Biography
The younger sister of screen star
Haley Joel Osment (
The Sixth Sense, A.I.), Emily Osment followed in the footsteps of her sibling by essaying an acting career early in life; she officially debuted at the age of five (in 1997), in an FTD florist commercial, then bowed dramatically two years later, with a small role opposite
Linda Hamilton and
Eugene Levy in the teen picture
The Secret Life of Girls (1999). Osment subsequently enjoyed a recurring role as Gerti Giggles in the
second and
third installments of the
Spy Kids series, but garnered her biggest fan base among teenage and preteen girls for her portrayal of Lilly Truscott, the best friend of the title character in the blockbuster Disney Channel series
Hannah Montana. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide