Roberts was born in Rhinebeck, New York, the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and his girlfriend Kelly Cunningham.

Emma's half sister, Grace Nickels — the daughter of her mother and former L.A. Guns bassist Kelly Nickels — was born in early 2001. In a 2005 interview, Roberts stated that she is "definitely closer to [her] mum and stepdad and [she doesn't] see [her] real father much". Read more...

During her childhood, Roberts spent a lot of time on the sets of the films that her aunt Julia Roberts was starring in. These experiences sparked a desire in Roberts, from the age of five, to follow her father and aunts into the film industry. Although her mother initially opposed, wanting her daughter to have a normal childhood, Roberts made her acting debut in Ted Demme's 2001 drama Blow — Read more...

Roberts next movie is Hotel for Dogs. Based on the novel by Lois Duncan, the movie will be released on January 2009, possibly on the 23rd.

Roberts is also set to be reunited with Nancy Drew director Andrew Fleming on both Rodeo Gal and a Nancy Drew sequel, although the latter has been put on hold.

Emma has finished filming the indie movie Lymelife with Alec Baldwin in New Jersey. The Read more...