Emma Paetz
{{Short description|Canadian actress}}
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| birth_name = Emma May Ruth Paetz
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| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| alma_mater = Guildhall School of Music and Drama
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| years_active = 2005; 2015–present
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Emma May Ruth Paetz is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Martha Kane in the DC Universe series Pennyworth (2019–2022).
Early life and education
Paetz was born in Edmonton, Alberta. She moved to Vancouver as an adult and worked as an au pair in Paris.{{Cite podcast|url=https://beginnings.libsyn.com/episode-572-emma-paetz|title=Episode 572: Emma Paetz|website=Beginnings|first=Andy|last=Beckerman|date=17 February 2023|accessdate=26 August 2023}} She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 2016.{{Cite journal|url=https://issuu.com/guildhallschool/docs/aw_play_ss17/17|title=Class Notes: Drama|journal=PLAY: The Guildhall School Magazine Spring/Summer 2017|date=4 April 2017|accessdate=26 August 2023|page=33}}
Career
Paetz began her career as a child actress when she appeared in the 2005 CTV Network television film Selling Innocence as Stephanie Walker. A decade later, she made her feature film debut as Jennifer in the 2015 action horror film Final Girl.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/review-final-girl/|title=Review: FINAL GIRL|website=Fangoria|first=Michael|last=Gingold|date=14 August 2019|accessdate=26 August 2023}}
After graduating from drama school, Paetz made her professional London stage debut in 2017 when she starred in You're Human Like the Rest of Them at the Finborough Theatre{{Cite web|url=https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/youre-human-like-the-rest-of-them/|title=You're Human Like the Rest of Them|website=Finborough Theatre|date=2017|accessdate=26 August 2023}} and opposite Ruth Gemmell in No Place for a Woman at Theatre 503.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Ruth-Gemmell-and-Emma-Paetz-Star-in-the-World-Premiere-of-NO-PLACE-FOR-A-WOMAN-at-Theatre-503-20170323|title=Ruth Gemmell and Emma Paetz Star in the World Premiere of NO PLACE FOR A WOMAN at Theatre 503|website=BroadwayWorld|date=23 March 2017|accessdate=26 August 2023}} She returned to television in 2018 with guest appearances in the Hulu and BBC One series The Looming Tower and Press respectively, and voiced Grace in the film Juliet, Naked.{{Cite web|url=https://press.epix.com/cast-bio/emma-paetz/|title=Martha Kane played by Emma Paetz|website=Epix|accessdate=26 August 2023}}
In 2019, Paetz had a recurring role as Catherine Rawson in the first series of the BBC One historical drama Gentleman Jack{{Cite web|url=https://www.spoilertv.com/2019/06/gentleman-jack-do-ladies-do-that-review.html|title=Gentleman Jack - Do Ladies Do That - Review: So Close|website=Spoiler TV|first=Aimee|last=Hicks|date=2 June 2019|accessdate=26 August 2023}} and began starring as Martha Kane (later Wayne), Batman's mother, in the DC Universe series Pennyworth on Epix.{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/pennyworth-emma-paetz-jessica-ellerby-cast-in-epixs-batman-prequel-series-1202579258/|title='Pennyworth': Emma Paetz & Jessica Ellerby Cast In Epix's Batman Prequel Series|journal=Deadline|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=20 March 2019|accessdate=20 March 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/09/epix-pennyworth-batman-mom-martha-kane-bruce-wayne-joker-emma-paetz|title=Pennyworth's Emma Paetz on Playing Batman's Mom, and What Fans Can Expect to Learn About Martha Kane|website=IGN|first=David|last=Griffin|date=9 August 2019|accessdate=26 August 2023}} She would reprise her role as Martha in the second{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/interviews/pennyworth-season-2-preview-emma-paetz-martha-thomas-baby-batman-1234621373/|title=Pennyworth's Emma Paetz Talks Unexpected Alliance, That Bat-baby Obstacle and a, Um, Revealing Fight|website=TV Line|first=Matt|last=Webb Mitovich|date=19 December 2020|accessdate=26 August 2023}} and third seasons, the latter of which was released in 2022 on HBO Max.{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/pennyworth-season-3-emma-paetz-interview/|title=Emma Paetz Looks Back On Martha Kane's Journey In Pennyworth Season 3|website=Screen Rant|first=Tatiana|last=Hullender|date=25 November 2022|accessdate=26 August 2023}} In the meantime, Paetz appeared in 8 Hotel with Ben Cura and the Minerva Theatre{{Cite journal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/08/8-hotels-review-paul-robeson-drama-lifts-curtain-on-a-racist-america|title=8 Hotels review – Paul Robeson drama lifts curtain on a racist America|journal=The Guardian|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=8 August 2019|accessdate=26 August 2023}} as well as the 2020 Irish vampire comedy film Boys from County Hell.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| Jennifer | |
| 2018
| Grace | Voice role |
| 2020
| Michelle | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| Stephanie Walker | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Mother | Episode: "A Very Special Relationship" |
| Press
| Rachel Gilmour | Episode: "Don't Take My Heart, Don't Break My Heart" |
| 2019
| Catherine Rawson | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2022
| Main role |
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| You're Human Like the Rest of Them | Rosa / Miss Hammond | Finborough Theatre, London |
| No Place for a Woman
| Isabella | Theatre503, London |
| 2019
| 8 Hotels | Uta Hagen |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1967006}}
- [https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/emma-paetz/ Emma Paetz] at Independent Talent
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Category:21st-century Canadian actresses
Category:Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Category:Canadian expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom
Category:Canadian stage actresses