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Amber Tamblyn

Amber Tamblyn

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born May 14, 1983 (43) · Santa Monica, California, USA

Amber Rose Tamblyn is an American actress, writer, and director. She first came to national attention in her role on the soap opera General Hospital as Emily Quartermaine, followed by a starring role on the prime-time series Joan of Arcadia, portraying the title character, Joan Girardi, for which she received Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Her feature film roles as Katie Embry in The Ring (2002), Aubrey Davis in The Grudge 2 (2006), Megan McBride in 127 Hours (2010) and in Django Unchained (2012); she also had a starring role as Jenny on seasons eleven and twelve of the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 14, 1983 (43)
From
Santa Monica, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Amber Tamblyn's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
24%
Survival
23%
Society
10%
Morality
8%
Ideas
6%
Power
2%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 11

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 10 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 13
Ally
3 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
12
Tense
11
Contemplative
12
Bittersweet
7
Warm
6
Other
20

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Amber Tamblyn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Amber Tamblyn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • You Hurt My Feelings(2023)

    as Carolyn

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Y: The Last Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kimberly Campbell Cunningham

  • Nostalgia(2018)

    as Bethany Ashemore

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Girlfriend's Day(2017)

    as Jill

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Paint It Black(2016)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Almost Not Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Amanda

  • The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards(2015)

    as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Growing Up and Other Lies(2014)

    as Tabatha

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • X/Y(2014)

    as Stacey

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • 3 Nights in the Desert(2014)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Inside Amy Schumer(2013)

    Show as Amber

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Django Unchained(2012)

    as Daughter of a Son of a Gunfighter

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Portlandia(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Intern

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • 127 Hours(2010)

    as Megan McBride

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Main Street(2010)

    as Mary Saunders

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephanie Daley

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Quinn-tuplets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Miriam Quinn

  • Community(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Thought Jacket Co-Star

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Spring Breakdown(2009)

    as Ashley

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Unusuals(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Detective Casey Shraeger

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt(2009)

    as Ella Crystal

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2(2008)

    as Tibby Rollins

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Claudia

  • The Russell Girl(2008)

    as Sarah Russell

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Normal Adolescent Behavior(2007)

    as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Stephanie Daley(2006)

    as Stephanie Daley

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Spiral(2007)

    as Amber

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Grudge 2(2006)

    as Aubrey Davis

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(2005)

    as Tibby Rollins

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Elizabeth Kaugmann / Miriam Korber (voice)

  • House(2004)

    Show 24 episodes · as Martha M. Masters

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Joan of Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 45 episodes · as Joan Girardi

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 22 episodes · as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Ring(2002)

    as Katie Embry

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Clare Metcalf

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Valerie Barreiro

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenna Winslow

  • Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet(2002)

    as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Melissa Campbell

  • TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard(1997)

    as Sprout

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Janice Penshaw

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Pacific Blue(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Rebellious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Deb

  • Babylon Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Janine Wunch

  • Cleveland. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Nic

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 43 of them dated from 1995 to 2023; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

The Ring (2002)

$249M worldwide

Highest rated

127 Hours (2010)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Ring (2002)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19952023

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 45: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting1 of 45: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 45: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 45: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 21 roles
0212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Amber Tamblyn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

3 Nights in the Desert (2014)

83rd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Django Unchained (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Amber Tamblyn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles15–82 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles22–50 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles14–68 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles15–35 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles19–89 · median 85 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Amber Tamblyn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Amber Tamblyn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; America Ferrera shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers