Procter was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was two years old when her parents William (a general practitioner) and Barbara divorced. She is a graduate of Ravenscroft School in Raleigh. While at East Carolina University she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. After she received her degrees in journalism and dance at East Carolina, she was employed as a television weather anchor at WNCT-TV in Greenville, North Carolina.
Career
Emily Procter made her way into the stormy world of acting by forecasting the weather. While a Journalism and Dance major at East Carolina University, she landed a job as a weather anchor for a local CBS affiliate. One thing led to another, and soon she was headed west, travelling the well-travelled route to Los Angeles.
And after the move to Los Angeles, her father provided the costs for acting school for two years. Before even graduating, she had already landed a number of small roles in films such as Jerry Maguire (1996) and Breast Men (1997), where she appeared along with David Schwimmer and Chris Cooper. During the 1995–96 season (season 3) of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, she portrayed Lana Lang the first blond actress to ever do so. Procter made her film debut with a small role in Leaving Las Vegas in 1995, She also briefly appeared in the 1997 TV movie The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! as Mavis.
She also had a recurring guest role as Associate White House Counsel Ainsley 
Hayes on NBC's The West Wing. She also portrayed a brief love interest for Joey (Matt LeBlanc) in Friends.
A good friend of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" actress Jorja Fox, who persuaded her to try for the role of Calleigh Duquesne in CSI: Miami, which has been running on American television since 2002.[1]
She participated in 2007's LiveEarth by reading (along with several other actresses) an essay written by Michelle Gardner-Quinn while Gardner-Quinn was a student at the University of Vermont.[2]
Private life
Procter prefers to keep her private life private. Procter often enjoys taking holidays with her brother, a professional chef.
Procter jogs for two hours a day, five days a week, and has taken part in various triathlons and marathons. Procter is very interested in interior decoration and antiques, putting this to practical use in the 1921 Spanish-style home that she owns in Los Angeles. During the 200
7 writers strike, she designed a home for a friend in Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. In People Magazine's Country Special of March 2009, it was revealed as she decorated Kenny Chesney's home in Malibu. An avid poker player, she learned to play the game as a child when her father would play a game called 'penny poker' with her, and has participated in at least one celebrity poker tournament. Procter also has a 1980's cover band.
Procter has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program, and helps out at homeless shelters.
Emily has a boyfriend as said on Chelsea Lately.
Emily Procter Fast Facts:- Was a contestant on Celebrity Poker Showdown.
- An avid runner, she has participated in the Malibu and Hermosa triathlons and served as ambassador for the Nike 26.2 Marathon benefitting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
- Proud owner of a 20-pound long-haired cat named Kevin, a stray she saved from an abandoned home.
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