Emily Osment Stages of Stardom Photo Gallery

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment

in 2002, at the age of 10, Emily Osment made her break onto the silver screen with 'Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.' She even won the "Young Artist Award" for best performance in a feature film for her role as Gerti Giggles. Her future was so bright that she had to wear shades!

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment

One year later, Emily appeared in the third and final 'Spy Kids' movie, 'Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.' It was no surprise that Emily wound up in showbiz though, as both her father (Michael Eugene Osment) and older brother (Haley Joel Osment) were actors.

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment

Life was about to change drastically for Emily Osment, but she had no idea. With her roles in the 'Spy Kids' movies coming to an end she faced the unknown with a bright smile.

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment

2006 would prove to be a HUGE year for this budding starlet. First of all she landed the role of Lilly Truscott in the Disney Channel series 'Hannah Montana.' Then, she had the opportunity to design some of the pieces from the Hannah Montana clothing collection which Disney released in the latter part of the summer in 2006.

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment

Thanks to all the popularity of 'Hannah Montana', Emily Osment found herself on the fast track to stardom! Yet she didn't forget to give back, attending numerous charity events and even designing a line of T-shirts, with proceeds going to the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the St. Jude Research Hospital.

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment

Emily Osment's character, Lilly Truscott, on 'Hannah Montana' is a bit quirky and energetic and we see a bit of those qualities in Emily's real life personality. Her style is definitely a bit quirky and shows her youthful energy!

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment

In 2008 Emily continued her charity and philanthropy work. She even participated in Disney Channel's "Earth Day," where she and other Disney stars met with TreePeople to teach kids how to help the environment with small changes in their homes and neighborhoods.

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment

Aside from all her on screen work, Emily spent much of 2008 recording music for various compilation records. She was quoted in 2008 as saying, "I sing in the shower. I do the choir at school, but it's nothing like Miley. I'm not as good as Miley, but I like to sing. I've always just been out there, just singing -- not professionally, but it has always been a part of my life."

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment

By the time this photo was taken in late 2009 at the Teen Choice Awards Emily had finished recording her debut album! We guess she started thinking differently about her professional singing abilities!

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment

In 2009 'Hannah Montana' the TV series hit the big screen with 'Hannah Montana: The Movie.' Miley Cyrus has commented that it was during filming for the movie that she and Emily formed a real close friendship finally!

Stages of Stardom: Emily Osment