Emma Kristina Degerstedt (born April 13, 1992) is an American television actress and singer. Degerstedt is of Swedish descent.

Career

Her television roles include Maris in the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous. She has also appeared on stage in the play 13, a 2007 production in which she played Kendra.

In 2003, she played "Baby June" in a 2003 production of Gypsy. In June 2007, she participated in the 2007 Miller Children's Torch Run Celebrities. That same year, she played Teenage Samantha in the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? for one episode. In 2010, she portrayed Barbara in a Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts production of Dark of the Moon.

In December 2012, Degerstedt sang and danced in the production Kritzerland Records' Christmas with a Little Bit of Hannukah and a Lot of Cheer at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal in North Hollywood. She performed two songs, "Be A Santa" and the solo "Santa Baby". She is currently attending University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in theatre. [citation needed]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonBallet Dancer(uncredited)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008LifeCarly BrimmerEpisode: "Did You Feel That?"
2008The Big Bang TheoryEmmaEpisode: "The Jerusalem Duality"
2004-2007UnfabulousMaris Bingham32 Episodes
2007Samantha Who?Teenage Samantha #2Episode: "The Restraining Order"
2005MonkBethEpisode: "Mr. Monk and Little Monk"

Theater

YearTitleRoleTheaterNotes
200713KendraMark Taper ForumWorld Premiere
2013Legally BlondeElle WoodsCabrillo Music Theater—N/a
3D Theatricals—N/a
2014The Little MermaidArielBroadway Touring Production—N/a
2015–2016Legally BlondeElle WoodsBroadway Touring Production—N/a
2017The Little MermaidArielThe MUNY—N/a
Legally BlondeElle WoodsLexington Theatre Company—N/a
Desperate MeasuresSusanna/Sister Mary JoYork TheatreOff-Broadway
2018Smokey Joe's CafeEnsembleStage 42Off-Broadway
2019My Very Own British InvasionEnsemblePaper Mill PlayhouseWorld Premiere
RagtimeEvelyn NesbitTheatre Under the Stars—N/a
I Spy A SpyAlina OrlovaTheatre at St. ClementsOff-Broadway
2022Kiss Me, KateLois Lane/BiancaBroadway Sacramento—N/a
2023How to Steal an ElectionAprilThe Theater at St. Jean'sOff-Broadway
2025ChessSwing u/s SvetlanaImperial TheatreBroadway

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2006Young Artist AwardBest Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)UnfabulousNominated
2007Young Artist AwardBest Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)Nominated
2013Ovation AwardsLead Actress in a MusicalLegally BlondeNominated
2018Drama Desk AwardsOutstanding MusicDesperate MeasuresNominated
Outstanding LyricsNominated
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding New Off-Broadway MusicalWon
Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding MusicalWon

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