Emma Harrison is a supermodel and actress. She was born in New
Zealand, and raised in Australia.
Harrison started modelling at the age of 15, when she was spotted in
the audience of a beauty contest and was signed by a local modelling
agency. She started her television career with commercials, including
Palmolive and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
After she was signed, she spent the next two years working with
Impulse and Coca-Cola. She also served as a feature model for many
hair and beauty lines. Harrison also appeared in many pop culture
magazines, eventually making appearances for many designers, including
Donna Karan.
Harrison was discovered by the casting director of the popular TV
series "Neighbours" and the team behind the show decided to write her
into the program as part of the starring cast. In her part as Joanna
Hartman she was nominated for Best New Talent at the Australian Logie
Awards.
Emma travelled to England where she was already known, thanks to
Neighbours. While in the UK, she hosted two television programmes,
appeared on the covers of many magazines such as FHM, Loaded, Maxim,
and Inside Sport and was selected as a presenter for the BAFTA Awards.
She has appeared in commercials for Budweiser, Taco Bell, Subway, ABC
Sports and TNT and has had appearances on "Ally McBeal" and "Just
Shoot Me".
Harrison is currently focussing on her feature film career. She has
roles in two upcoming releases, The Coen Brothers' "Intolerable"
In January of 2004 Emma appeared in 8 installments of Cruelty and
Robert Altman's "The Company." "E! Entertainment's Style Network's
"Style Court".
Emma also appeared in Australia Playboy as well as a once off TV
special for Playboy TV in the UK. This was an attempt to shred her
good-girl image from Neighbours.