Jacqueline Bonnell Marteau Emerson is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying
Foxface in the film ''
The Hunger Games
''The Hunger Games'' are a series of Young adult fiction, young adult Dystopian fiction, dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The series consists of a trilogy that follows teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and two ...
'' (2012).
She is also known for starring as Skye in the film ''
The Last Survivors'' (2014).
She is a former member of the teenage pop band
Devo 2.0, which was active from 2005 to 2007. In 2011, she recorded her first single "Peter Pan", and in 2012, her song "Catch Me If You Can" was released on
YouTube
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.
[Rae Votta]
"Foxface Q&A: Jacqueline Emerson Juggles 'Hunger' Fame, Music, School"
, ''Billboard
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'', April 13, 2012.
Early life
From a young age, Emerson pursued an interest in both acting and singing, though never on-camera until she was of age. As a child and young adult, she participated in numerous radio commercials for film and television. She also performed in numerous professional productions with
Reprise
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, the
Los Angeles Opera
The Los Angeles Opera, originally called the Los Angeles Music Center Opera, is an American opera company in Los Angeles, California. It is the fourth-largest opera company in the United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler P ...
, and
L.A. Theater Works.
She attended
Marlborough School in Los Angeles.
After filming ''The Hunger Games,'' Emerson graduated from
Stanford University
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
, where she studied Mandarin and Communications with a focus on Media Psychology.
Career
Music
Emerson was a member of Disney's
Devo 2.0 (a.k.a. DEV2.O), a Devo tribute band of teen performers. Emerson played keyboards in the project, which spawned a DVD and CD combo and was fully supported by the original Devo band members. In 2007, the novelty act broke up, when lead singer Nicole Stoehr and lead guitarist Nathan Norman quit and said they would never make music again because the album flopped. Emerson continued to write songs and perform music, where she started a YouTube Channel and released the music video of her single, "Peter Pan" and in the next year, "Catch Me If You Can". She later released an acoustic song, "Glass Fire In a Jar", in which she co-wrote with Adrianne Duncan. Since then, she has released multiple other singles, and has parlayed her talents into musical theater composition
Acting
She made her television debut providing the voice for a set of Tiger Twins in the 2004 animated CGI sitcom ''
Father of the Pride''.
In 2012, Emerson made her film debut in the science fiction adventure, ''
The Hunger Games
''The Hunger Games'' are a series of Young adult fiction, young adult Dystopian fiction, dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The series consists of a trilogy that follows teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and two ...
'' as the District 5 tribute,
Foxface. In a 2013 interview, Emerson announced that she would be working on ''Son of the South''.
[Inge Ignat]
"Hunger Games Hits DVD/Blu: Jacqueline Emerson Talks Foxface, Her Future, And Devo 2.0"
. '' Movieline''. April 13, 2012. She appeared in the Video ETA's list of ten up and coming stars predicted to be A-listers by 2015.
Since then, Emerson has lent her voice to projects from
Disney
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,
Dreamworks and
Bethesda.
She also starred, directed, composed and created multiple shorts which now exist online, or on her website.
As an actress, she has performed in numerous films and television shows, including
FBI
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, ''The Night is ours,
The Last Survivors,'' and ''
The Curse of Downer's Grove.''
Upcoming films she stars in include the recently released ''Wine Club (2024),'' and award-winning film ''Art Thief (2024).'' She also can be seen in the upcoming film ''
Winter Spring Summer or Fall'' and is set to act in the film ''Kent State'' about the
Kent State protests for Briarcliff.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Web series
Discography
* ''
DEV2.0'' (2006)
Music videos
Notes
References
External links
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21st-century American actresses
21st-century American singers
21st-century American women singers
Actresses from Washington, D.C.
American child actresses
American child singers
American film actresses
American television actresses
American voice actresses
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)