Emily Shaffer


Emily Shaffer is an American film actress, dancer and audiobook narrator.

Early life and education

Shaffer was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. She attended Robert C. Byrd High School, and graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts, Acting / Minor in Dance. Her mother is a Catholic school teacher and her father is a lawyer with his own private practice. She has one sister named Hannah.

Career

Shaffer appeared in productions sponsored by Jigsaw Theatre and West Virginia Public Theatre. In 2010 she performed in He’s Coming Up the Stairs at Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale.
Shaffer got her start acting on television on HBO's How to Make It in America. She was a guest star in the pilot for the NBC series Chicago Med, a spin off of Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.
She later had theatrical roles at the Gladys G. Davis Theatre and the New York Theatre Workshop. In 2018 she performed in It's a Wonderful Life, staged by Virginia Public Theatre.

Appearances in commercials

Audiobooks narration

Theatre