Emily Jordan Osment is an American child actress, singer and songwriter. She’s the younger sister of The Sixth Sense star, Haley Joel Osment. She made her film debut in "The Secret Life of Girls." The same year she landed a role in the Hallmark film, "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End," as the daughter of Glenn Close and Christopher Walken. That role led to a nomination for Best Young Actor.

She got a big break in the early 2000s when she co-starred as Gerti Giggles in the Spy Kids trilogy, and her performance in the second (Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams) and third film (Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over) earned her several nominations and awards.

Since then she became famous for playing Lilly Truscott in the Emmy Award-nominated Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana. In her other work, she starred as Cassie in R. L. Stine's: The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It.

As of December 2007, she is working on a movie for the series Hannah Montana, titled Hannah Montana: The Movie which is due to be released on May 1, 2009.

She has been nominated for the Young Artist Award in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008.

On music, she has recorded teen pop hits like "I Don't Think About It" and, along with her Hannah Montana co-star Mitchel Musso, "If I Didn't Have You". She is currently recording her debut album, which will have several songs written by her.

She enjoys writing action novels and playing golf. She likes The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and Modest Mouse. Enjoys knitting. Is a big Audrey Hepburn fan and especially likes "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Watches Turner Classic Movies a lot.She likes the films Bringing Up Baby, Tootsie, and The Sound of Music. Her favorite animal is the dwarf owl. Unlike her character on Hannah Montana, she doesn't like much pop music. She sings. Her most prized possession is the pair of pearl earrings her dad bought her in Tokyo. She plays soccer. Taught Miley Cyrus, her co-star on Hannah Montana, how to knit, and learned from Miley how to play guitar. Good friends with her 'Hannah Montana' co-star, Mitchel Musso. Sang some vocals in Billy Ray Cyrus's song "You've Got A Friend". She is friends with the Jonas Brothers, but is not a fan of their music.