Emma Kristina Degerstedt (born April 13, 1992) is an American television actress and singer. Degerstedt is of Swedish descent.
Career Her television roles include Maris in the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous. She has also appeared on stage in the play 13, a 2007 production in which she played Kendra.
In 2003, she played "Baby June" in a 2003 production of Gypsy. In June 2007, she participated in the 2007 Miller Children's Torch Run Celebrities. That same year, she played Teenage Samantha in the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? for one episode. In 2010, she portrayed Barbara in a Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts production of Dark of the Moon.
In December 2012, Degerstedt sang and danced in the production Kritzerland Records' Christmas with a Little Bit of Hannukah and a Lot of Cheer at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal in North Hollywood. She performed two songs, "Be A Santa" and the solo "Santa Baby". She is currently attending University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in theatre.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Life Carly Brimmer Episode: "Did You Feel That?" 2008 The Big Bang Theory Emma Episode: "The Jerusalem Duality" 2004-2007 Unfabulous Maris Bingham 32 Episodes 2007 Samantha Who? Teenage Samantha #2 Episode: "The Restraining Order" 2005 Monk Beth Episode: "Mr. Monk and Little Monk"
Theater Year Title Role Theater Notes 2007 13 Kendra Mark Taper Forum World Premiere2013Legally BlondeElle Woods Cabrillo Music Theater 3D Theatricals 2014 The Little Mermaid Ariel Broadway Touring Production 2015–2016 Legally Blonde Elle Woods Broadway Touring Production 2017 The Little Mermaid Ariel The MUNY Legally Blonde Elle Woods Lexington Theatre Company Desperate MeasuresSusanna/Sister Mary Jo York TheatreOff-Broadway2018Smokey Joe's Cafe Ensemble Stage 42 Off-Broadway 2019 My Very Own British Invasion Ensemble Paper Mill Playhouse World PremiereRagtimeEvelyn NesbitTheatre Under the Stars I Spy A Spy Alina Orlova Theatre at St. Clements Off-Broadway2022Kiss Me, KateLois Lane/BiancaBroadway Sacramento 2023How to Steal an ElectionAprilThe Theater at St. Jean'sOff-Broadway2025ChessSwing u/s SvetlanaImperial TheatreBroadway
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2006 Young Artist Award Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)Unfabulous 2007 Young Artist Award Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) 2013 Ovation Awards Lead Actress in a Musical Legally Blonde 2018 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding MusicDesperate Measures http://www.playbill.com/article/cast-recording-of-desperate-measures Outstanding Lyrics Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Musical
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