Emily Katherine Booth (born 26 April 1976), also known by her stage name Emily "Bouff" Bouffante, is an English actress and television presenter. Booth is known for her roles in cult films Pervirella, Cradle of Fear, Evil Aliens and the BAFTA nominated short film Inferno. She appeared in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double header Grindhouse (2007). Booth has also hosted numerous television and game shows. In 2014, she directed, produced and acted in the short film, Selkie.

Early life

While she was a student, Booth earned money busking playing the violin and sang on Eurotrash.

Career

Booth is known for her roles in cult films Pervirella, Cradle of Fear, Evil Aliens and the BAFTA nominated short film Inferno. She appeared in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double header Grindhouse (2007) in the mock trailer, "Don't", by Edgar Wright.

Booth was also the host of several Channel 4 and satellite television shows. She co-presented and co-wrote the video-game review show, Bits for two years in 1999–2001. She was a segment presenter on Channel 4 flagship morning show, The Big Breakfast (2001), and presented on the gameshow Banzai for E4. Other shows she worked on are: L!VE TV's Blue Review, paintball-challenge show, Mission: Paintball (2001–2), Threesome (1999) and Demolition (2002).

Booth has presented several television programmes related to cult films, including OUT There on five (2002) and Shock Movie Massacre on Bravo.

Booth is a presenter on Eat Cinema, interviewing A-list Hollywood stars on The Buzz and hosting her own show, First Night Bites. She also hosted the now-defunct Quiz Night Live, a premium-rate call-in quiz show, shown on satellite/Freeview channel Ftn. She presents The Match on the XLeague.tvchannel. In 2007, she joined Zone Horror, where she works as a presenter and continuity announcer. In 2007, Booth became the face of the Horror Channel,[citation needed] and hosted a monthly highlights show, Horror Bites.

Booth was among the guests at the 2009 Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester and announced the results of the Delta Film Award. She co-hosted the Frighten Brighton Classic Horror Film Festival in Brighton in August 2012.

She directed, produced and acted in a short film, Selkie, in 2014.

Personal life

She has two children.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Werewolf SantaCarol
Terror Toons 4Female Scientist
2022Darkheart ManorHazel
2020They're OutsidePenny
2019Shed of the DeadHarriet
2016London Horror StoryAngry Womansegment "Over Developed"
Blaze of GoryLea-annesegment "Precious"
2014SelkieSelkieShort
2012Three's a ShroudSegment "Over Developed"
InbredJune
2009The ReverendTracy
Terror Toons 3Nurse Stanley
DoghouseThe Snipper
2007Grindhousefaux trailer segment Don't
2005Evil AliensMichelle Fox
2003SpiderbabeFly Girlscenes deleted
2002Fallen AngelsSally Munrouncredited
Arthur's Amazing ThingsDenise Clarington-Semi-SkimmedShort film
2001InfernoLaura
Cradle of FearMelas Emily Bouffante
Sacred FleshWilliams girl
1998Witchcraft X: Mistress of the CraftLinnacaas Emily Bouffante
1997PervirellaPervirella
Event HorizonGirl on monitor screenuncredited

Television

  • Forgot About The Drive-By: The Montell Jordan Story (2011) – presenter
  • videoGaiden (2008)
  • Bits (1999–2001) – writer and presenter
  • The Big Breakfast: August 2001 – presenter
  • outTHERE: season three (2002) – presenter (Eden)
  • Shock Movie Massacre – presenter
  • Blue Review – presenter
  • Threesome (1999) – Eve
  • Mission Paintball (2001–2002) – presenter
  • Demolition (2002) – presenter
  • Eat Cinema channel – presenter
  • The Great Big British Quiz – presenter
  • Quiz Night Live – presenter
  • Make Your Play – presenter
  • The Match – presenter
  • Horror Channel – presenter/voiceover

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