Emmy Raver-Lampman (born Emily Christine Raver Lampman; September 5, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began her career working in

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, and has performed in various Broadway and national touring productions such as ''

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'', '' Jekyll & Hyde'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She played Allison Hargreeves in the

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series ''

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''.

Early life

Raver-Lampman was born and raised in

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. She was adopted as a newborn; her mother Sharon is a professor at

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, while her father Greg is a writer and teacher. She was raised an only child, has traveled widely (over 50 countries) and lived in the Czech Republic, Ukraine and India when she was young due to her mother's work. She has a half-sister, who is her junior by twenty years. She attended a performing arts high school,

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, as well as Maury High in Norfolk. She then attended

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. She began working as a professional actress while in school and began studying remotely for her junior year. She landed a part in a production of ''

'', and she left her course temporarily with just a semester left before graduation, but eventually returned to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater in 2012.

Career

Musical theatre

Raver-Lampman's career began in musical theatre. Her first professional theater role was in a May 2010 production of ''

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'', produced by the Astoria Performing Arts Center. She auditioned for the musical while she was a sophomore at college and won a leading role. She then auditioned for and subsequently joined the 2010 national tour of ''

'', from which she earned her

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. Raver-Lampman made her Broadway debut in Summer 2011, when ''Hair'' made a return to Broadway with its touring production. She left ''Hair'' when the production closed on Broadway that September. The following fall, Raver-Lampman joined the 3rd national tour of the musical '' Jekyll & Hyde'' as an ensemble member and understudy for the lead role, Lucy Harris. The production transferred to Broadway in April 2013 for a two-month limited engagement but closed after a month. Later in 2013, Raver-Lampman was cast in the Broadway original production of ''

A Night with Janis Joplin ''A Night with Janis Joplin'' is a musical that includes works of singer-songwriter Janis Joplin (1943–1970). Written and directed by Randy Johnson, the show has toured consistently since 2011, with a forthcoming stint at the Peacock Theatre in ...

''. She performed as a swing until the show closed in February 2014 and was subsequently cast in the first U.S. tour of the musical ''

'' as a standby for the lead role of Elphaba. Following her one-year contract with ''Wicked'', Raver-Lampman returned to New York in March 2015, and later auditioned for one of the two ensemble roles that ''

'' was adding to its show after its Off-Broadway run. She was cast and became part of the original ensemble cast of ''

'' on Broadway, as well as an understudy for all three lead female roles: Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy/Maria Reynolds. ''Hamilton'' opened in August 2015. In September 2015, Raver-Lampman was part of a star-studded reading of an original

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titled ''Galileo.'' In December of that year, she took part in an

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workshop of ''

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.'' In January 2016, it was announced that she was cast as

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in the Chicago production tryout of the musical ''

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''. She left ''Hamilton'' in April 2016, and is one of the two original cast members who did not take part in the filming of the production. She returned to ''Hamilton'' later that year as an original member of the show's Chicago production, which began previews in September 2016. In March 2017, she joined the show's first national tour, starring as Angelica. She toured with the show until the end of 2017, performing in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In late 2019, it was announced that she would be joining her former Hamilton castmate

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as co-stars of the new original musical ''Gun & Powder'', directed by

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. The show had a month-long regional engagement in Arlington, Virginia, which opened on January 28, 2020. Raver-Lampman was featured on the 2019 album ''Seven Nights in Chicago'' by

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and

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Film and television

Raver-Lampman landed her first major television role in 2017, portraying Allison Hargreeves in ''

'', opposite actors

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and

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, among others. The show was filmed during the first half of 2018 and was released on

in February 2019. The show was Netflix's third most popular series in 2019, with more than 45 million viewers. Raver-Lampman filmed the second season over five months in 2019, with the season premiering in July 2020. Throughout 2019, she also had guest roles in television shows like ''

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'' and ''

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''. In July 2020, it was announced that Raver-Lampman would be replacing

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as the voice of Molly Tillerman in the

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series ''Central Park''. The announcement came after Bell resigned from her role, due to a controversy over her performance as a mixed-race character. Raver-Lampman voiced Molly in the second season of the series. Raver-Lampman had a number of roles in films, including major roles as Mira Jones in

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, and FBI Agent Verona Parker in ''

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''.

Personal life

Raver-Lampman is in a relationship with

, whom she met in 2015 while they were performing together in ''Hamilton''. They announced the birth of their son in March 2024.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theater

Discography

* ''

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'' (2015); company member * ''Bonnie and Clyde and a Whole Lotta Jazz (Live at 54 Below)'' (2016), composed by

Frank Wildhorn Frank Wildhorn (born November 29, 1958) is an American composer of both musicals and popular songs. His musical ''Jekyll & Hyde (musical), Jekyll & Hyde'' ran for four years on Broadway. He also wrote the hit song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" for ...

; featured vocalist * '' SpongeBob SquarePants, The New Musical'' (2017); company member and featured on "Daddy Knows Best" * '' Blindspotting: The Collin EP'' (2018), by

and

; featured artist on "Something in the Water" * '' The Umbrella Academy (Original Series Soundtrack)'' (2019), composed by

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; featured vocalist on " Stormy Weather" * ''Seven Nights in Chicago'' (2019), by Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal; featured artist on "At this Point" and "No Feels" * ''The Good & The Bad'' (2019), by

Anthony Ramos Anthony Paul Ramos Martinez (born November 1, 1991) is an American actor and singer. After graduating in musical theater from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, he began performing in stage musicals. In 2015, he originated the dual role ...

; background vocalist on "Come Back Home" * ''Three Points of Contact'' (2019), concept album composed by

Ryan Scott Oliver Ryan Scott Oliver (born August 27, 1984) is an American musical theatre composer and lyricist. He is a 2011 Lucille Lortel Award Nominee and the recipient of both the 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant and the 2008 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Thea ...

; featured artist on "Bleed You Dry"

References

External links

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