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41 years old (Born on May 14, 1983)

American actress and poet; She is famous from Joan of Arcadia, The Ring and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Appears in the "Twin Peaks" (1990) Special Edition DVD special features. She and her father Russ Tamblyn tell a story about his appearance at a "Twin Peaks" event at which Amber had the cast sign her shoes. Is best friends with her The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) co-star Alexis Bledel. Is a fan of singer Avril Lavigne. Fan of folk singer Ani Difranco. Her favorite films are: _Asphalt Jungle, The (1950)_, _Tree Of The Wooden Clogs, The (1978)_, Lost Highway (1997), Pura formalitu00e0, Una (1994), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Duel (1978), Citu00e9 des enfants perdus, La (1995), Amadeus (1984), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Mononoke-hime (1997), Brazil (1985), Citizen Kane (1941), and On the Waterfront (1954).

Was in an episode of "The Twilight Zone" (2002), _"The Twilight Zone: Evergreen (#1.1)" (2002)_, where the punishment for being a bad seed was to be sent to Arcadia. Her most famous role to date was in the TV show "Joan of Arcadia" (2003) as the lead Joan Girardi.

Niece of Larry Tamblyn

On "General Hospital," Amber portrayed the adopted granddaughter of Lila Quartermaine, portrayed by Anna Lee. In the 1950s (long before Amber's birth), Amber's father, Russ Tamblyn, was married to Lee's daughter Venetia Stevenson.

Her dad, Russ Tamblyn danced with her during the 1997 Nurses' Ball.

Amber suffers from arachnophobia. When a scene in "General Hospital" (1963) called for her character Emily to pick up her pet tarantula, Amber went to the writers and asked them if they could change the scene. She also suggested that the spider be killed off and Emily be given a rat, the sort of pet Amber herself had at home.

Is the second youngest actress to be nominated for an Emmy in the category of Lead Actress in a Series.

She is the goddaughter of actor Dean Stockwell. Stockwell and her father, Russ Tamblyn, appeared together in the film "The Boy with Green Hair" and in the 'Quantum Leap' episode "Thou Shalt Not..."

Daughter of actor Russ Tamblyn and his third wife, Bonnie Murray.

Used hypnosis to get rid of her arachnophobia. She is no longer afraid of spiders.

Has been in two movies that were remakes of Japanese movies: The Ring (2002) and The Grudge 2 (2006).

Convinced a homeless man to pose as her father so she could get her navel pierced. It soon became infected and she had to confess to her parents. The story inspired an episode of "Joan of Arcadia".

Family friends include Dennis Hopper, David Lynch and Neil Young.