Emma Roberts is an American actress and singer. The daughter of Academy-Award nominated actor Eric Roberts and the niece of Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts, it is safe to say that Emma Roberts has, acting, in her genes.
Since her debut in 2001, Roberts has appeared in numerous movies and television shows, including starring roles in TV shows like Unfabulous, American Horror Story, and Scream Queens and movies like Nancy Drew, Hotel for Dogs, Scream 4, and We are the Millers.
As of April 2020, Emma Roberts’ net worth stands at $15 million.
This is the life of Emma Roberts: from child star to teenage sensation to bona fide actress.
How Emma Roberts Made Her Wealth?
Emma Roberts was brought up in the film fraternity, what with her father and aunt being Hollywood mainstays.
She made her professional acting debut at age 9 in the 2001 biographical crime drama, Blow. She played Johnny Depp’s character, George Jung‘s daughter, Kristina Jung.
She played the series lead Addie Singer in the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous from 2004 to 2007. The sitcom was a hit among the teenage contingent and garnered numerous award nominations.
Roberts returned to the big screen in the movies Aquamarine (2006), Nancy Drew (2007), Wild Child (2008), and Hotel for Dogs (2009).
She also played the lead in the fourth installment of the slasher-horror movie, Scream 4. She also starred in the Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston 2013 comedy movie, We are the Millers.
Roberts then appeared alongside her then-boyfriend Evan Peters in the third and fourth season of the FC anthology-horror series, American Horror Story: American Horror Story: Coven and American Horror Story: Freak Show.
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She also starred in Scream Queens alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Billie Lourd, Lea Michele, and Abigail Breslin, among others. The show was canceled after a second season.
Roberts also had a short-spanning career as a musician. Besides starring in the show, she also provided the soundtrack for the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous. The songs were taken from her debut album, Unfabulous and More.
Real Estate
Sold Hollywood Hills Home To American Horror Story Co-Star Sarah Paulson In 2016
In 2010, Emma Roberts bought a $1.25 million home in the upscale Hollywood Hills neighborhood of California. The one-story two bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms stood atop 2,124 square feet of high-end real estate.
She sank $1,400,000 – more than its original purchase price — to renovate the house from the ground-up in 2012.
The single-story home was expanded to have three bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. The kitchen also got a modern makeover with modern appliances and Calcutta gold countertops. The adjoining dining area has a fireplace. The house also has a media room and two-room guest quarters with flooring reclaimed from a French chateau.
Roberts sold the property — home and all — to actress Sarah Paulson in 2016. They struck up a friendship while filming American Horror Story and had a relationship amicable enough for the deal to take place off the market. Roberts got $1.65 million for the property.
Purchase Of $4 Million 1920s Mediterranean Home In 2018
In April 2018, Roberts snatched up a 1920s Mediterranean home in Los Feliz, California, for a reported $4 million.
The three-story villa is surrounded by lush green vegetation, and the exterior is an eye-catching shade of sunshine yellow with the interior decked in mahogany. The villa has three bedrooms and two full and two half bathrooms.
The second-floor living room is almost exclusively walnut-wood floored and has a carved-stone fireplace. The adjoining dining area features top-of-the-line furniture and a Spanish chandelier. Floor-to-ceiling French doors lead the way to a balcony.
The kitchen is furnished with mahogany cabinets and granite countertops with state-of-the-art appliances.
The master bedroom has a huge mahogany bed built-in with an en-suite bath. Outdoors is a terraced garden with a stone path, a swimming pool with a jacuzzi-style bath, an outdoor kitchen, and a grilling station.
Daughter Of Eric Roberts And Niece Of Julia Roberts: Bio
Emma Roberts was born Emma Rose Roberts on February 10, 1991, in Rhinebeck, New York. The only daughter of actor Eric Roberts and Kelly Cunningham, her father, is an Academy Award-nominated actor of such movies as King of the Gypsies, Star 80, Runaway Train, and The Dark Knight.
From her father’s side, Emma is the niece of legendary actress and producer Julia Roberts. A thirty-year veteran of cinema, Julia is known for her roles in such movies like Steel Magnolias, Pretty Woman, The Pelican Brief, Notting Hill, and her Academy Award-winning magnum opus in Erin Brockovich.
As a child, Emma was enamored by her aunt Julia’s performances and used to spend time on-set watching the veteran perform. Coupled with her father’s success in the industry, Emma envisioned a career for herself in acting.
She attended the Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles and studied at Sarah Lawrence College before dropping out to pursue a full-time acting career.
Relationships With Evan Peters And Garrett Hedlund
Emma Roberts was in a relationship with the English actor Alex Pettyfer for a short while. They started going out in 2007 and had broken up by 2008.
Turbulent Relationship With Evan Peters
Emma then got into her longest relationship to date — and her messiest — with actor Evan Peters in 2012. The two met on-set of filming the movie Adult World and started dating once filming wrapped.
In July 2013, Roberts was arrested under domestic violence charges when a bystander reported a dispute emanating from their room at the hotel they were staying in. Peters emerged with a bloody nose and bite marks that Emma was allegedly behind. Emma was released from custody, and Peters refused to press charges.
Despite the incident, Evan Peters proposed to Emma in December later that year, and Emma accepted. They called off their engagement a year and a half later, and Emma even dated Christopher Hines.
By September 2016, they had reconciled and re-engaged, Although, they separated for good in March 2019, and as of April 2019, she is dating actor Garrett Hedlund.
