Emily Osment Bio
Emily Jordan Osment (born March 10, 1992) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she built her career as a child performer before gaining widespread recognition as Lilly Truscott on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Osment has also recorded music under the alias Bluebiird and has continued to take on leading television roles into the 2020s.
Early Life and Background
Emily Jordan Osment was born on March 10, 1992, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actor Michael Eugene Osment and Theresa Osment, an English teacher. She was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Chandler Elementary School in Pasadena. Her older brother is Academy Award-nominee Haley Joel Osment, and her father appeared alongside her in the film Soccer Mom.
Growing up in a family connected to the entertainment industry gave Osment early exposure to film and television production. Her father’s career and her brother’s rising profile placed the young actress in proximity to auditions, sets, and industry professionals from an early age.
Path to Celebrity
Osment began her entertainment career in 1997, when she was cast in a commercial for the flower delivery company FTD. She went on to appear in additional commercials before making her acting debut in the 1999 film The Secret Life of Girls, which starred Eugene Levy and Linda Hamilton. That same year, she co-starred with Glenn Close in the Hallmark television film Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter’s End, earning a Young Artist Award nomination.
She continued with guest appearances on television shows including Touched by an Angel, Friends, and 3rd Rock from the Sun, while also making a brief appearance in the Smash Mouth music video for All Star. In 2002, Osment made her feature film debut as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, a role that earned her a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film.
Emily Osment Career
Early Career (1997–2005)
Following her commercial debut in 1997, Osment built a résumé of television guest spots and small film parts. Her 1999 turn in Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter’s End and a recurring presence on family-oriented television established her as a reliable young performer. In 2002, she took the role of Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, winning a Young Artist Award for the performance.
She reprised the role in 2003 with Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, which grossed $197 million worldwide, and provided voice work for Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and Edward Fubbwupper Fibbed Big. In 2005, she was cast as Lilly Truscott on Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana, a series that would define her early career and deliver record-breaking ratings for the network.
Breakthrough (2006–2014)
The premiere of Hannah Montana drew 5.4 million viewers for the Disney Channel, and Osment’s portrayal of Lilly Truscott, best friend to Miley Cyrus’s lead character, made her a household name among young audiences. She earned a Young Artist Award nomination in 2007 for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) and another in 2008 for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special Leading Young Actress, the latter for R. L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: Don’t Think About It. She also recorded the song I Don’t Think About It for that film’s soundtrack.
On December 25, 2007, Osment co-hosted the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade with Hannah Montana co-star Mitchel Musso, and the pair recorded a duet of If I Didn’t Have You for the DisneyMania 6 CD. She released a cover of Once Upon a Dream in 2008 and was ranked No. 1 on both the Parade magazine and Forbes Hot Kid Stars to Watch lists. In 2009, she signed with Wind-Up Records, released the EP All the Right Wrongs, and appeared in Hannah Montana: The Movie, before issuing her debut studio album Fight or Flight in 2010.
In 2011, Osment starred in the ABC Family movie Cyberbully, a drama about online harassment that drew 3.4 million viewers on premiere. She continued her music career with the duet single Hush alongside Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench. By 2013, she had left Wind-Up Records, formed a folk and indie outfit called Ramshackle, and returned to television with the web series Cleaners, followed by the lead role of Gabi Diamond in the ABC Family sitcom Young & Hungry, which premiered on June 25, 2014, and ran for five seasons.
Notable Works and Milestones
Osment’s signature work remains her portrayal of Lilly Truscott on Hannah Montana, which ran from 2006 to 2011 and helped define a generation of Disney Channel programming. Her early feature work in the Spy Kids franchise and her later leading turn in Young & Hungry cemented her reputation as a versatile television performer. In music, her work as Bluebiird has produced singles including Black Coffee Morning, Sailor, and Good Girl, as well as the EP When I Loved You.
Emily Osment Award Nominations
Osment has received multiple nominations across her career, including three Teen Choice Award nominations for her role as Gabi Diamond on Young & Hungry. She was also nominated for Young Artist Awards in 2007 and 2008 for her performances in Hannah Montana and The Haunting Hour: Don’t Think About It. Additionally, she received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for her work on The Kominsky Method.
Emily Osment Awards Won
Osment won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film for her role as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. She was also recognized at the seventh annual Celebrity of the Year Awards, where she was voted the U.G.L.Y. (Unique Gifted Lovable You) celebrity of 2011 for her performance in Cyberbully. Her short film Seasick Sailor won the award for Best Narrative Short at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Emily Osment Family
Osment is the daughter of actor Michael Eugene Osment and English teacher Theresa Osment, née Seifert. Her older brother is actor Haley Joel Osment, who earned an Academy Award nomination for his work in film. Her father has appeared alongside her in the project Soccer Mom, making the Osments a closely connected Hollywood family.
Personal Life
From 2013 to 2015, Osment dated actor Jimmy Tatro. She was subsequently in a relationship with therapist Jim Gilbert from 2016 to early 2021. In 2021, she began a relationship with Jack Anthony, and the two announced their engagement in June 2023. They married in a private ceremony in October 2024. In March 2025, Osment filed for divorce, and the uncontested divorce was completed on March 10, 2025. Osment attended Occidental College.
