Emilie first garnered the attention of international audiences with her performance on the popular television series "Beastmaster: The Legend Continues" as the mischievous but powerful Curupira, Guardian of all Game Animals.

Her rising stardom is based upon many years of performance experience and intensive training. She has studied ballet since the age of 9 and at the age of 15, Emilie was accepted into the prestigious and highly selective Australian Ballet School. She performed in productions of the Australian Ballet Company as well as Danceworld 301.

Emilie studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia, and with the Prime Time Actors Studio in Los Angeles.

From the WB Media Site; thanks to Liz and MistyMue.

The Character of Tess Harding

Tess appeared in Roswell in the episode "Four Square," near the end of first season. She was the new girl in school, a transfer student who moved around a lot with her father, Ed Harding, who worked as a consultant to the military. Tess is very outspoken, frank and outgoing, and she struck up an almost instant friendship with Isabel. In "Tess, Lies and Videotape" Max finds himself oddly attracted to Tess and has disturbing erotic fantasies about her. Liz is jealous of Tess and Max reavows his devotion to her, but the next thing we find is Max kissing Tess - and Liz sees them. A spy camera Liz hid in the Harding home reveals Tess using "powers" to reassemble a broken statue - she is the fourth alien! Not only that, her father, Ed Harding, turns out to be the shapeshifting Nasedo who has looked after her and watched out for the Pod Squad over the years.

In "Max to the Max" Nasedo kidnaps Liz in the guise of Max and her friends go to rescue her - despite Tess's protests and dismissal of Liz as just another human. In "White Room" we see Tess's power to cloud minds (the same power she used to instill erotic fantasies in Max and probably to win Isabel as such a fast friend) as she, Isabel, Michael and Nasedo go to rescue Max from Agent Pierce. In "Destiny", it is revealed that in a past life, Tess and Max were married and destined to be together.

In the second season of Roswell, Nasedo is killed. This is a devastating loss for Tess, as Nasedo raised her and was in essence her father, even if he was nothing like a human father. Max, who has totally rejected the idea of a relationship with Tess, realizes the aliens need her help, powers and knowledge, and Tess gradually becomes more accepted into the group. Tess has a 'dupe' named Ava from another set of pods raised in New York City and Ava loved Max's 'dupe' Zan (who was killed). Future Max comes 'back from the future' to tell Liz she must break up with Max, and get him to like Tess, because without Tess's help, the other three aliens won't have enough strength to defeat their enemies, the Skins, and the world will be destroyed. Liz tries various things to get Max and Tess together and finally pretends to sleep with Kyle, driving Max away and breaking his heart, and he finally allows Tess to get a little closer to him. Tess accompanies Max to New York and supports and comforts him as much as he will let her. She uses her powers in "Harvest" and "Wipeout!" to help Max defeat the Skins - destroying them in an awe-inspiring conflagration of fire that she wills into existence. The magnitude of Tess's powers aren't known yet, but she is much more adept with her alien skills from being raised and trained by Nasedo.

After Nasedo's death, Tess moves into the Valenti home and there is a strong attraction between her and Kyle, who gives up his room for her. Tess is slowly learning the ways of humans -- like Christmas and turkey dinners - and is becoming a little less alien and a little more human and charming. She loves to tease Kyle and has a good sense of humor.

Character sketch by MyrnaLynne.