Emyri Crutchfield

Actor

Birthdate: July 7, 2000 (26 Years Old)

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana

Emyri Crutchfield (birthname: E’myri Lee Crutchfield) is a young actor who made her first impact on television, first in the remake of Alex Haley’s novel, Roots (2016) and the Amazon Prime series, The Kicks (2016). She played the daughter of Keegan-Michael Key’s and Regina Hall’s parents in her feature debut, Vacation (2015), the road comedy starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate.

After a solid string of television work (including a guest appearance on the acclaimed HBO series, True Detective), Crutchfield appeared opposite Wendell Pierce and Karen Kaia Livers in (then 19-year-old) Phillip Youmans’ highly praised Burning Cane (2019), winner of three prizes at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, including best narrative feature and best actor. After appearing in a repeating role in season five of Noah Hawley’s hit FX series, Fargo (2020), Crutchfield co-starred in David Slade’s horror movie, Dark Harvest (2022), with Casey Likes and Dustin Ceithamer.

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Born in New Orleans, Emyri Crutchfield was raised by her mother and her father, Cleavon. Crutchfield was home-schooled for several years while commuting to Los Angeles for auditions and professional acting training, starting when she was eight. Crutchfield was selected when she was fourteen for a youth sketch comedy training academy in Los Angeles co-produced by Nickelodeon and The Groundlings comedy troupe. During her high school years, Crutchfield attended Ursuline Academy in New Orleans.

Known For

Vacation

Sheila Peterson (2015)

Amazing Stories

Sterling Johnson (2020)

Roots

Teen Miss Kizzy (2016)

The Kicks

Zoe Knox (2015)

Emyri Crutchfield Movies

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2026 |
One Spoon of Chocolate
One Spoon of Chocolate
2026
Action, Drama, Thriller
An ex-military convict seeks a fresh start in a small town, but his past catches up as he finds love amid danger and chaos.
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asAretha
2023 |
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest
2023
Fantasy, Horror
A legendary monster called October Boy terrorizes residents in a small Midwestern town when he rises from the cornfields every Halloween with his butcher knife and makes his way toward those who are brave enough to confront him.
2015 |
Vacation
Vacation
2015
Adventure, Comedy
Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to "Walley World" in order to spice things up with his wife and reconnect with his sons.
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asSheila Peterson

Facts About Emyri Crutchfield

Gifted Child: Noting that her daughter had a talent for impersonating people she observed in public, Crutchfield’s mother enrolled her in acting classes at age eight.

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