Appeared as an uncredited extra in her aunt Julia Roberts' 2001 film America's Sweethearts
At 10, got her big break playing the daughter of Johnny Depp's cocaine entrepreneur character in 2001's Blow, which her mother wouldn't allow her to see because of its R rating
Nominated for a 2005 Teen Choice Breakout Performance award for her role on Unfabulous
Released her first album, Unfabulous and More: Emma Roberts, in 2005