Emily Meade

Emily Meade (born January 10, 1989) is an American film and television actress. She has appeared in films such as Twelve, My Soul to Take (2010), Gimme Shelter (2013), That Awkward Moment (2014), Money Monster (2016), and Nerve (2016), and the television series Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Leftovers and Broad City. She also portrayed a future version of the character Ella Blake in the third season finale of Fringe, and had a leading role in the HBO series The Deuce (2017–2019).

Life and career In 1997, at the age of seven, she sang "Up, over, through and under" (Sottosopra) at the Italian song contest Zecchino d'Oro. The song won the Zecchino d'Argento prize for the best non-Italian song.

She then starred in My Soul to Take, directed by Wes Craven. Co-stars included Max Thieriot and Nick Lashaway. She starred in the 2010 release, Twelve as a teenage drug addict. Meade appeared in the independent drama, Bluebird, in 2013. She had a supporting role in the first season of the HBO drama, The Leftovers. In 2016, she portrayed Sydney in the film Nerve starring Dave Franco and Emma Roberts. She received considerable critical acclaim for her portrayal of sex worker and porn star Lori Madison in HBO's The Deuce, creator David Simon describing her performance as "one of the best I ever got on a show".

After the 2017 Weinstein scandal and the Me Too movement highlighted the often routine nature of sexual harassment and misconduct in the industry, Meade was one of the first performers to demand professional safeguards for their well-being on set, leading to the presence of an intimacy coordinator on film and television series.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Anne 2008 Assassination of a High School President Tiffany Ashwood 2010 Twelve Jessica Brayson 2010 Burning Palms Chloe Marx 2010 My Soul to Take Leah "Fang" Hellerman 2011 Silver Tongues Rachel 2011 Trespass Kendra 2011 Young Adult Denny's Waitress 2012 Sleepwalk with Me Samantha 2012 Adventures in the Sin Bin Suzie 2012 Thanks for Sharing Becky 2013 Bluebird Paula 2013 Gimme Shelter Cassandra 2014 That Awkward Moment Christy 2014 Gabriel Alice 2015 Me Him Her Gabbi 2015 Charlie, Trevor and a Girl Savannah Savannah 2016 Money Monster Molly 2016 Nerve Sydney Sloane 2018 Trial by Fire Stacy Willingham 2026 Union County Katrina Parsons TBA Filming

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008–2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Anna / Corinne Stafford Guest role; 2 episodes 2009 Back Shannon Miles Television film 2010–2024 Law & Order Bonnie Jones / Amanda Evans / Laura Kingsbury 2 episodes 2010 Boardwalk Empire Pearl Guest role; 2 episodes 2011 Fringe Ella Dunham Episode: "The Day We Died" 2013 Trooper Eloise Television film 2014 Aimee Main role (season 1); 6 episodes 2016 Broad City Maxanne Episode: "Two Chainz" 2016 Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? Pearl Television film 2017–2019 Sarah / Lori Madison Main role; 25 episodes 2023 Dead Ringers Susan Miniseries 2024 Young Francis Cobb Miniseries; 2 episodes 2026 Tell Me Lies Mary TBD; TBD episodes