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Contents 1 Biography 2 Roles 2.1 Starring Roles 2.2 Recurring Roles 2.3 Guest Starring Roles 2.4 Made-for-TV Movies 2.5 Talk Show Appearances 3 Awards and Accolades 3.1 Primetime Emmy Awards 4 Trivia

Biography

Amber Tamblyn is an American actress, best known for her role as Joan Girardi in Joan of Arcadia. Her first major role was in General Hospital where she played Emily Quartermaine for six years. She went on to play the lead role in Joan of Arcadia, and stars as one of the main characters in the film "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants".

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
General Hospital	Emily Quartermaine	1995–2001
Joan of Arcadia	Joan Girardi	2003–2005	1	2
The Unusuals	Detective Casey Shraeger	2009	1

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
House, M.D.	Martha Masters	2010–2012

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Janice	6x06 - All the Way	October 30, 2001
Boston Public	Melissa Campbell	2x10 - Chapter Thirty-Two	January 21, 2002
The Twilight Zone (2002)	Jenna Winslow	1x01A - Evergreen	September 18, 2002
CSI: Miami	Senior Cadet Valerie Barreiro	1x11 - Camp Fear	December 16, 2002
Without a Trace	Clare Metcalf	1x16 - Clare de Lune	February 27, 2003

Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Russell Girl	Sarah Russell	January 27, 2008

Talk Show Appearances

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2004)

Joan of Arcadia

Trivia

• Her father is actor Russ Tamblyn.
• Her godfather is former Quantum Leap actor, Dean Stockwell.
• Enjoys writing poetry and has had some of her poetry published.
• Is very active with the "Rock the Vote" campaign.
• Suffers from Arachnophobia.