Emma Roberts is 20-Years-Old Today

Emma Roberts, who turns 20-years-old today, is the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and the niece of Julia and Lisa Roberts who are both actresses.

When Emma was a child, she would accompany her acting family to the film sets where she would spend several hours watching the professionals at work. It didn't come as a surprise to anyone that she would soon be bitten by the acting bug. By the time she was nine, she made up the cast of the movie Blow where she played Kristina Jung with Johnny Depp as her father, a cocaine smuggler.

Emma is also well-known for her role of the klutzy yet lovable eight grade singer/ songwriter Addie Singer on Nickelodeon’s Unfabulous.

Emma’s film credits include roles in Wild Child, Hotel for Dogs and Valentine’s Day the latter which also starred her aunt Julia. She was also seen in Nancy Drew as the main character and her fans can expect to see her in Scream 4 which is set for a release date of April 15th.

As a singer/ songwriter, Emma can be heard on “Unfabulous and More” which became the official soundtrack for her Unfabulous TV show. Her beautiful voice is also on the soundtrack of Ice Princess and Aquamarine, movies that she also acted in.

Along with Emma, Happy Birthday also goes out to:

Actress Makenzie Vega (1994)

Reggaeton singer Don Omar (1978)

American actress Laura Dern (1967)

Late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton (1962; d. 1986)

"Sideways" director Alexander Payne (1961)

R&B singer Roberta Flack (1939)

"Hart to Hart" actor Robert Wagner (1930)

American composer Jerry Goldsmith (1929; d. 2004)

Actor Lon Chaney Jr. (1906; d. 1973)

Film director John Farrow (1904; d. 1963)

American singer/comedian/actor Jimmy Durante (1893; d. 1980)

Opera singer Leontyne Price (1927)