Emma Hunton

Hunton was born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother was hesitant at her desire to be an actress as she also entered the industry at a young age. She has revealed that she was bullied as a child and didn't have any friends growing up. As a response to the bullying her mother put her in a community theater group. The casting director of the theater said Hunton had the talent to make a career as an actress.^[1]

Early on in her career Hunton made appearances in various television shows such as the sitcom The Drew Carey Show, the drama series Judging Amy and the sitcom Sonny with a Chance.^[2] Hunton is best known for playing Davia Moss in Good Trouble^[3] She said her character is very similar to her real life perso^[4] Hunton has also done many theater shows and musicals.^[5][6]

Hunton married chef Ryan Duval in October 2017 but ended up divorcing in 2021. Within three seasons of Good Trouble she experienced huge weight loss. In the first season she weighed 275 pounds but by season 4 she was weighing just 142 pounds.^[7]