E'myri Crutchfield
American actress
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E'myri Crutchfield is an American film and television actress, and former child actress.
E'myri Crutchfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | Ursuline Academy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Television | Fargo |
Early life
She was born and raised in New Orleans.[1] She took part in track and field at school but was enrolled in acting classes by her parents due to her ability to do impressions.[2] She began her acting career when she was 12 years old.[3] Crutchfield graduated from Ursuline Academy in 2018.[4]
Career
Her early roles included 2015 film Vacation and 2015 Amazon Prime Video comedy The Kicks. She also appeared in the Phillip Youmans film Burning Cane and crime drama True Detective.[5][6] In 2017, she was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Youth at the 48th NAACP Image Awards for her role as Kizzy Kinte in 2016 History Channel miniseries Roots.[7][8]
In 2020, she had a lead role portraying Ethelrida Pearl Smutny, a precocious teenager and the series narrator, in the fourth series of American anthology show Fargo in which she appeared alongside Timothy Olyphant and Jessie Buckley.[9][10] That year, she could also be seen in Apple TV+ series Amazing Stories.[11]
She had a lead role in 2023 horror film Dark Harvest.[12] In 2025, she has a recurring role as track athlete Tammy in Netflix adaptation of the Judy Blume novel Forever.[13][14]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Vacation | Sheila | Feature film |
| 2015–2016 | The Kicks | Zoe Knox | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Roots | Teen Kizzy | 1 episode |
| 2019 | True Detective | Regina's niece | 1 episode |
| Burning Cane | Sherry Bland | Film | |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories | Sterling Johnson | 1 episode |
| Fargo | Ethelrida Pearl Smutny | Lead role; 10 episodes (Season four) | |
| 2021 | Tell Me Your Secrets | Jess Cairns | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Dark Harvest | Kelly | Lead role |
| 2025 | Forever | Tammy | |
| One Spoon of Chocolate | |||
| Just Breathe | Mel |