Editing Emily Procter

{{short description|American actress (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name           = Emily Procter
| image          = Emily Procter at Fashion Rocks 2008 cropped.jpg
| caption        = Procter presenting at [[Fashion Rocks]] 2008
| birth_name     = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> 
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|8}}
| birth_place    = 
| alma_mater     = [[East Carolina University]]
| years_active   = 1988–present
| occupation     = Actress
| partner        = [[Paul Bryan (musician)|Paul Bryan]] (2008–present)
| children       = 1
| website        = {{url|http://www.emilyprocter.com}}
}}
'''Emily Procter''' (born October 8, 1968) is an American actress and activist. She played [[Ainsley Hayes]] in the [[NBC]] [[political drama]] ''[[The West Wing]]'' (2000–2002; 2006) and Det. [[Calleigh Duquesne]] in the [[CBS]] [[police procedural]] drama ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' (2002–2012).<ref name=Belle_of_CSI>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-southern-belle-of-csi/|title= The Southern Belle Of 'CSI'|access-date= 2009-05-27|first= Ellen|last= Crean|date= 2006-10-02|work= CBS News|archive-date= November 11, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131111203725/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/02/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main2054851.shtml|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Early life==
Procter was born on October 8, 1968.<ref name=Belle_of_CSI/> She was adopted as an infant by William Procter, a [[general practitioner]], and Barbara Jones, a volunteer worker, and raised in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. She was three years old when her parents divorced. She has an older brother, Whit, who is also adopted.<ref name=ParadeMagazine>{{cite web |url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2011/03/emily-procter.html |title=A mother's journey |date=March 6, 2011 |first=Anne-Marie |last=O'Neill |work=Parade Magazine|access-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref>

Procter attended [[Ravenscroft School]] in Raleigh. While at [[East Carolina University]], she became a member of [[Alpha Delta Pi]] sorority<ref>{{cite web 
 |url=http://www.alphadeltapi.org/contentmanager/page.asp?webpageid=433 
 |title=Accomplished Alpha Delta Pi Members in Arts and Entertainment 
 |access-date=2009-09-06 
 |publisher=Alpha Delta Phi 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203170603/http://www.alphadeltapi.org/contentmanager/page.asp?webpageid=433 
 |archive-date=2009-02-03 
 }}</ref> and worked as a television weather anchor at [[WNCT-TV]] in [[Greenville, North Carolina]], eventually graduating with degrees in journalism and dance.

==Career==
After Procter moved to [[Los Angeles]], her father paid for her to attend acting school for two years. Before even graduating, she had already landed a number of small film roles, including [[Cameron Crowe]]'s sports romantic comedy-drama ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' ([[1996 in film|1996]]), and as a co-star with [[David Schwimmer]] and [[Chris Cooper]] in the TV movie ''[[Breast Men]]'' ([[1997 in film|1997]]). In 1996, Procter guest-starred as [[Lana Lang]] in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] superhero drama ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''. She briefly appeared in the TV movie ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!]]'' (1997) as Mavis and the drama ''[[Body Shots (film)|Body Shots]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]]) as Whitney Bryant.

In 1995, Procter played Annabel, a brief love interest of [[Joey Tribbiani]] ([[Matt LeBlanc]]), in the second episode of season two of the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Friends]]'',  titled "The One with the Breast Milk." From 2000 to 2002 and again in 2006, Procter played the recurring role of Associate White House Counsel [[Ainsley Hayes]] in the NBC political drama ''[[The West Wing]].''

Procter played the starring role of [[Calleigh Duquesne]] in the CSI spin-off ''[[CSI: Miami]]''. The show ran on CBS for 10 seasons, from September 23, 2002, to April 8, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/4/tvnradio/11909399&sec=tvnradio|title=Procter prospers|access-date=2007-11-24|first=Evelyn |last=Teo|date=2005-09-04|publisher=www.star-ecentral.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/13/cbs-cancels-csi-miami/|title=CBS cancels 'CSI: Miami'|date=May 13, 2012|first=James |last=Hibberd|publisher=EW.com|access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref>

Procter participated in 2007's [[Live Earth]] event by reading aloud, along with a number of other actresses, an essay that [[Michelle Gardner-Quinn]] wrote while she was a student at the [[University of Vermont]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zctmNe0t-wU YouTube – This I Believe<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In February 2013, Procter had a recurring role in the final two episodes of season four of the [[USA Network]] crime drama ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]''. She played Amanda Callaway, an agent from Atlanta who is promoted to head of the FBI's white collar crimes division in New York City.<ref name=TV_Guide_2013>{{cite web |access-date=2017-09-17|title=CSI: Miami's Emily Procter Talks White Collar: It's a Nice Way to Start Dating Again |first=Kate |last=Stanhope | date=February 25, 2013 |url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/emily-procter-white-collar-1061822.aspx}}</ref>

== Activism ==
In 2019, Procter founded a [[nonprofit organization]] called Ground Breakers that supports change, community and equitable infrastructure.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About 1|url=https://www.emilyprocter.com/about|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Emily Procter|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Baranowski|first=Jordan|date=2021-03-01|title=What Happened To The Cast Of CSI: Miami?|url=https://www.looper.com/344413/what-happened-to-the-cast-of-csi-miami/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Looper.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The Ground Breakers offers social and emotional language awareness to combat negative personal narratives and promote peaceful [[conflict resolution]]. The Ground teams up [[Defy Ventures]], a nonprofit that addresses social problems such as [[mass incarceration]] and [[recidivism]], to offer programs at [[Kern Valley State Prison]] and Nightingale school in [[Stockton, California]].<ref name=":0" />

==Personal life==
Procter has been in a relationship with musician [[Paul Bryan (musician)|Paul Bryan]] since 2008. On December 8, 2010, she gave birth to their daughter Philippa Frances (called "Pippa").<ref name=TVGuide2011>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Emily-Procter-Baby-1028122.aspx |title=Exclusive: CSI: Miami's Emily Procter Welcomes a Baby Girl |publisher=tvguide.com |access-date=2011-01-20|date= 2011-01-20|first= Carita |last=Rizzo}}</ref> Because her pregnancy was not written into the [[CSI: Miami (season 9)|ninth season]] of ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', her appearances were limited.<ref name=TVGuide2010>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Emily-Procter-Pregnant-1020997.aspx |title=Exclusive: CSI: Miami's Emily Procter is Pregnant!|publisher=tvguide.com |access-date=2010-08-06|date= 2010-07-26|first=Rob |last=Moynihan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Serpe|first=Gina|title=Emily Procter's Pregnant!|work=E!Online|date=2010-07-28 |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b192582_emily_procters_pregnant.html |access-date=2010-08-03}}</ref>

Procter has taken part in various [[triathlon]]s and [[marathon]]s. She is an avid [[poker]] player and has participated in at least one celebrity poker tournament.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.cosmopolitan.com|title= Emily Procter: Fun, Fearless Female |access-date= 2009-05-27 |publisher= [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060101040045/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/ |archive-date= 2006-01-01}} [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-13839796_ITM Alt URL]</ref> Procter also sings in a 1980s cover band originally called White Lightning but since renamed Motion.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emily-procters-unlikely-side/|title= Emily Procter's Unlikely Side|access-date= 2009-05-27|first= Brian|last= Dakss|date= 2006-01-23|work= CBS News|archive-date= October 24, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030407/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/23/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main1229178.shtml|url-status= live}}</ref> Procter has volunteered with the [[Young Storytellers Program]]<ref name="EmilyProcter-r1" /> and at homeless shelters.<ref name="EmilyProcter-r2" />

Procter has an interest in [[interior decoration]] and [[antiques]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2005-02-10-csi-procter_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA|title= 'CSI' star takes mystery out of tasteful décor |access-date= 2009-05-27|first= Diana McKeon |last=Charkalis|date= 2005-02-10| work= USA Today}}</ref> that she put to practical use when decorating the 1921 [[Spain|Spanish]]-style home that she owns in [[Los Angeles]]. During the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–08 Writers Guild strike]], she designed a home for a friend in [[Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands]] and, according to [[People (magazine)|''People'' magazine]]'s Country Special of March 2009, decorated [[Kenny Chesney]]'s home in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]]. She was also a guest judge on the [[Home & Garden Television]] show ''Summer Showdown''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1670692|title= HGTV's 'Showdown' smacks of 'Iron' competition|access-date= 2009-07-24|first= Linda|last= Yovanovich|date= 2009-07-24|work= [[North Bay Nugget]]|archive-date= August 22, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090822230427/http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1670692|url-status= dead}}</ref>
Procter was keynote speaker at the Spring 2019 commencement at her alma mater, East Carolina University.

== Filmography ==

===Film===
<!-- Please note: "rowspan" breaks table sortability. -->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1995
|''[[Leaving Las Vegas]]''
|Debbie
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Jerry Maguire]]''
|Former Girlfriend
|
|-
|1997
|''{{sortname|The|Girl Gets Moe|nolink=1}}''
|Tammy
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Family Plan (1997 film)|Family Plan]]''
|Julie Rubins
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Guinevere (1999 film)|Guinevere]]''
|Susan Sloane
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Forever Fabulous]]''
|Tiffany Dawl
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Body Shots (film)|Body Shots]]''
|Whitney Bryant
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Big Momma's House 2]]''
|Leah Fuller
|
|-
|2008
|''Turnover''
|Lillian Chait
|Short film
|-
|2010
|''[[Barry Munday]]''
|Deborah
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Love Everlasting (2016 film)|Love Everlasting]]''
|Helen
|<ref name=LoveEverlasting2016/>
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1992
|''[[Great Scott! (TV series)|Great Scott!]]''
|Dream Girl
|Episode: "Stripe Gripe"
|-
|1993
|''Gloria Vane''
|Peggy
|Television film
|-
|1995
|''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]''
|Brenda
|Episode: "Living Legend"
|-
|1995
|''[[Platypus Man]]''
|Mindy
|Episode: "NYPD Nude"
|-
|1995
|''Fast Company''
|Roz Epstein
|Television film
|-
|1995
|''[[Friends]]''
|Annabel
|Episode: "The One with the Breast Milk"
|-
|1996
|''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''
|[[Lana Lang]]
|Episode: "Tempus, Anyone?"
|-
|1997
|''{{sortname|The|Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!}}''
|Mavis
|Television film
|-
|1997
|''[[Early Edition]]''
|Colleen Damski
|Episode: "A Regular Joe"
|-
|1997
|''[[Breast Men]]''
|Laura Pierson
|Television film
|-
|1997
|''[[Just Shoot Me!]]''
|Anchorwoman
|Episodes: "Back Issues", "Just Shoot Me"
|-
|2000–2002, 2006
|''{{sortname|The|West Wing}}''
|[[Ainsley Hayes]]
|Recurring role, 12 episodes (seasons 2–3), guest (season 7)
|-
|2001
|''Submerged''
|Frances Naquin
|Television film
|-
|2002
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Calleigh Duquesne]]
|Episode: "Cross-Jurisdictions"
|-
|2002–2012
|''[[CSI: Miami]]''
|Main role
|-
|2013
|''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]''
|Amanda Callaway
|Episodes: "The Original" and "In the Wind"
|-
|2020
|''[[A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote]]''
|Narrator of Stage Directions
|Television special
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="EmilyProcter-r1">{{cite web |url=http://youngstorytellers.com/?id=9 |title=Get Involved: Act with YSF |publisher=Young Storytellers Foundation |access-date=2011-11-16}}</ref>

<ref name="EmilyProcter-r2">{{cite web |url=http://www.emilyprocter.com/bio.htm |title=Bio |publisher=Emily Procter |access-date=2011-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922221102/http://www.emilyprocter.com/bio.htm |archive-date=2009-09-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=LoveEverlasting2016>{{cite web|url=https://letterboxd.com/film/love-everlasting-2016/
|access-date=2018-04-29|title=Love Everlasting 2016 Directed by Rob Diamond |publisher=LetterBoxD.com}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{commonscat}}
* {{official website|http://www.emilyprocter.com}}
* {{IMDb name|0698346}}

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