Emily Thomas grew up in Huntsville Alabama She attended Interlochen Arts Academy High School a private preparatory school in Michigan before heading to New York City to study at The Juilliard School Thomas has appeared on national television in ABCs daytime soap All My Children HBOs Bored to Death Comedy Centrals Important Things with Demetri Martin Foxs The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet FXs Rescue Me and Fuses Lets Rock You Roll Thomas has starred as the lead in the independent features Metalheads The Good the Bad and the Evil and Daft Queens In addition to her passion for theatre and film Thomas is a professional musician She has toured all over the world performing her own compositions and arrangements as well as premiering many pieces written for her While her training was in classical music she has performed a broad spectrum of musical genres including Rock Jazz and Blue Grass as a singer pianist flutist and guitarist She has been able to combine both talents by composing and performing in the film In the Cards the Secret Theatres production of Macbeth as well as for All My Children Emily lives in Los Angeles actively pursuing her music and acting careers