Emily Booth

Emily Katherine Booth (born 26 April 1976), also known by her stage name Emily "Bouff" Bouffante, is an English actress and television presenter.

Emily Booth
Born (1976-04-26) 26 April 1976
Chester, Cheshire, England
Other namesEmily "Bouff" Bouffante
OccupationActress
TV hostess
Writer
Years active1997–present

Early life

Booth was born 26 April 1976 in Chester, Cheshire, growing up in Hastings, East Sussex. Booth studied for three A levels and a BA in Media and Film degree at Goldsmiths College, University of London. While she was a student she earned money busking playing the violin and sang on Eurotrash.[1] Booth once worked in PR for the London-based Salvation Films and has campaigned for animal rights.

Career

Booth is known for her roles in cult films Pervirella, Cradle of Fear, Evil Aliens and the BAFTA nominated short film Inferno. She appeared in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double header Grindhouse (2007) in the mock trailer "Don't", by Edgar Wright.[2]

Booth was also the host of several Channel 4 and satellite television shows. She co-presented and co-wrote video game review show Bits for two years. She was a segment presenter on Channel 4 flagship morning show The Big Breakfast, and presented on the gameshow Banzai for E4.[3] Other shows she worked on are L!VE TV's Blue Review, paintball challenge show Mission: Paintball, Threesome and Demolition.

Booth has presented several television programmes related to cult films, including OUT There on five and Shock Movie Massacre on Bravo.

Booth is a presenter on Eat Cinema, interviewing A-list Hollywood stars on The Buzz and hosting her own show First Night Bites. She also hosted the now defunct Quiz Night Live, a premium rate call-in quiz show, shown on satellite/Freeview channel Ftn. She presents The Match on the XLeague.tvchannel. In 2007, she joined Zone Horror where she works as a presenter and continuity announcer.[3] In 2007, Booth became the face of the Horror Channel, and hosted a monthly highlights show, Horror Bites.

Booth was among the guests at the 2009 Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester[4] and announced the results of the Delta Film Award. She co-hosted the Frighten Brighton Classic Horror Film Festival in Brighton in August 2012.[5]

She directed, produced and acted in a short film, Selkie, in 2014.[6][7] [8]

Personal life

Her paternal great-grandfather built one of the first cinemas in the UK in Cornwall.

She has two children.[9]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2020They're OutsidePenny
2019Shed of the DeadHarriet
2012Three's a ShroudSegment "Over Developed"
InbredJune
2009The ReverendTracy
Terror Toons 3Nurse Stanley
DoghouseThe Snipper
2007Grindhousefaux trailer segment Don't
2005Evil AliensMichelle Fox
2003SpiderbabeFly Girlscenes deleted
2002Fallen AngelsSally Munrouncredited
Arthur's Amazing ThingsDenise Clarington-Semi-SkimmedShort film
2001InfernoLaura
Cradle of FearMelas Emily Bouffante
Sacred FleshWilliams girl
1998Witchcraft X: Mistress of the CraftLinnacaas Emily Bouffante
1997PervirellaPervirella[10]
Event HorizonGirl on monitor screen[10]

Television
  • Forgot About The Drive-By: The Montell Jordan Story (2011) – presenter
  • videoGaiden (2008)
  • Bits (1999–2001) – writer and presenter
  • The Big Breakfast: August 2001 – presenter
  • outTHERE: season three – presenter (Eden)
  • Shock Movie Massacre – presenter
  • Blue Review – presenter
  • Threesome (1999) – Eve
  • Mission Paintball (2001–2002) – presenter
  • Demolition (2002) – presenter
  • Eat Cinema channel – presenter
  • The Great Big British Quiz – presenter
  • Quiz Night Live – presenter
  • Make Your Play – presenter
  • The Match – presenter
  • Horror Channel – presenter/voiceover

References
  1. "Interesting Facts about Emily Booth". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. "Nerdly » Emily Booth". www.nerdly.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. "Zone Horror Press Release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011.
  4. Gallagher, Jim. "the Festival of Fantastic Films". fantastic-films.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. "Frighten Brighton". Frighten Brighton. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. Whittington, James (23 August 2014). "Horror Feature: FrightFest: Interview With Emily Booth Writer And Star Of Selkie". horrorchannel. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. Whittington, James (10 August 2013). "Horror Feature: Emily Booth To Produce And Star In Selkie". horrorchannel. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. "Emily Booth Interview". Love Horror. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. Whittington, James (23 August 2014). "Horror Feature: FrightFest: Interview With Emily Booth Writer And Star Of Selkie". horrorchannel. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  10. "Emily Booth interview". MJSimpson.co.uk. 1997. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
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