Emily O'Brien

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O'Brien as Jana Hawkes on The Young and the Restless

Emily O'Brien was born and raised in England. She is known for working in dialect. Emily grew up in Bedfordshire, England. Her mother is Persian and her father is British. She speaks Persian fluently and currently plays Jana Hawkes on daytime drama, The Young and the Restless.

Emily's parents Flora and Michael O’Brien say that “Acting is the only thing she wanted to do.” She was in plays at Carlsbad High School, where she graduated in 2003, and at MiraCosta College, where she completed a theater major in 2005.

She was named a finalist in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival’s Irene Ryan Acting Competition in 2005, where she was pitted against several hundred students from colleges and universities across the country.

Emily started with a spot on the soap opera in April and since has become a regular.

She’s been in scenes with stars such as Michael Madsen, Tony Todd and George Hamilton.

[edit] Roles

The Young and the Restless - Jana Hawkes (Oct. 2006-present; recurring Apr. 2006-Oct.2006)
Séance - Girl (2006)
What About Brian- Two in Twenty-Four - Girl at Club (2006)
South of Hell (2005)
Rock & Roll Eulogy - Mabel (2004)

[edit] Awards

ACTF Irene Ryans Theater festival Finalist and 2006 Nominee (2005)
CHS Film Festival: Best Actress of 2003 Best Film (Pleasant Dreams) of 2003 (2003)
DTASC Shakespeare Festival : 3rd place award for Othello (2003)
BEST FEST San Diego Film Festival (2003) 3rd place award for Pleasant Dreams
Team Power Award Don't Drink the Water from the city of Carlsbad (2002)