EmilyProcterisanativeofRaleigh,N.C.whoattendedEastCarolinaUniversity."Itriedtogetinthetheatredepartment",shesays,"butitwasfull."Aftergraduation,however,shemovedtoLosAngelesandlandedanumberofsmallrolesinfilmssuchasJerryMaguire(1996)."ThenIgotthechancetoauditionforTheWestWing(1999)andIgotthepart",shesays. Herfather,William,wasageneralpractitioner.Hermother,Barbar...(展开全部) EmilyProcterisanativeofRaleigh,N.C.whoattendedEastCarolinaUniversity."Itriedtogetinthetheatredepartment",shesays,"butitwasfull."Aftergraduation,however,shemovedtoLosAngelesandlandedanumberofsmallrolesinfilmssuchasJerryMaguire(1996)."ThenIgotthechancetoauditionforTheWestWing(1999)andIgotthepart",shesays. Herfather,William,wasageneralpractitioner.Hermother,Barbara,wasavolunteerandhomemaker.TheydivorcedwhenEmilywas3. ShestudiedjournalismanddanceatEastCarolinaUniversity.UpongraduationsheworkedastheweathergirlattheGreenvilleCBSaffiliate.ShethenmovedtoLA,whereherfatherpaidfor2yearsofactinglessons. DoesregularvolunteerworkatAllSaints'EpiscopalChurchsoupkitcheninBeverlyHills. MajoredinjournalismatUniversity MemberofAlphaDeltaPisororityatECU IsamodelforCharriol. Shecollectsbugsasahobby. AlthoughsheplaysacharacterwithaveryseriouspersonalityonCSI:Miami(2002),saysthatsheisavery"silly,goofy"personinreallife. Frontsherown80scoverbandcalled,"WhiteLighten." Lovesconstruction,mighthavebeenaninteriordecorator. HasabrothernamedWhit. WaschosenforaDistinguishedAlumniAwardbyherhighschool,RavenscroftSchoolinRaleigh,NorthCarolina,in2006.OtherswhohaveattendedthisschoolwereMichaelC.Hall,WilliamJoynerandHughesWinborne. Beforeshebecameanactress,shewasaweatherreporterforalocalTVstation.Shewaspromotedtocrimereporter,butleftsoonafterwardsbecausetheworkwas"toogory". GoodfriendswithJorjaFox. Emilyandherboyfriend,musicianPaulBryan,welcomedbabygirlPhilippa"Pippa"Frances,bornDecember8th,2010.Pippaweighed7lbs.9oz.,was19.5incheslong,andwasdeliveredviaC-sectionduetobeingbreech. Wasadoptedasaninfant.HerolderbrotherWhitwasalsoadopted,3yearsbeforeEmilywas.