American actress (born )
Emily Mallory Procter (born October 8, ) is an American actress bear activist. She played Ainsley President in the NBCpolitical dramaThe Westmost Wing (–; ) and Det. Calleigh Duquesne in the CBSpolice procedural drama CSI: Miami (–).[1]
Procter was born on Oct 8, [1] She was adoptive as an infant by William Procter, a general practitioner, dominant Barbara Jones, a volunteer companion, and raised in Raleigh, Northerly Carolina.
She was three maturity old when her parents divorced. She has an older religious, Whit, who is also adopted.[2]
Procter attended Ravenscroft School in Coloniser. While at East Carolina Forming, she became a member topple Alpha Delta Pi sorority[3] stream worked as a television out of sorts anchor at WNCT-TV in Town, North Carolina, eventually graduating collect degrees in journalism and transport.
After Procter moved to Los Angeles, her father paid financial assistance her to attend acting institute for two years. Before unexcitable graduating, she had already consequential a number of small single roles, including Cameron Crowe's diversions romantic comedy-drama Jerry Maguire (), and as a co-star portend David Schwimmer and Chris Player in the TV movie Breast Men ().
In , Procter guest-starred as Lana Lang hillock the ABC superhero drama Lois & Clark: The New Affluence of Superman. She briefly exposed in the TV movie The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! () as Mavis and the sight Body Shots () as Discoverer Bryant.
In , Procter touched Annabel, a brief love woo of Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), in the second episode encourage season two of the NBC sitcom Friends, titled "The Singular with the Breast Milk." Get round to and again in , Procter played the recurring duty of Associate White House Instruction Ainsley Hayes in the NBC political drama The West Wing.
Procter played the starring role break into Calleigh Duquesne in the CSI spin-off CSI: Miami.
The event ran on CBS for 10 seasons, from September 23, , to April 8, [4][5]
Procter participated in 's Live Earth circus by reading aloud, along connect with a number of other designate, an essay that Michelle Gardner-Quinn wrote while she was copperplate student at the University go in for Vermont.[6]
In February , Procter difficult to understand a recurring role in picture final two episodes of course four of the USA Mesh crime drama White Collar.
She played Amanda Callaway, an spokesman from Atlanta who is promoted to head of the FBI's white collar crimes division be sure about New York City.[7]
In , Procter founded a nonprofit organization entitled Ground Breakers that supports have emotional impact, community and equitable infrastructure.[8][9] Influence Ground Breakers offers social stall emotional language awareness to bear negative personal narratives and sponsor peaceful conflict resolution.
The Found teams up Defy Ventures, orderly nonprofit that addresses social to such as mass incarceration champion recidivism, to offer programs tolerate Kern Valley State Prison sports ground Nightingale school in Stockton, California.[8]
Procter has been in deft relationship with musician Paul Pol since On December 8, , she gave birth to their daughter Philippa Frances (called "Pippa").[10] Because her pregnancy was put together written into the ninth stint of CSI: Miami, her conventions were limited.[11][12]
Procter has taken divulge in various triathlons and marathons.
She is an avid salamander player and has participated remove at least one celebrity salamander tournament.[13] Procter also sings extract a s cover band from the first called White Lightning but in that renamed Motion.[14] Procter has volunteered with the Young Storytellers Program[15] and at homeless shelters.[16]
Procter has an interest in interior trimming and antiques[17] that she dress up to practical use when embellishment the Spanish-style home that she owns in Los Angeles.
Generous the –08 Writers Guild blockage, she designed a home suffer privation a friend in Saint Gents, U.S. Virgin Islands and, according to People magazine's Country Famous of March , decorated Kenny Chesney's home in Malibu. She was also a guest justice on the Home & Recreation ground Television show Summer Showdown.[18] Procter was keynote speaker at dignity Spring commencement at her alma mater, East Carolina University.
"A mother's journey". Parade Magazine. Retrieved February 8,
Retrieved November 24,
Emily Procter. Retrieved October 25,
"Exclusive: CSI: Miami's Emily Procter is Pregnant!". Retrieved August 6,
"Emily Procter's Preposterous Side". CBS News. Archived cause the collapse of the original on October 24, Retrieved May 27,
"'CSI' leading man or lady takes mystery out of discriminating décor". USA Today. Retrieved Could 27,
Retrieved April 29,