Emily Schooley is an award-winning actor, voiceover artist, filmmaker, and multidimensional multi-specialist working to build a kinder & more inclusive world.

With over a decade of experience in the film and television industry combined with a solid foundation in business skills and project management, Emily has produced & directed projects ranging from one-day commercial shoots to full feature films. Her creative, flexible, and detail-oriented approach to production allows her to scale milestones and project scope sustainably, while delivering captivating content on budget and on time.

Emily and her team at Laughing Cat Creative produce compelling B2B and B2C videography and podcast content. Previous and returning clients include companies of all sizes: from busy solopreneurs to large organizations such as Unifor, The Globe and Mail, and Bank of Montreal.

Emily is also the founder of Laughing Cat Productions, a film company that creates bold, entertaining, inclusive, and forward-thinking women-led media. Upcoming projects include "The Sweetest Goodbye", a short film supported by Canada Council for the Arts, Panavision, and William F. White.

In 2020, Emily was selected as one of just 100 women from across Canada for the inaugural year of Banff Spark, a development accelerator for women in media.

As a stage & screen actor, Emily excels at playing flawed, complex, and intriging characters. Selected favourite roles include: the Lady in Red (Park Enforcer), Michelle (Clutch), Dahlia Joss (Zed.TO; Performance Innovation Award - Toronto Fringe 2012), the "sensual and exciting" Lilith (Erotic Tales From the Old Testament), Frieda Ball (Death in a Black Suit - world premiere 2014), and Lora in Caged (Lioness Award - Island Fringe 2018).

As a voiceover artist, Emily provides professional, confident, knowledgeable, and approachable reads. Recent character work includes playing the female lead, Roxie Gibson, in Y2K Redux.

Emily has appeared as an on-camera expert in several documentaries, including A Big Set of Lungs (examining the horror genre) and MeAfterToo (discussing the MeToo movement). She also founded the Queer and Trans Actors casting group on Facebook - a place where casting directors can find authentic casting for stories with LGBT+ characters.

Outside of her work, Emily is an activist and animal enthusiast. She is an avid watchdog against police misconduct and gender-based violence, frequently speaks out for LGBTQ rights and equal representation in media, and fosters rescue cats.

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  Founder in Laughing Cat Productions

  We create original, award-winning film, video, theatre, & digital media that tells intelligent, women-driven stories.