Julie Ann Emery (born January 16, 1975) is an American actress.
Emery was born and raised in Crossville, Tennessee, the daughter of computer analyst Janice (née Fields) and dairy farmer Gary Emery. She graduated from Cumberland County High School in 1990 in Crossville then studied acting at the Webster Conservatory at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Emery began her career at the age of 16 and has appeared in several stage productions, such as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Bye Bye Birdie. She has appeared in films and television series such as ER, CSI: Miami, Taken, Commander in Chief, Line of Fire, Hitch, and Fargo. She is currently playing recurring character Betsy Kettleman on Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul.
She appeared in NCIS, guest-starring in two episodes, the first being the Season 11 episode, "Kill Chain" and her second and last appearance being in the Season 12 Christmas episode, "House Rules".
Emery is married to actor Kevin Earley; they met while attending Webster Conservatory. They live in Los Angeles, California.
Ann Emery (born 12 March 1930, London) is a British actress. She is the sister of actor and comedian Dick Emery.
Educated at Mrs Smith's School for Young Ladies and the Cone Ripman School, she excelled in tap dancing, which led to her first stage role as a Babe in Babes In The Wood at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith.
During her career she has performed in various theatre roles, including Sir Trevor Nunn's production of My Fair Lady (Royal National Theatre and The Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and as Grandma in the musical Billy Elliot from 2005 to 2010. Following her appearance in Betty Blue Eyes, Emery returned to the role of Grandma which she played until 8 November 2014, when she retired.
Emery is possibly best known for playing Ethel Meaker in the BBC children's television programme Rentaghost. She also played Ethel Rocket in Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde in 1995 and appeared in the 2007 film Wednesday.
Emery performed as Mother Dear in Cameron Mackintosh's West End musical comedy Betty Blue Eyes. Sarah Lancashire and Reece Shearsmith were her daughter and son-in-law Joyce and Gilbert Chilvers. The musical is based on the 1984 film A Private Function by Alan Bennett and Malcolm Mowbray, which starred Liz Smith as Joyce's mother alongside Maggie Smith and Michael Palin. Betty Blue Eyes ran at the Novello Theatre from April to September 2011, and was enthusiastically received by London critics, with many praising Emery's lively supporting turn.