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Emma Roberts stars as Madison Montgomery in AHS: 13.

Career Highlights

Emma Roberts is an undeniable talent who has amassed an impressive film and television career over the course of over a decade.In December 2025, it was announced that Roberts signed a first-look deal with Blink49 Studios under her production banner, Belletrist TV, to develop and produce scripted television projects based around Belletrist’s literary-focused strategy.This deal follows Belletrist TV’s 2021 first-look deal with Hulu to adapt books for television with her Belletrist book club co-founder Karah Preiss, serving as executive producer, and the club’s director of development, Matt Matruski. The first project born from the partnership was Tell Me Lies, the twisted, modern love story based on Carola Lovering’s bestselling novel. The critically acclaimed series recently concluded its third and final season on Hulu.Earlier under the Belletrist banner, Roberts executive produced, alongside Preiss, Netflix’s YA vampire drama First Kill, based on the short story by bestselling author Victoria V.E. Schwab.Belletrist TV continues to expand its ambitious slate. Upcoming, Roberts is set to adapt Candace Bushnell’s One Fifth Avenue, centered on the women living inside a storied Art Deco skyscraper in Manhattan. She will also serve as an executive producer on Calabasas, based on Via Bleidner’s novel, alongside Kim Kardashian. Next, Roberts will executive produce and guest star in the pilot of Aquamarine for Disney+, a TV adaptation of the 2006 film of the same name. The company is also developing a television reimagining of the 2009 romantic comedy Bride Wars for Peacock, with Roberts also attached to star, as well as Expiration Dates, alongside Featherweight Productions, based on Rebecca Serle’s bestselling novel.In front of the camera, Roberts has taken on leading roles in multiple seasons of the anthology television series American Horror Story for FX. In 2013 and 2014, she appeared as Madison Montgomery in the third installment, Coven, and Maggie Esmerelda in the fourth installment, Freak Show. Both seasons received consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Limited Series. Roberts reprised her character Madison Montgomery in the eighth installment, Apocalypse. In 2019, Roberts returned for the series’ ninth season, 1984, as Brooke Thompson. She also starred in the 12th installment, Delicate, which premiered in two parts from 2023 to 2024.As an actress, Roberts will next be seen in Hal, opposite Alexander Ludwig, directed by Mark Williams, and The Technique, directed by Brian McGreevy.In 2024, Roberts served as an executive producer as well as starred in romantic comedy film Space Cadet, which was released by Prime Video on July 4, 2024.Previously, Roberts starred opposite Luke Bracey in Netflix’s film Holidate, directed by John Whitesell. The streaming platform released the film in October 2020, and it was the 25th-most watched straight-to-streaming title of the year. Roberts reunited with Bracey in the multi-generational romantic comedy Maybe I Do. Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Richard Gere and William H. Macy also star in the film, which was released in theaters in January 2023. Further, Roberts rejoined Holidate screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen in the romantic comedy About Fate. The picture released in theaters in September 2022 by United Artists Releasing.In 2019, Roberts starred in Paradise Hills, the directorial debut of Spanish helmer Alice Waddington. The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Samuel Goldwyn Films in November 2019. In May 2018, Roberts appeared in Who We Are Now for writer-director Matthew Newton. The film had its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and was also a selection of the 2018 South by Southwest Festival. In April 2018, Roberts co-starred in director and writer Sam Boyd’s In a Relationship, opposite Michael Angarano, which premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.In March 2017, Roberts took on the leading role in the horror thriller The Blackcoat’s Daughter, from writer-director Osgood Perkins. The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was released by A24. In July 2016, Roberts starred opposite Dave Franco in the Lionsgate cyber-thriller Nerve, from directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and adapted from the 2012 novel by Jeanne Ryan.In September 2015, Roberts co-starred alongside Mickey Rourke and Nat Wolff in the indie feature Ashby, written and directed by Tony McNamara. The film premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. She also appeared opposite James Franco and Zachary Quinto in I Am Michael, which initially premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.In May 2014, Roberts starred in Gia Coppola’s directorial debut Palo Alto. The film originally premiered at the 2013 Venice International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival and was released in theaters by Tribeca Film. In February 2014, Roberts took on the lead role in the IFC indie film Adult World, directed by Scott Coffey. The film initially premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2013 and John Cusack, Evan Peters and Cloris Leachman co-star.In August 2013, Roberts starred in Warner Bros.’ summer hit comedy We’re the Millers with Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis, from director Rawson Marshall Thurber. The following month, Roberts played the love interest of Liam Hemsworth in Lionsgate’s Empire State, a crime drama directed by Dito Montiel.Roberts starred in Dimension Films’ fourth installment revival of the Scream franchise for director Wes Craven, joining original cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette.In October 2010, Roberts played the role of Noelle in the critically acclaimed Focus Features production, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, opposite Zach Galifianakis and Viola Davis, for directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden. Roberts also starred in the indie film Virginia opposite Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. The film is directed by Dustin Lance Black and executive produced by Gus Van Sant.In February 2010, Roberts co-starred alongside Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher, Carter Jenkins and Julia Roberts in the romantic comedy Valentine’s Day. In 2009, Roberts headlined the DreamWorks hit film Hotel for Dogs.In Summer 2007, Roberts starred as the titular character in Nancy Drew, a big-screen adaptation of the classic teenage detective novels for Warner Bros. The film was directed by Andrew Fleming and produced by Jerry Weintraub. That same year, Roberts was honored as the ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow. Roberts also appeared in the film Aquamarine in 2006, based on the Alice Hoffman novel. The film was directed by Elizabeth Allen and produced by Susan Cartsonis.Upon landing her very first audition, Roberts booked the role of Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz’s daughter in Blow, which was directed by the late Ted Demme for New Line Cinema. Soon after, she starred in the Sundance short film Big Love, directed by Leif Tilden and starring Sam Rockwell. She went on to play one of the lead roles in the independent feature film Grand Champion, opposite Joey Lauren Adams, for director Barry Tubb.Additional film credits include Madame Web opposite Dakota Johnson, Abandoned opposite Michael Shannon, Little Italy opposite Hayden Christensen, Gavin Wiesen’s The Art of Getting By with Freddie Highmore and Michael Angarano, Celeste and Jesse Forever opposite Rashida Jones, Noel Clark’s thriller series 4.3.2.1., Joel Schumacher’s Twelve; Lymelife, executive produced by Martin Scorsese and The Winning Season opposite Sam Rockwell.On the small screen, Roberts starred as Chanel Oberlin in the FOX comedy horror series Scream Queens for two seasons. From creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, the series also starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Keke Palmer, Lea Michele and Abigail Breslin.From 2004 to 2007, Roberts played Addie Singer in the Nickelodeon hit comedy series Unfabulous, created by Sue Rose.In 2019, Roberts lent her voice as Wedgehead in the animated feature UglyDolls, a story about acceptance, diversity, joy and friendship that was released by STX Entertainment in May 2019.

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Emma Roberts stars as Madison Montgomery in American Horror Story: 13.

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Emma Roberts as Madison Montgomery | AHS: 13 on FX

American Horror Story: 13

Emma Roberts

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Emma Roberts as Madison Montgomery | AHS: 13 on FX

Emma Roberts

Gabourey Sidibeas Queenie

Leslie Grossmanas Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt

Gabourey Sidibe
as Queenie

Leslie Grossman
as Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt