Emma Halleen
Biography
Emma Halleen is an American born, British actor with citizenship in both countries. Her feature debut was at Tribeca Film Festival, playing the role of August Blanco Rosenstien's tomboy, little sister in "Downtown Owl", a movie co-directed by Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater that starred Ed Harris, Vanessa Hudgens and Henry Golding (2024). She is best known for her role as Shelby Brubaker on "American Horror Stories" Season 3 (2023) and Bella in Ryan Murphy's "The Beauty" (2026). Emma studies with Charles Carpenter at Storyteller's Conservatory and has studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in their Advanced Acting Fundamentals program.
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Suzette
The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Shelby Brubaker
An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.
Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • as Bella
The world of high fashion turns dark when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways. FBI Agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett are sent to Paris to uncover the truth. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover a sexually transmitted virus that transforms ordinary people into visions of physical perfection, but with terrifying consequences.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Katie Hrlicka
In 1983 Owl, North Dakota, the lives of three residents – elderly Horace, who spends his afternoons reminiscing in the local coffee shop; teenage Mitch, depressed backup quarterback star player-power-horse; and newly appointed high school English teacher Julia – along with those of the town's other residents, are upended by a historic whiteout blizzard.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Pilar
Poolside lust and desire under a Summer haze. Two teenage girls encounter a gorgeous boy at a pool, but one's infatuation with him drives a wedge between them. Is anything as intense as your first love?
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Young Girl who get's Impregnated
An amateur filmmaker, struggling to turn his passion into a career, returns with friends to Loveland, Ohio, the location of his first, notorious sighting of the Frogman, determined to obtain irrefutable proof that the cryptid legend exists.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Elle
Blush is a visual art film exploring the fragility in romantic relationships. A journey into the mental imagery of two women fantasizing their intimacy in the midst of a breakup and the emotional bond between them.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Mini short with special features.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Leora
Leora runs away from her strict, religious village into the loving arms of an ancient woodland god called the Erl King, but Leora realizes that he’s had sinister plans for her all along.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Leora
Following the death of his father, Alfie's relationship with his mother is tenuous, but when he claims to have been visited by a monster, fact becomes hard to discern from fiction.