Emily Bett Rickards was born on the 24th July 1991, in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, and is an actress, best known to the world as Felicity Smoak\Overwatch in the action adventure TV series “Arrow” (2012-2017). She has also appeared in such TV series and films as “Soldiers of the Apocalypse” (2013), and “Brooklyn” (2015). She has been active member of the entertainment industry since 2009.
Have you ever wondered how rich Emily Rickards is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Emily`s net worth is as high as $2 million, which she has earned through her successful career as an actress.
Emily Rickards Net Worth $2 Million
Emily grew up in her hometown; from an early age, she became interested in films, and dedicated herself to becoming an actress. Little by little she became more focused on acting, dance and theatre, and enrolled in the Vancouver Film School, where she finished the Acting Essentials Program. Afterwards, she attended the Alida Vocal Studio in Vancouver, and also participated in an open call audition, and ended being selected by a talent agent.
Soon after, her professional career began when she appeared in the music video for the song “Never Gonna Be Alone” performed by the Canadian rock band Nickelback in 2009. Little by little she progressed further, appearing in small roles until 2012 and her big breakthrough.
She auditioned for the role of Felicity Smoak, which was planned to be a one episode character, however, she and series` star Stephen Amell connected immediately on a professional level, and the role of Felicity was promoted to regular, and then to main, which only increased her net worth to a large degree, and the role confirmed her as an actress, launching her further into the entertainment industry. She repeated her role of Felicity in the spin-offs of the original show, including “The Flash” (2014-2015), “Vixen” (2015), and “Legends Of Tomorrow” (2016), which also increased her net worth.
In 2012, Emily also appeared in the films “Flicka: Country Pride”, and “Random Acts of Romance”. The following year she added a few more film credits to her name, including “Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story” with Eric McCormack and Lolita Davidovich in lead roles, and in 2014 she appeared in the film “Dakota`s Summer”, alongside Keith Carradine and Anne Lockhart as main stars of the film, increasing further her net worth. In 2015, Emily featured in the film “Brooklyn”, starring Saoirse Ronan.
Most recently she has been selected to appear in film “Slumber”, which is currently in post-production, and is her first film in which she will have a lead role. The film also features Meaghan Rath and Richard Harmon.
Additioaly Emily will also lend her voice to a character from the film “Aixis”, which will be released in 2017, and will also increase her net worth.
Although her career has just begun, Emilly has already garnered several award nominations, including the Leo Awards, Teen Choice Awards, and TV Guide awards, all of which are for her work on the TV series “Arrow”.
Regarding her personal life, there is little information about Emily in the media, as apart from the fact that she is currently in a relationship with actor Colton Haynes, and that she is a close friend of actress Fanta Sesay, nothing more is known about her, however she is quite active on Twitter, on which she has a great number of followers
