Ema Horvath Explained

Ema Horvath
Education:Harvard University (AB)
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2017–present

Ema Horvath is an American actress. She has appeared in the films Like.Share.Follow. (2017), The Gallows Act II and The Mortuary Collection (both 2019), and What Lies Below (2020). Since 2022, she has played Eärien, the sister of Isildur, in the Amazon Prime fantasy television series .

Early life

Ema H. Horvath was born and raised in the United States by her parents, who were Slovak immigrants. Horvath's first experience with acting was at the age of five, in her debut acting role as a tulip at her local theatre. Horvath studied acting for two years at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Harvard University.[1] One of her first roles as a freshman was playing the lead character of Katerina in an all-female production of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.[1] Horvath graduated from Harvard in 2016 and pursued her acting career,[1] having already secured her first screen role in the film Like.Share.Follow.[2]

Career

Horvath's first screen role was as Shell in the Blumhouse Productions 2017 psychological horror film Like.Share.Follow. which had its world premiere at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival on October 18, 2017.[3] In 2019, Horvath landed the starring role of Auna Rue in the supernatural horror film The Gallows Act II.[4] The same year, Horvath starred in the 2019 American anthology horror film The Mortuary Collection, which was featured at the Fantasia International Film Festival.[5] In 2020, Horvath continued her run of appearances in the horror genre when playing a 16 year old teenager in the horror film What Lies Below.[6] The same year, Horvath starred in the Quibi television series Don't Look Deeper.[7]

In 2022, Horvath joined the cast of the Prime Video fantasy television series ,[2] which is based on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.[8] She plays the Númenórean Eärien, sister of Isildur, and daughter of Elendil.[9] Although her character does not appear in the books, Horvath was keen to learn more about the world of Tolkien, engaging with the fans.[10] Horvath attended both the New York premiere[11] and the London premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in Leicester Square on August 30, 2022.[12]

Filmography

Film

-YearTitleRole
2017 Like.Share.Follow. Shell
2019The Gallows Act IIAuna Rue
2019 The Two Hundred Fifth (Short) Maxine Laret
2019The Mortuary CollectionSandra
2020What Lies Below Liberty Wells
2023Who Are You PeopleAlex
2024[13] Shelly

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Don’t look Deeper Jenny11 episodes
2020Entertainment TonightSelfEpisode #41.290
2022Eärien Lead role; 4 episodes

Notes and References

  1. News: Ema H. Horvath . Miranda. Ryshawy . The Harvard Crimson . December 10, 2015.
  2. News: Nellie. Andreeva. 'The Lord Of The Rings': Ema Horvath Joins Cast Of Amazon Series . Deadline Hollywood . December 10, 2019.
  3. Web site: Like.Share.Follow. (2017) . 2017. videodetective.com. September 12, 2022.
  4. News: The Gallows Act II (2019) . Moriareviews.com . 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928043432/https://www.moriareviews.com/horror/gallows-act-ii-2019.htm . 28 September 2021 . dead.
  5. Web site: Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Mortuary Collection. Strangeharbors.com . August 19, 2020 . Jeffrey. Zhang. November 3, 2020.
  6. Web site: What Lies Below Movie . Movieinsider.com . November 11, 2020 . Brian. Renner.
  7. News: Don Cheadle in Don't Look deeper. Syfy Wire . July 21, 2020.
  8. Web site: Stella. Akinwumi . Like.Share.Follow. (2017) . August 31, 2022 . Metro (UK) . September 1, 2022.
  9. Web site: See side-by-side images of the cast of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' . Amazon . August 25, 2022.
  10. Web site: How Rings Of Power's Ema Horvath Reacts To Fans' Impressive Tolkien Expertise . msn.com . September 13, 2022.
  11. Web site: Ema Horvath Goes Dramatically Chic in Pamella Roland Dress With Oversize Bow at 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' NYC Premiere. MSN News . August 24, 2022.
  12. Web site: Catherine. Kallon . Ema Horvath Wore Elie Saab To 'The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power' London Premiere . August 31, 2022 . Redcarpet-fashionawards.com. September 1, 2022.
  13. Web site: Ema Horvath joins the cast of "The Strangers 3". IsTamaraHome. October 12, 2022.