-list-sag-award-nominees-1202518339/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 12, 2018|date=December 12, 2018}}

2019

| Sunny Side Up Film Festival Award

| Best Supporting Actress

| Tea Time with Mr. Patterson

| {{won}}

|

2021

|Screen Actors Guild Awards

|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with ensemble)

|The Kominsky Method

| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Hilary|last2=Coates|first2=Tyler|date=January 12, 2022|title=SAG Awards: 'House of Gucci,' 'The Power of the Dog' Lead Film Nominations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sag-awards-2022-nominations-list-nominees-1235073685/|access-date=January 15, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

References

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