Emily Harper
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SOAP STAR STATS
Emily Harper (Fancy, PASSIONS)
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— NBC
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Vital Statistics
- Birthdate:
- February 16
- Birthplace:
- Cincinnati, OH
- Star Sign:
- Aquarius
- Years on Show:
- 2005-present
- Marital Status:
- Single
The 411
Emily Harper was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has lived in Missouri, New Jersey and California. She majored in dance at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. In 2000, she landed a spot as a prestigious Laker Girl (a dance team for the L.A. Lakers NBA team), a gig she juggled with her studies until 2003, when she left the squad to concentrate on acting. While she was a Laker Girl, however, she got a taste of being on the big screen by co-hosting LAKERS TV, a celebrity chat show that aired on the Staples Center's JumboTrons during games.
In 2005, she landed her first contract TV role as Julian and Ivy's daughter, Fancy. Her first scenes that aired were taped on location in Las Vegas with on-screen love interest Dylan Fergus (Noah). Fancy quickly got caught up in Noah's (then going by "Ned") money problems, which landed them in a murderous adventure. They parted ways, only to run into each other again in Harmony, where both of their families reside. Fancy and Noah continued their romance while her mom, Ivy, and his dad, Sam, were engaged. "Foah" split after Alistair framed Noah so that Fancy couldn't trust him anymore.
In 2006, Fancy spent a lot of time with Luis in Rome. She soon fell for the cop, with whom she has butted heads because of her Aunt Sheridan. Fancy and Luis fell in love, but before they could get intimate, she was raped by a peeping Tom and innocent Luis was sent to prison for the attack.
Et Cetera
Five Random Facts
— Stands 5-feet-9
— Screen-tested for PASSIONS with Justin Hartley (ex-Fox)
— Starred in a Mike's Hard Lemonade commercial
— Was a spokesmodel for Suzuki
— Guest-starred on INSIDE SCHWARTZ, but the episode never aired
Memorable Quotes
"I'd rather eat the regular stuff and go home and do sit-ups and work it off than have it taste different." — Soap Opera Digest, on not eating diet food, 1/31/06
"[Director Karen Wilkens] said, 'The show is called PASSIONS.' From there, we didn't even need her to finish the comment because we knew we could take it to another level. It broke the ice." — Digest, on her first love scene with Dylan Fergus (Noah), 1/24/06
"There's always been this punk/rock 'n' roll chick in me. I've always wanted to do the piercing and the dyeing." — Digest, on wanting a different look, 3/21/06
Laker Girl Trivia
— In 1990, Tina Yothers (ex-Jennifer, FAMILY TIES), Shari Shattuck (ex-Ashley, Y&R) and Alexandra Paul (ex-Allison, BAYWATCH) starred as aspiring candidates for the squad in a TV movie titled LAKER GIRLS.
— Paula Abdul stopped attending California State University at Northridge shortly after becoming a Laker Girl in the '80s. She became head choreographerer within three months of joining the squad.
— Laker Girls are in the lyrics of Monty Python's Spamalot.
— Harper was born the year before the Laker Girls formed in 1979.
— Harper was on the squad when the Lakers won the NBA Championship during the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons.
