Emily Jordan Osment (born March 10, 1992 in Los Angeles, California) is an American child actress, singer and songwriter. . She got a big break in the early 2000s when she co-starred as Gerti Giggles in the Spy Kids trilogy, and her performance in the second and third film earned her several nominations and awards. Since then she became famous for playing Lilly Truscott in the Emmy Award-nominated Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana.
In her other work, she starred as Cassie in R. L. Stine's: The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It. As of December 2007, she is working on a movie for the series Hannah Montana, titled Hannah Montana: The Movie which is due to be released on May 1, 2009. On music, she has recorded teen pop hits like "I Don't Think About It" and, along with her Hannah Montana co-star Mitchel Musso, "If I Didn't Have You". She is currently recording her debut album, which will have several songs written by her.
Emily Osment was born in Los Angeles, California , where her family still resides, to actor Eugene Osment, and Theresa Osment (née Seifert), a teacher. Her father, Eugene Osment, is an actor of various films and will appear in Osment's movie debut Soccer Mom, and her older brother is Academy Award-nominated actor Haley Joel Osment. Osment was raised Catholic.She was a student at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada, California and now has a private tutor.
Her foray into the entertainment industry began in 1998, when she was cast in a commercial for flower delivery company, FTD. From there, she went on to feature in many commercials, after which, she made her acting debut in the 1999 film The Secret Life of Girls, featuring Eugene Levy and Linda Hamilton. The same year she co-starred alongside Glenn Close in the Hallmark Classic telefilm, Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, a role that would lead to a nomination for a "Young Artists Award". Since then, she has gone on to do a number of roles, such as appearances on television shows like Touched by an Angel, Friends, and 3rd Rock from the Sun.
In 2002, Osment made her film debut in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams in which she portrayed the character of Gerti Giggles. In 2003, she reprised her role as Gerti Giggles in the third and final part of the Spy kids trilogy, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. While, Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams grossed $119 million globally, Spy Kids 3D: Game Over grossed $197 million worldwide. Her role in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams led to her winning the "Young Artist Award" for Best performance in a feature film.
In 2006, Osment got the role of Lilly Truscott in the Disney Channel series, Hannah Montana. The series premiere scored record ratings for Disney Channel with a viewership of 5.4 million viewers, a response "beyond our wildest expectations," according to the president of Disney Channel Entertainment. The show earned her a Young Artist Award nomination in 2007 for Best performance in a TV series (Comedy or Drama). Osment also appeared in the Disney Channel Hannah Montana promotion, "Hannah Montana's Backstage Secrets", in which she portrays Lola in a fictional interview set in the show's canon. In addition, Disney released a Hannah Montana clothing collection in late summer. Osment helped to design some of the pieces from the collection.
She was invited to participate in the first Disney Channel Games and was a member of the Green Team. In 2007, she was a member of a new team that year, the Yellow Team. She also starred as a goth in RL Stine's: The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It (co-starring with Hannah Montana's co-star Cody Linley). It has been released on DVD.
On December 25, Osment hosted the Walt Disney Christmas Parade with Hannah Montana co-star Mitchel Musso. The parade featured acts like Miley Cyrus and the High School Musical cast. Osment and Musso performed a sketch based on a Hannah Montana episode. Osment also had a voice over role in a movie called Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen, which also featured the voices of fellow Disney Channel stars, Brenda Song and Dylan and Cole Sprouse. Osment performed several songs for the movie including "Don't Ya Just Love Christmas" and "One Day".
In 2007, Osment signed a deal to appear in a nationwide campaign called "Smart Girls Rock" by the New York based denim brand Vanilla Star.
Osment is set to star in a new Disney Channel Original Movie called Dadnapped co-starring Disney Channel stars from Hannah Montana, Jason Earles, Moises Arias. The film also stars David Henrie from Wizards of Waverly Place and is set to premiere sometime in 2008 or 2009. Osment won the "Poptastic Rising Star award" for Popstar! Magazine's 6th Annual Poptastic Awards. In 2007, Osment appeared on the cover of many teen magazines which included CosmoGIRL!. In 2007, Osment designed a line of T-Shirts for 2lovecollection.com, the T-Shirts support Make a Wish Foundation and the St. Jude Research Hospital.
Osment did a voice over role in the Walt Disney movie Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, and also a voice role in Edward Fubbwupper Fibbed Big. Osment has starred in RL Stine's: The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It , for which she recorded a song entitled "I Don't Think About It". This movie also stars Cody Linley, who has guest-starred on Hannah Montana. The movie earned her a Young Artist Award nomination in 2008 for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special Leading Young Actress. In 2007, Osment guest-starred as Kelly & tall skunk girl on Disney Channel's Shorty McShorts' Shorts.
According to an audio interview with Emily backstage at the Grammys, she is to start filming a new movie called Soccer Mom. In April 2008, Parade magazine and Forbes ranked her #1 in their Hot Kid Stars To Watch list.
Emily Osment sang vocals in Billy Ray Cyrus's song "You've Got a Friend" from his 2007 album, Home at Last. Osment has also recorded a song entitled "I Don't Think About It" for RL Stine's: The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It under the label Hatchery, which she shot an accompanying music video for. The video was released in the The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It DVD, and premiered on Cartoon Network. The song was #1 on the Radio Disney Top 30 of the Week, beating out fellow disney stars Miley Cyrus who was #2 and the Jonas Brothers who were #3.
The song also ranked #2 in Philippines Top 20. The song later ranked #8 in Itunes Top 30.The song was #1 on Radio Disney. The song ranked #15 on iTunes the first day released. The track was featured in Radio Disney Jams 10 CD.
Osment also recorded a remake version of the song If I Didn't Have You with Mitchel Musso for the DisneyMania 6 CD. The song was produced by Bryan Todd. The two also filmed a music video for their remake. In addition, Osment also recorded a song with "The Disney Channel Circle Of Stars", the song was released in 2008. According to an audio interview with Emily backstage at the Grammys 2008, she is currently writing and recording tracks with Eve 6. In an interview with Half Taft Blue in 2008, Osment said that she is working on her debut album, though the sound will be completely different from Disney Pop. Instead the main genre will be Indie rock, and the album will not be associated to Walt Disney Records. Osment is set to write most of the songs on the album.
Osment is close friends with fellow Hannah Montana co-star Miley Cyrus, who taught Osment how to play the guitar, and in return, Osment taught Cyrus knitting. She mentioned during an interview on The View that her favorite books are the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. She participated in 10th Annual Michael Douglas & Friends Celebrity Golf Event with her brother. In an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Osment stated that she looks up to Audrey Hepburn and is a big fan of "Breakfast at Tiffany's". She left her school and opted for private tutoring.
In early 2008, Osment participated in Disney Channel's "Earth Day", where she and other Disney stars met with TreePeople to teach kids how to help the environment with small changes in their homes and neighborhoods.
Osment has participated in several charity events, including the 10th Annual L.A. Cancer Challenge. Osment appeared in a conference St. Jude Research Hospital to raise more money for the children. In addition as part of the Disney Channel Games 2007, Osment's team supported the Unicef Foundation. Osment teamed with the Unicef Foundation again in 2007 to raise money for sick children.
Osment also agreed to sign CosmoGIRL! for President Shirts for a charity online auction. In 2007, Osment designed a line of T-shirts for 2lovecollection.com, with proceeds going to the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the St. Jude Research Hospital.
In 2007, Osment designed a line of T-Shirts for 2lovecollection.com, the T-Shirts support Make a Wish Foundation and the St. Jude Research Hospital. Osment appeared in a conference St. Jude Research Hospital to raise more money for the children. In 2007, Osment signed a deal to appear in a nationwide campaign called "Smart Girls Rock" by the New York based denim brand Vanilla Star. "It's a new line for girls, the clothes are really denim and girly with a edge of punk."
She promoted her song I Don't Think About It with the release of the campaign and commercial. In addition, Disney released a Hannah Montana clothing collection in late summer 2007. Osment helped to design some of the pieces from the collection. Osment's image was used in Hannah Montana merchandise like clothing, dolls and DVDs.
