Amber Rose Tamblyn started acting at the age of 5 in a public alternative school called SMASH in Southern California. Amber appeared in over 10 plays during her 9 years at the school, attracting industry attention for her star turn in "Pippi Longstocking".

After "Pippi", Amber was cast as Emily Quartermaine on General Hospital. She immediately began racking up awards and accolades, receiving the Hollywood Reporter "Young Star" award for "Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series" two years running. Despite the hectic schedule of a daytime soap, Amber found time to star in feature films and begin a career in poetry. At 13, Amber starred in "Johnny Mysto Boy Wizard" with her father Russ Tamblyn while simultaneously working hard to develop her writing skills.

By Spring 2001, Amber had attracted the attention of Endeavor Talent Agency and decided to try her hand at prime time television. After leaving General Hospital, she landed the lead for a pilot at the WB entitled "No Ordinary Girl". Although the project was not picked up as a series, it led to a slew of notable primetime roles. Over the next few years Amber appeared on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Boston Public", the premiere of "The Twilight Zone", while also starring as the lead in a WB pilot "Prep", as well as in the short film " The Trumpet" from the Academy Award-Nominated, critically-acclaimed director Wim Wenders.

Amber's feature film career starting heating up after her chilling turn in the Dreamworks film "The Ring", directed by Pirates of the Caribbean's Gore Verbinski.

In 2003, Amber landed the title role in the critically-acclaimed CBS drama "Joan of Arcadia". Although the show lasted only two seasons, it gave Amber worldwide recognition and maintains a strong cult following.

In the summer of 2005, Amber appeared as Tibby in the film adaptation of the best-selling book "The
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants". Amber's first book of poems, "Free Stallion", was published by Simon & Schuster in the fall of 2005.

Amber's film career exploded after the release of "Sisterhood". She starred in the Japanese horror
remake "The Grudge 2". She earned an Indie Spirit Award nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" for her wrenching turn in the critically-acclaimed "Stephanie Daley". The film also won her a Best Actress award at the Locarno Film Festival and the praise of critic Roger Ebert, who exclaimed "Amber Tamblyn now wears the crown for all young actresses in her generation". Amber also shot a number of films coming soon to a theatre near you, including film festival favorite "Normal Adolescent Behavior", thriller Blackout and comedy Spring Breakdown with Parker Posey, Rachel Dratch and Amy Poehler.

Amber is currently shooting the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" for Warner Brothers, due for
release next year (2008).

In addition to her career in film, Amber frequently performs her poetry all over the country. From San Francisco to Louisiana to New York, Amber has teamed with musicians, magicians and poets alike to create engaging and innovative stage shows. She's currently producing a short film about the spoken word experience entitled "You Belong Everywhere". This summer (2007), she'll be presenting a stage production of the film featuring poets Buddy Wakefield, Jeffrey McDaniel, Derrick Brown, Beau Sia, Bucky Sinister and Mindy Nettifee; Hosted by Rob Zabrecky of Hollywood's Magic Castle Fame. Amber's writing also appears in a number of publications, including Nylon Magazine.
Despite her busy career, Amber is involved in a number of charities. She supports the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, Women in Film, the ACLU, Venice's Temple of Man - a Non-Profit for Artists and the International Wolf Foundation. Amber received an award from Huntington Disease foundation in 2005 for her Dedication as a Servant Leader. Amber is also a major supporter of the Ojai Foundation, an organization dedicated to the advancement of peaceful communication around the world.