Emma Faun Ferguson is a Portland, OR born and raised 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 NYC scene study classes.
Her most recent projects include Ornamental Horticulture (Dir. Sam Hyatt), The Death of Jim McGraw (Dir. Evan Fine)andThe Recipe (Dir. Natalia Delgado)—a short film she wrote, produced and acted in.
Upcoming projects include Broadcasting 101 (Dir. Preston Bowman), Daily Active Users (Dir. Alexey Samsonov & Tatiana Veremeenko), Closure (Dir. Akshay Ravi), The Purple Door (Dir. Maria Rodriguez).
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.