Emily Hampshire

Emily Hampshire is a Canadian actress. Her best known roles include Angelina in Boy Meets Girl, Vivienne in Snow Cake, Jennifer Goines in 12 Monkeys, and Stevie Budd in Schitt's Creek, as well as the voice of Alyson Malitski in Braceface, Diana Barry in Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series, Chloe Crashman in Carl Squared, and Misery in Ruby Gloom. Hampshire has held leading roles in the series Chapelwaite and The Rig (2023–present).

Early life Hampshire was born in Montreal to Robert Hampshire, a dentist. She became interested in acting at age 11 after attending a performance of Les Misérables with her mother. Her interests were solidified by the vice principal of her all-girls Catholic school, who praised her performance during a school theatre production. At age 16, she moved to Toronto to pursue roles in TV and film. Hampshire has also done voice-acting, voicing the character Misery on the animated series Ruby Gloom, Diana Barry in Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series, Chloe Crashman in Carl², Starr in 6teen, and Alyson Malitski in Braceface.

On May 23, 2012, in Cannes, France, Hampshire and fellow actress Sarah Gadon were presented with the first Birks Canadian Diamond award during Telefilm Canada's inaugural Tribute to Canadian Talent press event and reception. Also in 2012, Hampshire starred in David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis as Jane Melman, and co-starred in Sean Garrity's comedy film My Awkward Sexual Adventure, for which she received positive critical notice. The same year she was cast in the futuristic-zombie film The Returned.

In 2014, Hampshire was cast in the Syfy series 12 Monkeys in the recurring role of Jennifer Goines, a reimagined version of Brad Pitt's character from the film on which the series is based; in 2015, she was upped to a series regular for the show's second season. From 2015 to 2020, she played Stevie Budd in the CBC television series Schitt's Creek.

In late 2015, Hampshire was cast in Xavier Dolan's independent film The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, which also stars Natalie Portman, Kathy Bates, and Susan Sarandon.

In 2021, she appeared in the music video for The Tragically Hip's single "Not Necessary", from their EP Saskadelphia. In 2022, she played a main role as Rose Mason, starring alongside Iain Glen, Owen Teale, and Mark Addy in the Amazon Prime television series The Rig.

In 2023, she co-wrote the graphic novel Amelia Aierwood –- Basic Witch, was published by Z2 Comics. In 2026, she was nominated for Best Voice Performance at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards,

Personal life Hampshire is pansexual. In 2006, she married Matthew Smith, a former football player turned agent-in-training at the William Morris Agency. In September 2018, it was confirmed that Hampshire was in a relationship with singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger; they became engaged in November 2018. They ended their engagement on June 10, 2019.

In 2007, Hampshire moved to Los Angeles.

Filmography Film

Television

Video games Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (2010), as Lillian Parker

Awards and nominations