Jacqueline Bonnell Marteau Emerson is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Foxface in the film The Hunger Games (2012). She is also known for starring as Skye in the film The Last Survivors (2014). In 2025, she co-created and starred in the Critical Role actual play series Thresher.
She is a former member of the teenage pop band Devo 2.0, which was active from 2005 to 2007. In 2011, she recorded her first single "Peter Pan", and in 2012, her song "Catch Me If You Can" was released on YouTube.Rae Votta, "Foxface Q&A: Jacqueline Emerson Juggles 'Hunger' Fame, Music, School" , Billboard, April 13, 2012.
Early life Emerson was born in Washington, D.C., the eldest of three daughters of the attorney and civic leader Kimberly Marteau Emerson and the diplomat John B. Emerson, who served as United States Ambassador to Germany from 2013 to 2017.
From a young age, Emerson pursued an interest in both acting and singing, though never on-camera until she was of age. As a child and young adult, she participated in numerous radio commercials for film and television. She also performed in numerous professional productions with Reprise, the Los Angeles Opera, and L.A. Theatre Works. She attended Marlborough School in Los Angeles.
After filming The Hunger Games, Emerson graduated from Stanford University, where she studied Mandarin and Communications with a focus on Media Psychology.
Career
Music Emerson was a member of Disney's Devo 2.0 (a.k.a. DEV2.O), a Devo tribute band of teen performers. The group was assembled by Walt Disney Records with the cooperation of the original Devo, whose founders Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale re-recorded and rewrote the band's songs for the young performers. Emerson played keyboards in the project, which spawned a DVD and CD combo and was fully supported by the original Devo band members. The 2006 album DEV2.0 drew largely negative reviews. In 2007, the novelty act broke up, when lead singer Nicole Stoehr and lead guitarist Nathan Norman quit and said they would never make music again because the album flopped. Emerson continued to write songs and perform music, where she started a YouTube Channel and released the music video of her single, "Peter Pan" and in the next year, "Catch Me If You Can".Inge Ignat, "Jacqueline Emerson Talks Music and The Hunger Games with Glamoholic" , Glamoholic, April 13, 2012. She later released an acoustic song, "Glass Fire In a Jar", in which she co-wrote with Adrianne Duncan. Since then, she has released multiple other singles, and has parlayed her talents into musical theater composition
Acting She made her television debut providing the voice for a set of Tiger Twins in the 2004 animated CGI sitcom Father of the Pride.
In 2012, Emerson made her film debut in the science fiction adventure, The Hunger Games as the District 5 tribute, Foxface. In a 2013 interview, Emerson announced that she would be working on Son of the South.Inge Ignat, "Hunger Games Hits DVD/Blu: Jacqueline Emerson Talks Foxface, Her Future, And Devo 2.0" . Movieline. April 13, 2012. She appeared in the Video ETA's list of ten up and coming stars predicted to be A-listers by 2015.
Since then, Emerson has lent her voice to projects from Disney, DreamWorks and Bethesda.
She also starred, directed, composed and created multiple shorts which now exist online, or on her website.
As an actress, she has performed in numerous films and television shows, including FBI, The Night is ours, The Last Survivors, and The Curse of Downer's Grove.
Other films she starred in include Wine Club (2024), and award-winning film Art Thief (2024). She also can be seen in the film Winter Spring Summer or Fall and is set to act in the film Kent State about the Kent State protests for Briarcliff.
In 2025, Emerson co-created the actual play limited series Thresher with writing partner Matt Linton for Critical Role, for which she also wrote the underwater setting and played the lead role of Emily Wodsworth.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 FoxfaceThe World Is Watching: Making the Hunger GamesHerself2015 The Night Is Ours Olivia Short film The Last Survivors Skye 2016 The Curse of Downers Grove Eyde2018Nineteen on FireKristaShort film2020Far From PhoenixLydiaShort film2021Darby HoskinsDarbyShort film2023Wine ClubTovahAlso executive producer2024Art ThiefOlympiaWON - Best Actress at Orlando Film FestivalTBAKent StateRuth(pre-production) 2024 Winter Spring Summer or Fall Robyn
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Father of the Pride Tiger Twins (voice) 2021 FBI Ava Episode: "Short Squeeze"2025Good American FamilyRhianEpisode: "Too Hurty Without It"2025High PotentialSarahEpisode: “Pawns”
Video games Year Title Role Notes2014Fantasia: Music Evolved Scout (voice)2023StarfieldAutumn MacMillan (voice)2025DeadlockPaige (voice)
Web series
Year Title Role Notes 2020 Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye RebeccaYouTube web series2025ThresherEmily Wodsworth2 episodes; actual play limited seriesSetting co-creator
Discography
DEV2.0 (2006)
Music videos Song Year Artist Director Reference(s) "Peter Pan" 2011Herself rowspan="5" rowspan="5" "Catch Me If You Can" 2012"Glass Fire in a Jar"2014 "Na Na Na (Na)" 2017 "Impact: The Musical (What If)" 2019
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