Italia Ricci


Stephanie Italia Ricci is a Canadian-American actress known for playing White House Chief of Staff and Special Advisor Emily Rhodes in Designated Survivor.

Career

Ricci made her major acting debut in 2007, in the American Pie direct-to-video film, . She then went on to have a recurring role on the Disney XD series Aaron Stone. Ricci also appeared in the music video "Hate" by Plain White T's as the ex-girlfriend.
During 2009, Ricci began appearing in American productions with minor roles in How I Met Your Mother, House, and Greek. During that same year, she had a recurring role in the Comedy Central series Secret Girlfriend as Sasha. In 2010, she co-starred in the Cartoon Network live-action series Unnatural History as Maggie Winnock. She also appeared in a Clean & Clear commercial as herself. In 2011, she appeared in the short film Valediction.
In 2013, Ricci appeared in a small role in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut film Don Jon. From 2014 to 2015, she played April Carver in the ABC Family series Chasing Life.
Ricci joined the cast of Supergirl in December 2015 as Siobhan Smythe / Silver Banshee. Since September 2016, Ricci has starred as Emily Rhodes in the ABC political drama Designated Survivor. The show was renewed by Netflix for a third season which was released on June 7, 2019.
She has also appeared in films for the Hallmark Channel, including Rome in Love and Love in Winterland.

Personal life

Ricci was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and is of Italian descent. She graduated from Queen's University.
She began dating Canadian actor Robbie Amell in July 2008. They became engaged on August 19, 2014, and were married on October 15, 2016. Their first child was born in 2019. Ricci and Amell both became US citizens in January 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television