曾是80年代末期一夜成名的英国影坛golden girl，她在17岁时出演大卫·勒兰执导的影片《愿在你身边》 ，该片粗略根据英国著名的沙龙夫人、老鸨Cynthia Payne少年时代经历改编，在戛纳电影节大放异彩，也让艾米丽获得英国学院奖提名。之后她便来到好莱坞，出演了《鬼马父女》和《冷暖天涯...
Dual Canadian/British nationalities. Read Music at Lancaster University (1975-78) before joining English National Opera as singer (1979-81). Theatre credits subsequently include Gloucester (King Lear) at Colchester, Judge Turpin (Sweeney Todd) at Liverpool and Watford, Algol (Space Queen Maladjusta) at Southampton, Angelo (Archangels Don't Play Pinball) at Bristol. Married BBC studio manager Sharmini Thillaimuthu. Two children. Lives in London and Suffolk.
