Amber Tamblyn Trivia

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Born: 14 May 1983, Santa Monica, California, USA (age 23)
Birth Name: Amber Rose Tamblyn
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 12 nominations  
Credited Years: 1995 - 2008
Profession: Actress / Self
Known for: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants / The Ring / General Hospital

Trivia

• Fan of folk singer Ani DiFranco
• Daughter of actor Russ Tamblyn and his third wife, Bonnie Murray.
• Amber suffers from Arachnophobia. When a scene called for "Emily" to pick up her pet Tarantula, Amber went to the writers and asked them if they could change the scene. She also suggested that the spider be killed off and "Emily" be given a rat, the sort of pet Amber herself had at home.
• Her dad, Russ Tamblyn danced with her during the 1997 Nurses' Ball.
• She is the goddaughter of actor Dean Stockwell. Stockwell and her father, Russ Tamblyn, appeared together in the film "The Boy with Green Hair" and in the 'Quantum Leap' episode "Thou Shalt Not..."
• Convinced a homeless man to pose as her father so she could get her navel pierced. It soon became infected and she had to confess to her parents. The story inspired an episode of "Joan of Arcadia".
• Is a fan of singer Avril Lavigne
• Appears in the "Twin Peaks" Special Edition DVD special features. She and her father Russ Tamblyn tell a story about his appearance at a "Twin Peaks" event at which Amber had the cast sign her shoes.
• On General Hospital, Amber portrayed the adopted granddaughter of Lila Quartermaine, portrayed by Anna Lee. In the 1950s (long before Amber's birth), Amber's father, Russ Tamblyn, was married to Lee's daughter Venetia Stevenson.
• Is the second youngest actress to be nominated for an Emmy in the category of Lead Actress in a Series.
• Was in an Episode of "The Twilight Zone" (2002), "Evergreen" Episode: #1.1 - 18 September 2002", where the punishment for being a bad seed was to be sent to Arcadia. Her most famous role to date was in the tv show "Joan of Arcadia" (2003) as the lead Joan Girardi.
• Family friends include Dennis Hopper, David Lynch and Neil Young.
• Is best friends with her Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants co-star Alexis Bledel.
• Niece of Larry Tamblyn
• Her favorite films are: Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Tree Of The Wooden Clogs (1978), Lost Highway (1997), A Pure Formality (1994), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Duel (1978), The City of Lost Children (1995), Amadeus (1983), Dancer In the Dark (2000), Princess Mononoke (1997), Brazil (1985), Citizen Kane (1941), and On the Waterfront (1954)
• Has been in two movies that were remakes of Japanese movies: The Ring and The Grudge 2.
• Used hypnosis to get rid of her arachnophobia. She is no longer afraid of spiders.