Emily Mest

Emily Helen Mest was born in the small town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She was raised by her parents Carol and Charlie and has one older brother named Elliott. Emily is of Italian and Irish descent. She is best known for her portrayal of Nurse Amelia Emerson in the Ryan Murphy Netflix series Ratched (2020) alongside Sarah Paulson. Emily also appears in the eighth season of Ryan Murphy's FX series American Horror Story: Apocalypse (2018) as Casey. She attended The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts as a theatre major. She then went on to tour the country with the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening" in the role of Thea. After the tour, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue more television and film projects. Emily has extensive musical theatre, voice, dance, improvisation and stage training through various training programs including NYU's Cap 21 intensive and Upright Citizens Brigade. Emily is an accomplished singer and songwriter and has released solo music starting with her song "Atmosphere" and her most recent release "Laurel Canyon". She's also featured on electronic-pop duo Phantoms most recent album with the song "Tried To Be Nice". She lives in Los Angeles, California.