  emily irene vancamp (born may 12, 1986) is a canadian actress, known for her lead roles on the wb series everwood (2002â06), abc series brothers & sisters (2006â10), the abc drama series revenge and as agent 13/sharon carter in captain america: the winter soldier. ==early life== born in port perry, ontario, to cindy and robert vancamp, she is the third in a family of four girls. her father is an animal nutritionist and her first job was working for her father, delivering food to clients in and around her hometown. vancamp started studying dance at age three and, wanting to become a professional dancer, at the age of eleven convinced her parents to let her attend a summer training program in montreal. at twelve, she was accepted at the Ãcole supÃ©rieure de ballet du quÃ©bec, the training program of les grands ballets canadiens, and moved in with a local french canadian family. ==career== ===1999â2002: career beginnings=== in 1999, vancamp became interested in acting after visiting her sister katie on the set of the film ladies room. she started taking acting classes on saturdays,{{cite news |title=revenge star emily vancamp&nbsp;â sunrise interview&nbsp;â australia |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eddt_ecbva |newspaper=sunrise |
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