History Creator / EmilyBettRickards

Emily Bett Rickards (born July 24, 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] actress, perhaps best known for her role as Felicity Smoak across Creator/TheCW's Series/{{Arrowverse}}. People may also remember her from the music video of Music/{{Nickelback}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GWQ-oDMG6g "Never Gonna Be Alone"]].

* SacredCow:[[invoked]] Make no mistake, [[{{Hypocrite}} Felicity Smoak]] is far and away the most controversial character in the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' for many reasons, but her actress Creator/EmilyBettRickards is ''firmly'' off limits. She is seen as an outright saint in real life - she has raised money for charitable causes dedicated to fighting auto-immune diseases, sponsored a scholarship worth upwards of $250,000 out of her own pocket, is very nice and personable to her fans, and did "[[ShownTheirWork tons of research]]" when she discovered Felicity would become paralyzed. If anything, she is the most pitied out of everyone involved with the show since she's had to watch her character's reputation go down the drain through no fault of her own. It's basically one of the rules of being an ''Arrowverse'' viewer: you are not to say anything bad about Emily under any circumstances.

* SacredCow: Make no mistake, [[{{Hypocrite}} Felicity]] [[CreatorsPet Smoak]] is far and away the most hated character in the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' for many reasons, but her actress Creator/EmilyBettRickards is ''firmly'' off limits. She is seen as an outright saint in real life - she has raised money for charitable causes dedicated to fighting auto-immune diseases, sponsored a scholarship worth upwards of $250,000 out of her own pocket, is very nice and personable to her fans, and did "[[ShownTheirWork tons of research]]" when she discovered Felicity would become paralyzed. If anything, she is the most pitied out of everyone involved with the show since she's had to watch her character's reputation go down the drain through no fault of her own. It's basically one of the rules of being an ''Arrowverse'' viewer: you are not to say anything bad about Emily under any circumstances.

* SacredCow: Make no mistake, [[{{Hypocrite}} Felicity]] [[CreatorsPet Smoak]] is far and away the most hated character in the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' for many reasons, but her actress Creator/EmilyBettRickards is ''firmly'' [[UnacceptableTargets off limits]]. She is seen as an outright saint in real life - she has raised money for charitable causes dedicated to fighting auto-immune diseases, sponsored a scholarship worth upwards of $250,000 out of her own pocket, is very nice and personable to her fans, and did "[[ShownTheirWork tons of research]]" when she discovered Felicity would become paralyzed. If anything, she is the most pitied out of everyone involved with the show since she's had to watch her character's reputation go down the drain through no fault of her own. It's basically one of the rules of being an ''Arrowverse'' viewer: you are not to say anything bad about Emily under any circumstances.

* NiceGirl: The many detractors of Felicity Smoak seem to consider Rickards herself an UnacceptableTarget, with even the harshest perspectives given regarding Rickard herself being that she's "[[SoOkayItsAverage a lackluster actress]], but still a wonderful human being." Most seem to pity her for having to play such an unpopular character instead. This reputation isn't that undeserved either, with her having started a [=T-shirt=] campaign to help earn money for auto-immune diseases-related charities in 2016 and coming up with a new $250,000 scholarship program for Vancouver Film School in 2019, both being funded largely out of her own pocket.

* CreatorBacklash: She's aware in some aspect of her character now being considered BaseBreakingCharacter for the entire Arrowverse after the SeasonalRot of ''Arrow'' Seasons 3, 4, and 6 along with the infamous ending to the ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' CrisisCrossover. However, Rickards' comments in interviews have alluded that she's just as frustrated as the audience is about her character's mishandling. Notably, she was angry about Felicity's disability storyline being quickly brushed aside (as she had even done [[ShownTheirWork tons of research]] about disabilities and was excited to represent the individuals in question). Furthermore, she was disappointed about the DarkerAndEdgier material she was asked to shoulder during ''Arrow'' Seasons 3 and 4 (since she felt that the more angsty storylines she was given didn't play to her strengths).

* CreatorBacklash: She's aware in some aspect of her character now being considered TheScrappy for the entire Arrowverse after the SeasonalRot of ''Arrow'' Seasons 3, 4, and 6 along with the infamous ending to the ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' CrisisCrossover. However, Rickards' comments in interviews have alluded that she's just as frustrated as the audience is about her character's mishandling. Notably, she was angry about Felicity's disability storyline being quickly brushed aside (as she had even done [[ShownTheirWork tons of research]] about disabilities and was excited to represent the individuals in question). Furthermore, she was disappointed about the DarkerAndEdgier material she was asked to shoulder during ''Arrow'' Seasons 3 and 4 (since she felt that the more angsty storylines she was given didn't play to her strengths).

* CreatorBacklash: She's aware in some respect of her character now being considered to be TheScrappy for the entire Arrowverse after the SeasonalRot of ''Arrow'' Seasons 3, 4, and 6 along with the infamous ending to the ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' CrisisCrossover. However, Rickards' comments in interviews has alluded to that she's just as frustrated as the audience is about her character's mishandling. Notably, she was angry about Felicity's disability storyline being quickly brushed aside (as she had even done [[ShownTheirWork tons of research]] about disabilities and was excited to represent the individuals in question). Furthermore, she was disappointed about the DarkerAndEdgier material she was asked to shoulder during ''Arrow'' Seasons 3 and 4 (since she felt that the more angsty storylines she was given didn't play to her strengths).

* {{Adorkable}}: A large part of her (and Felicity's) appeal.

Emily Bett Rickards (born July 24, 1991) is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] actress, perhaps best known for her role as Felicity Smoak across Creator/TheCW's Series/{{Arrowverse}}. People may also remember her from the music video of Music/{{Nickelback}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GWQ-oDMG6g "Never Gonna Be Alone"]].

* NiceGirl: The many detractors of Felicity Smoak seem to consider Rickards herself an UnacceptableTarget, with even the harshest perspectives given regarding Rickard herself being that she's "[[SoOkayItsAverage a lackluster actress]], but still a wonderful human being." This reputation isn't that undeserved either, with her having started a [=T-shirt=] campaign to help earn money for auto-immune diseases-related charities in 2016 and coming up with a new $250,000 scholarship program for Vancouver Film School in 2019, both being funded largely out of her own pocket.

Emily Bett Rickards (born July 24, 1991) is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] actress, perhaps best known for her role as Felicity Smoak across Creator/TheCW's Series/{{Arrowverse}}.

* Series/{{Arrowverse}} (2012 -- 2019) as [[StarMakingRole Felicity Smoak]]:
** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' (2012 -- 2019)
** ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' (2014, 2015)

Emily Bett Rickards (born July 24, 1991) is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] actress, perhaps best known for her role as Felicity Smoak across Creator/TheCW's Series/{{Arrowverse}}, currently a regular on ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

* Series/{{Arrowverse}} (2012 -- present) as [[StarMakingRole Felicity Smoak]]:
** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' (2012 -- present)

* TheCastShowOff: ZigZagged. She was trained in musical theater, but so far she has not sang or/and danced in the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' shows ''on-screen''. She and her ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' co-stars sang "[[Film/{{Grease}} Summer Nights]]" on the show's Season One behind the scenes video, with her and Creator/JohnBarrowman's voices standing out.

* CreatorBacklash: She's aware in some respect of her character now being considered to be TheScrappy for the entire Arrowverse after the SeasonalRot of ''Arrow'' Seasons 3, 4, and 6 along with the infamous ending to the ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' CrisisCrossover. However, Rickard's comments in interviews has alluded to that she's just as frustrated as the audience is about her character's mishandling. Notably, she was angry about Felicity's [[spoiler:disability storyline]] being quickly brushed aside (as she had even done [[ShownTheirWork tons of research]] about [[spoiler:disabilities]] and was excited to represent the individuals in question). Furthermore, she was disappointed about the DarkerAndEdgier material she was asked to shoulder during ''Arrow'' Seasons 3 and 4 (since she felt that the more angsty storylines she was given didn't play to her strengths).

** Her character's father in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' is a ChekhovMIA.

* NiceGirl: The many detractors of Felicity Smoak seem to consider Rickard herself an UnacceptableTarget, with even the harshest perspectives given regarding Rickard herself being that she's "[[SoOkayItsAverage a lackluster actress]], but still a wonderful human being." This reputation isn't that undeserved either, with her having started a [=T-shirt=] campaign to help earn money for auto-immune diseases-related charities in 2016 and coming up with a new $250,000 scholarship program for Vancouver Film School in 2019, both being funded largely out of her own pocket.

* TheCastShowOff: ZigZagged. She was trained in musical theatre, but so far she has not sang or/and danced in the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' shows, ''on-screen''. She and her ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' co-stars sang "[[Film/{{Grease}} Summer Nights]]" on the show's Season One behind the scenes video, with her and Creator/JohnBarrowman's voices standing out.
* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: She was trained in musical theater, but she mainly played bit roles before playing [[Series/{{Arrow}} Felicity Smoak]] ([[AscendedExtra And even that was supposed to be one too]]).
* DisappearedDad:

* TheCastShowOff: ZigZagged. She was trained in musical theatre, but so far she has not sang or/and danced in the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' shows, ''on-screen''. She and her ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' co-stars sang "[[Film/{{Grease}} Summer Nights]]" on the show's Season Three gag-reel, with her and Creator/JohnBarrowman's voices standing out.

* TheCastShowOff: ZigZagged. She was trained in musical theatre, but so far she has not sang or/and danced in the ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'' shows, ''on-screen''. She and her ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' co-stars sang "[[Film/{{Grease}} Summer Nights]]" on the show's Season Three gag-reel, with her and Creator/JohnBarrowman's voices standing out.

Emily Bett Rickards (born July 24, 1991) is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] actress, perhaps best known for her role as Felicity Smoak across Creator/TheCW's Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}, currently a regular on ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

* Franchise/{{Arrowverse}} (2012 -- present) as [[StarMakingRole Felicity Smoak]]:

* AscendedExtra: Her role on ''Arrow'' wasn't meant to be very large or developed -- in the comics, Felicity is barely more than a footnote of a character -- but the producers (and later the viewers) reacted to her ''so'' positively that she was brought back with greater importance, becoming the third person to join Team Arrow, not to mention the [[ComicBook/GreenArrow lead character]]'s love interest ... effectively pushing aside [[ComicBook/BlackCanary his longtime romantic partner from the comics]] in the process.
* TheCastShowOff: ZigZagged. She was trained in musical theatre, but so far she has not sang or/and danced in the ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'' shows, ''on-screen''. She and her ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' co-stars sang "[[Film/{{Grease}} Summer Nights]]" on the show's Season 2 gag-reel, with her and Creator/JohnBarrowman's voices standing out.
* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: She was trained in musical theatre, but she mainly played bit roles before playing [[Series/{{Arrow}} Felicity Smoak]] ([[AscendedExtra And even that was supposed to be one too]]).

* AscendedExtra: Her role on ''Arrow'' wasn't meant to be very large or developed --in the comics, Felicity is barely more than a footnote of a character-- but viewers reacted to her ''so'' positively that she was brought back with greater importance, becoming the third person to join Team Arrow, not to mention the [[ComicBook/GreenArrow lead character]]'s love interest ... effectively pushing aside [[ComicBook/BlackCanary his longtime romantic partner from the comics]] in the process.

'''Emily Bett Rickards''' (born July 24, 1991) is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] actress, perhaps best known for her role as Felicity Smoak across Creator/TheCW's Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}, currently a regular on ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

* CreatorBreakdown: She wasn't happy on how {{Wangst}}y her character was written/portrayed during ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' Season 3.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Her StarMakingRole is a character who is originally [[RavenHairIvorySkin raven-haired]] constantly [[DyeHard dyeing her hair blonde]]. When she's playing the character in flashback scenes, the naturally blonde Emily Bett dyes her hair jet-black.
* StarMakingRole: [[Series/{{Arrow}} Felicity Smoak]].

'''Emily Bett Rickards''' (born July 24, 1991) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for her role as Felicity Smoak across Creator/TheCW's Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}, currently a regular on ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

* StarMakingRole: Felicity Smoak.

* Franchise/{{Arrowverse}} (2012 -- present) as Felicity Smoak: