Emily Procter
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Procter presenting at Fashion Rocks 2008
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Emily Mallory Procter October 8, 1968 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Emily Proctor |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Partner(s) | Paul Bryan (2008-present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Emily Mallory Procter (born October 8, 1968) is an American actress. From 2000 to 2002 and in 2006, she played Ainsley Hayes in the NBC political drama The West Wing and from 2002 to 2012, she played Calleigh Duquesne in the CBS police drama CSI: Miami. In 2013, she had a recurring role as Amanda Callaway in the USA Network crime drama White Collar.
Procter was adopted as an infant by William Procter, a general practitioner, and Barbara Jones, a volunteer worker, and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was three years old when her parents divorced. She has an older brother, Whit, who is also adopted.
Procter is a graduate of Ravenscroft School in Raleigh. While at East Carolina University she became a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. After she received her degrees in journalism and dance at East Carolina, she was employed as a television weather anchor at WNCT-TV in Greenville, North Carolina.
After Procter moved to Los Angeles, her father provided the funds for acting school for two years. Before even graduating, she had already landed a number of small roles in films such as Cameron Crowe's sports romantic comedy-drama Jerry Maguire (1996) and the TV movie Breast Men (1997), where she appeared opposite David Schwimmer and Chris Cooper. In 1996, Procter guest-starred in ABC's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, where she played Lana Lang. She briefly appeared in the TV movie The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) as Mavis. She also appeared in the drama Body Shots (1999) as Whitney Bryant.
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