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Emily Mallory Procter (born October
8, 1968) is an American actress best known for her leading role as
Calleigh Duquesne in CSI: Miami and her recurring role as Ainsley Hayes in
The West Wing.
Procter was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was two years
old when her parents William (a general practitioner) and Barbara
divorced. She is a graduate of Ravenscroft School in Raleigh. While at
East Carolina University she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
After she received her degrees in journalism and dance at East Carolina,
she was employed as a television weather anchor at WNCT-TV in Greenville,
North Carolina.
After the move to Los Angeles, her father provided the funds for acting
school for two years. Before even graduating, she had already landed a
number of small roles in films such as Jerry Maguire (1996) and Breast Men
(1997), where she appeared along with David Schwimmer and Chris Cooper.
During the 1995–96 season (season 3) of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures
of Superman, she portrayed Lana Lang, the first blond actress to ever do
so. She also briefly appeared in the 1997 TV movie The Dukes of Hazzard:
Reunion! as Mavis. She was also in "Body Shots" as Whitney.
She also had a recurring guest role as Associate White House Counsel
Ainsley Hayes on NBC's The West Wing. She also portrayed a brief love
interest of Joey (Matt LeBlanc) on Friends.
She is a good friend of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation actress Jorja Fox,
who persuaded her to try for the role of Calleigh Duquesne in CSI: Miami,
which has been running on American television since 2002.
She participated in 2007's LiveEarth by reading (along with several other
actresses) an essay written by Michelle Gardner-Quinn while Gardner-Quinn
was a student at the University of Vermont.
Procter prefers to keep her personal life private. She often enjoys taking
holidays with her sister, a professional chef. She jogs for two hours a
day, five days a week, and has taken part in various triathlons and
marathons. An avid poker player, she learned to play the game as a child
when her father would play a game called 'penny poker' with her, and has
participated in at least one celebrity poker tournament. Procter also
sings in a 1980s cover band called White Lightning, which is now renamed
Motion. Procter has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers
Program, and helps out at homeless shelters.
Procter is very interested in interior decoration and antiques, putting
this to practical use in the 1921 Spanish-style home that she owns in Los
Angeles. During the 2007 writers strike, she designed a home for a friend
in Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. In People Magazine's Country Special
of March 2009, it was revealed she decorated Kenny Chesney's home in
Malibu. She has also acted as a guest judge on the Home & Garden
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Barry Munday (2010) ....
Deborah
"CSI: Miami" .... Calleigh Duquesne (183 episodes, 2002-2010)
... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
- Getting Axed (2010) TV episode .... Calleigh Duquesne
- L.A. (2010) TV episode .... Calleigh Duquesne
- In the Wind (2010) TV episode .... Calleigh Duquesne
- Die by the Sword (2010) TV episode .... Calleigh Duquesne
- Show Stopper (2010) TV episode .... Calleigh Duquesne
(178 more)
"HGTV Summer Showdown" .... Judge (1 episode, 2008)
... aka HGTV Showdown (USA: new title)
- Battle of the Carpenters (2008) TV episode .... Judge
Turnover (2008) .... Lillian Chait
"The West Wing" .... Ainsley Hayes (12 episodes, 2000-2006)
- Requiem (2006) TV episode .... Ainsley Hayes
- The U.S. Poet Laureate (2002) TV episode .... Ainsley Hayes
- Night Five (2002) TV episode .... Ainsley Hayes
- Ways and Means (2001) TV episode .... Ainsley Hayes
- Bad Moon Rising (2001) TV episode .... Ainsley Hayes
(7 more)
Big Momma's House 2 (2006) .... Leah Fuller
CSI: Miami (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Calleigh Duquesne
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Calleigh Duquesne (1 episode,
2002)
... aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal
alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
... aka Les experts (Canada: French title)
- Cross-Jurisdictions (2002) TV episode .... Calleigh Duquesne
Submerged (2001) (TV) .... Frances Naquin
The Big Tease (1999) (as Emily Proctor) .... Young Valhenna Woman
Body Shots (1999) .... Whitney Bryant
Forever Fabulous (1999) .... Tiffany Dawl
Guinevere (1999) .... Susan Sloane
Kingdom Come (1999/I)
Breast Men (1997) .... Laura Pierson
"Early Edition" .... Colleen Damski (1 episode, 1997)
- A Regular Joe (1997) TV episode .... Colleen Damski
Family Plan (1997) .... Julie Rubins
The Girl Gets Moe (1997) .... Tammy
... aka Love to Kill (video title)
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) (TV) .... Mavis
"Just Shoot Me!" .... Anchorwoman (1 episode, 1997)
- Back Issues (1997) TV episode .... Anchorwoman
Jerry Maguire (1996) .... Former Girlfriend
Crosscut (1996) .... Counter Girl
"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" .... Lana Lang (1
episode, 1996)
... aka Lois & Clark
... aka The New Adventures of Superman (UK)
- Tempus, Anyone? (1996) TV episode .... Lana Lang
Tom Clancy SSN (1996) (VG) .... Sally Jarvis
"Friends" .... Annabel (1 episode, 1995)
- The One with the Breast Milk (1995) TV episode .... Annabel
Leaving Las Vegas (1995) .... Debbie
... aka Leaving Las Vegas (France)
Fast Company (1995) (TV) .... Roz Epstein
"Renegade" .... Brenda (1 episode, 1995)
- Living Legend (1995) TV episode (as emily proctor) .... Brenda
"Platypus Man" .... Mindy (1 episode, 1995)
- NYPD Nude (1995) TV episode .... Mindy |
