Emily Jordan Osment was born in Los Angeles on March 10th 1992. She was the younger sister of the Sixth Sense star, Haley Joel Osment, who has is considered to be the greatest child actors ever. Her father is also an actor of some renown. Following in their footsteps, Emily started her acting career performing in several commercials, including a radio spot with Dick Van Dyke before making film debut in "The Secret Life of Girls." 

The same year she landed a role to a film "Sarah Plain and Tall: Winter's End." as the daughter of Glenn Close and Christopher Walken. That role led to a nomination for Best young Actor. After that Emily played several smaller roles for TV which includes"3rd Rock from the sun" "Touched by an angel" and "Friend."  

During this time she also did voice acting alongside her brother and John Cheese, Catherine O'Hara, and Harry Shearer in the short animated film "Edward Fudwupper Fibbed Big" Finely Emily landed the much sought after role of Gerti Giggles in "Spy kids 2:Island of lost Dreams."   

Writer/Director Robert Rodriguez was so impressed by her audition that he made the role longer without even knowing that she was the sister of Haley Joel Osment. She then appeared in the sequel "Spy kids 3:Game Over" She is mow appearing as a regular on the Disney Channel show "Hannah Montana" in witch she plays the hyperactive Lily Truscott alongside co-stars Mily Cyrus and Mitchell Musso.