Emily Tyndall
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Emily Tyndall is an American actress and dancer from Utah, who made her acting debut in Napoleon Dynamite in 2004, under her maiden name Emily Kennard. She changed her name to Tyndall due to her marriage to Spencer Tyndall on July 17, 2004.
Emily grew up in Utah, the youngest of six children. She began dancing at age three, drawing at age 4, singing and acting at age 8. She met Spencer Tyndall, her future husband, while studying ballroom dancing at age 12. When she was 15, she began competing International Standard with Spencer. Two years later they also began competing International Latin.
At age 19, Spencer went to Brazil to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While he was gone, Emily earned a position on the Young Ambassadors, an international performing group for Brigham Young University. She traveled across the United States and also to Brazil and Argentina performing a show called Broadway Rhythm. She also shot her feature film debut as Trisha in Napoleon Dynamite. Emily and Spencer began dating when he returned from his mission. One year later they were married in the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City.
Emily graduated in April 2005 from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration. She currently works for one of Disney's video game developing companies drawing concept art and building 3D models.
