Emma Halleen is an American/British actor, producer and writer.
She grew up in America and later moved to London to train as an actor at the Royal Academy for Dramatic Arts.
Emma has worked as an actor on her thesis project, Children of Change, and has starred in her first feature film, Downtown Owl.
She has worked as the lead on three American Film Institute thesis projects.
Additionally, Emma has trained with Upright Citizens Brigade, Andy Goldberg, and The Storyteller’s Conservatory with Charles Carpenter.
Emma Halleen parents
Emma’s parents are Stephani Halleen Atkins and Mr. Halleen, per Skinny Ninja Mom.
Stephani is a writer, producer, and publisher who has been super supportive of Emma’s career.
Emma Halleen career
Emma grew up in America before moving to London to train as an actor at the Royal Academy for Dramatic Arts.
She made her film debut at the Tribeca Film Festival, playing the role of August Blanco Rosenstien’s little sister in Downtown Owl, a movie co-directed by Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater.
Emma has worked as a lead actor with three AFI thesis films, Christmas, Dumplings and Tortellini (2022) Children of Change, The Erl King (2021) and Cal-Arts thesis film, Bind (2020).
She has also worked as an actor with AFI alum, Nitzan Levinson on her thesis project, Children of Change and Cal-Arts Graduate, Inka Rusi on Bind.
Bind has received critical acclaim at Florida Film Festival, Helsinki Film Festival and CAA Moebius.
Emma has worked on commercials as a Production Assistant, in casting as a lobby assistant, and as an actor on multiple commercials.
She now lives in Los Angeles and studies under Charles Carpenter at Storytellers Conservatory.
Emma plans to continue producing and acting in tandem.
Additionally, she grew up dancing at the Twin Cities Ballet and Collide Theatrical Jazz Dance Company and is currently a dance teacher at Creation Station Dance.
How did Emma Halleen get into acting?
Emma got into acting after starting out as a professional dancer at Twin Cities Ballet and Collide Theatrical Jazz Company.
She moved to London to train as an actor at the Royal Academy for Dramatic Arts.
Emma made her film debut at the Tribeca Film Festival, playing the role of August Blanco Rosenstien’s little sister in Downtown Owl, a movie co-directed by Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater.
Since then, she has worked as a lead actor on several films including Christmas, Dumplings and Tortellini, Children of Change, The Erl King and Cal-Arts.
Emma has also worked on commercials as a Production Assistant, in casting as a lobby assistant, and as an actor on multiple commercials.
