Emma Fuhrmann
Quick Facts
Biography
Emma Fuhrmann (born September 15, 2001) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Finnegan O'Neil in The Magic of Belle Isle (2012), Espn Friedman in Blended (2014), and Cassie Lang in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Personal life
Born in Dallas, Texas on September 15, 2001, Fuhrmann is an avid supporter of the Alzheimer's Association and has been one of their Celebrity Champions since 2011. She also supports U.S. Military families through The Boot Campaign. She makes it her goal to always give back to the community in which she is shooting her films whether it be the Food Pantry in Greenwood Lake, NY where she shot The Magic of Belle Isle or the orphanage, Grace Help Centre, in Rustenburg, South Africa near where she shot Blended. Emma also works with cancer patients at Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas and is a strong supporter of The Gentle Barn, a California-based sanctuary for abused animals, as well as The Humane Society of the United States.
During various interviews in 2013, then 11-year-old Fuhrmann talked about being very athletic, swimming on a swim team in the summer and skiing the slopes in the winter. At that time she also said that she liked fashion and designing her own clothes, and hoped to have her own label when she grew up. She teamed up with Drew Barrymore's Flower Beauty in July 2013 to promote her own makeup line for the teen demographic.
Career
Fuhrmann began modeling when she was just 18 months old for the Kim Dawson Agency in Dallas, Texas. She did print campaigns for T-Mobile, Neiman Marcus, Dillards, JC Penney, AAFES, Belk, and many more. At 5 years old the agency sent her out on her first audition for a commercial and she booked the job (Dallas Morning News Commercial). She did several commercials for Subway, Heart for Heart Dolls, TXU Energy, and The Great Wolf Lodge. Her television credits include the pilot episode guest starring role in the NBC/Bruckheimer drama Chase as Sissy Peele, a guest star role on the NBC drama Prime Suspect as Amanda Patterson, the FOX drama The Good Guys and the NBC Chicago Fire (season 7) guest star role as Erica Ballard. She also appeared as Regan Lundstrom in the Lifetime (TV network) drama "Girl Followed" produced by MarVista Entertainment.Her film credits include her starring role as Finnegan O'Neil opposite Morgan Freeman in The Magic of Belle Isle directed by Rob Reiner and her co-starring role as Adam Sandler's character's daughter, Espn, in Blended, starring Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Fuhrmann also starred in the 2015 film Lost in the Sun, with Josh Duhamel and Lynn Collins. Furthermore, she played an older Cassie Lang in the 2019 Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame She has been named one of the 11 Summer Box Office Newbies you need to know about by Teen.com.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Fandango Sisters | Lil' Tiffany | |
2010 | Emma's Wish | Dancer | Short film |
2011 | Raspberry Jam | Payton McMurphy | Short film |
2012 | Are We Listening? | Ashley | Short film |
The Magic of Belle Isle | Finnegan O'Neil | ||
2014 | Blended | Espn Friedman | |
2015 | Lost in the Sun | Rose | |
2017 | Girl Followed | Regan Lindstrom | |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Cassie Lang | |
2020 | Sky West & Crooked | Candace | Short film |
Deadly Cyber Bully | Beatrice Kirk |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Chase | Sissy Peele | Episode: Pilot |
2010 | The Good Guys | Junior Officer | Episode: Little Things |
2011 | Prime Suspect | Amanda Patterson | Episode: Underwater |
2012 | WFAA Good Morning Texas | Herself | |
2014 | Home and Family | Herself | |
2018 | Chicago Fire | Erica Ballard | Episode: What Will Define You |
Music video
Year | Title | Role | Artist | Notes |
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2010 | "On to Me" | Lead Girl | Ladylike |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Gideon Film Festival | Best Actress in a Short Film | "Are We Listening" | Nominated | |
2015 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast | Blended | Won | |
2015 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Best Supporting Actress | Blended | Nominated |