Emma Faun Ferguson is an actress based in New York City. She completed a two year formal Meisner training in 2025 in San Francisco, and continues to grow her craft in weekly NYC scene study classes.
Her most recent projects include Ornamental Horticulture (Dir. Sam Hyatt) and The Recipe (Dir. Natalia Delgado)—a short film she wrote, produced and acted in. Both films currently on their festival runs.
Upcoming projects include The Death of Jim McGraw (Dir. Evan Fine), Daily Active Users (Dir. Alexey Samsonov & Tatiana Veremeenko), Closure (Dir. Akshay Ravi), The Purple Door (Dir. Maria Rodriguez).
Emma was born and raised in Portland, OR and spent the past four years in San Francisco, CA before moving to NYC. In addition to acting, she has also worked in VFX Production the past four years.
Locals Only Film Festival 2025
The Recipe takes home the Grand Prize “Marquee Award”, “Audience Choice Award”, and Emma Faun Ferguson wins “Best Performance”.
Sunday Morning Shorts at The Quad Cinema—an indie short showcase supporting The Immigrant Defense Project.
Photograph by Michael Sanville.