Emily Rose Unnasch was born in Downers Grove, Illinois and raised in San Diego, California. She is of mainly Norwegian descent, with a small mix of German, Swiss and English. Emily's artistic training began at the age of 11 where she took ballet classes as well as other styles of dance. She spent a few years in competitive dance and had the opportunity to train for a summer with the Los Angeles Ballet. In addition to her dance background, Emily was vocally trained in the classical, theatrical, and jazz styles at Lazarideus Small Opera and Voice Academy from the age of 14. While she is strongest as a soprano, she is often sought after for her work as an alto. Emily moved to Palm Springs at the age of 17 and was accepted into David Green's Musical Theatre University, where she would play the role of Alice Beineke in her first show, "The Addams Family Musical". This performance earned her a nomination for a Broadway World award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. That same year, she would co-star alongside Patrick Richwood in the MTU musical production of "Curtains", where her role as Niki would lead to two nominations: a Broadway World award for Best Actress in a Musical and a Lucie Arnaz award. She has continued her theatre work with Theatre West, where she has performed as Antipholus of Syracuse in Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors as well as Helena in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Emily's film career started with the film "Paydirt", where she doubled as a background actor and a makeup artist. She then went on to make her film debut as Veronica Sanders in the film "Take Back", where she again doubled as a makeup artist. Emily has also stepped into the shoes of a producer, where she has associate produced a short film adaptation of "Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost".