Happy birthday, Emma Roberts! 30 photos for her 30th birthday
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![Happy birthday, Emma Roberts! The actress and new mom turns 30 on Feb. 10, 2021. To celebrate her big day, we ' ve rounded up 30 photos of her life and career through the years, including this shot from the Met Gala on May 6, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/05/07/USAT/eae604da-b358-4010-a0a6-78abea32a41d-GTY_1147426898.jpg?width=439&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Happy birthday, Emma Roberts! The actress and new mom turns 30 on Feb. 10, 2021. To celebrate her big day, we've rounded up 30 photos of her life and career through the years, including this shot from the Met Gala on May 6, 2019.
THEO WARGO, WireImage![She stars in the 2020 rom-com " Holidate " as Sloane, who ' s sick of being single on Christmas.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/10/26/USAT/1176c3b4-f9aa-4193-aec9-22b559c1a6ee-Holidate_Unit_02304_R.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
She stars in the 2020 rom-com "Holidate" as Sloane, who's sick of being single on Christmas.
Steve Dietl/Netflix![Roberts opts for a Alexandre Vauthieat black gown the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/b1582580-6f03-4eb6-b6ff-f73645ea45de-LL_Birthday_Emma_Roberts_021021.jpg?width=460&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Roberts opts for a Alexandre Vauthieat black gown the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020.
Evan Agostini, Evan Agostini/Invision/AP![Roberts and Justin Hartley star as members of the hunted who weapon up in a clearing in the 2020 thriller " The Hunt.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/03/10/USAT/1296b5aa-41e2-42b2-a27d-d922609ac800-2520_D015_00121R.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Roberts and Justin Hartley star as members of the hunted who weapon up in a clearing in the 2020 thriller "The Hunt.
PATTI PERRET/UNIVERSAL PICTURES![Uma (Emma Roberts) is one of many daughters from wealthy families sent to an isolated island facility to be transformed into their best selves in the 2019 sci-fi thriller " Paradise Hills.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/10/23/USAT/e9143a12-0164-4057-9448-904a800570ec-Paradise_Hills.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Uma (Emma Roberts) is one of many daughters from wealthy families sent to an isolated island facility to be transformed into their best selves in the 2019 sci-fi thriller "Paradise Hills.
MANOLO PAVON![She poses in a sequinned The Attico ensemble at The Fashion Awards 2019 on Dec. 2, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/8df299f4-2858-43a0-b9ad-c356beb702aa-GTY_1191499572.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Sheposes in a sequinned The Attico ensemble at The Fashion Awards 2019 on Dec. 2, 2019.
Neil Mockford, FilmMagic![Roberts and Dree Hemingway attend Vertical Entertainment ' s " In A Relationship " premiere on Oct. 30, 2018.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/20a6daef-64e0-4369-a03a-a5d9ce67d941-GTY_1055647368.jpg?width=468&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Roberts and Dree Hemingway attend Vertical Entertainment's "In A Relationship" premiere on Oct. 30, 2018.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin, FilmMagic![Who can forget her memorable bang look? Here she poses on the red carpet at the 23rd annual Critics ' Choice Awards on Jan. 11, 2018.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/86a932e6-f9e2-407b-abba-ac5f34086267-AFP_AFP_WC962.jpg?width=432&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Who can forget her memorable bang look? Here she poses on the red carpet at the 23rd annual Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 11, 2018.
JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX, AFP/Getty Images![She ' s brunette! Roberts poses with her then-boyfriend, " American Horror Story " co-star Evan Peters, at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival After Party on April 27, 2017.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/8a3dfd0e-2768-4f80-8be1-6491997948d3-GTY_674250222.jpg?width=514&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
She's brunette! Roberts poses with her then-boyfriend, "American Horror Story" co-star Evan Peters, at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival After Party on April 27, 2017.
Ilya S. Savenok, Getty Images For 2017 Tribeca Fi![Actress and fashion icon? Roberts attends the Coach 1941 Women ' s Spring 2017 show with Chloe Grace Moretz and Millie Bobby Brown on Sept. 13, 2016.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/150d638c-61d4-469b-9dd6-db5fbdeb67ff-GTY_604590188.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Actress and fashion icon? Roberts attends the Coach 1941 Women's Spring 2017 show with Chloe Grace Moretz and Millie Bobby Brown on Sept. 13, 2016.
Chance Yeh, Getty Images For Coach![She wears a Yanina Couture gown at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 28, 2016.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/5c725d29-2048-447a-9fce-8a2b643607a4-AFP_549525066.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
She wears a Yanina Couture gown at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 28, 2016.
ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ, AFP/Getty ImagesShe stars in 2016's "Nerve," an action film about a popular but dangerous online reality game.
Niko Tavernise, Niko Tavernise![The actress poses with her " Nerve " co-star Dave Franco at the film ' s premiere on July 12, 2016.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/4ce8de4d-b1af-43ad-bda7-585611b098f3-AP_NY_Premiere_of__Nerve_.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The actress poses with her "Nerve" co-star Dave Franco at the film's premiere on July 12, 2016.
Charles Sykes, Charles Sykes/Invision/APRoberts is famed for playing the glamorous and stone-cold diva Chanel Oberlin on the show "Scream Queens," which premiered in September 2015.
Steve Dietl, FOX![She appears with guest stars Ariana Grande, Abigail Breslin and Billie Lourd on the show.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/5d49aad9-fb82-4b39-b3fa-b6e2c96737f7-XXX_ScreamQueens_Pilot101-Collage_0024_f_hires2_hires2.jpg?width=660&height=457&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
She appears with guest stars Ariana Grande, Abigail Breslin and Billie Lourd on the show.
Steve Dietl, Steve Dietl/FOXRoberts also stars in "American Horror Story," Ryan Murphy's FX anthology horror series. Here she is as Maggie Esmerelda in the show's fourth season, "Freak Show," in 2015.
Frank Ockenfels, FX![Roberts plays a cunning witch alongside Jamie Brewer, Taissa Farmiga and Gabourney Sidibe in Season 3 of " American Horror Story: Coven " in 2014.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/6075cfb9-c92e-4ad2-81c4-f6dc9e990178-XXX_ahs-coven-3191-.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Roberts plays a cunning witch alongside Jamie Brewer, Taissa Farmiga and Gabourney Sidibe in Season 3 of "American Horror Story: Coven" in 2014.
Michele K. Short, FX![She ' s all smiles with her " American Horror Story " co-star Sarah Paulson at the show ' s premiere on Oct. 5, 2014.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/53a8ec92-4929-4cba-9ba2-1ef7524c4902-GTY_456719290.jpg?width=485&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
She's all smiles with her "American Horror Story" co-star Sarah Paulson at the show's premiere on Oct. 5, 2014.
Gregg DeGuire, WireImage![Here she is with another " American Horror Story " co-star, Jyoti Amge, at the after party for the show ' s premiere screening that same night.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/6bdba5af-0992-4fcf-834e-88ca5b9b6e2a-GTY_456725480.jpg?width=537&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Here she is with another "American Horror Story" co-star, Jyoti Amge, at the after party for the show's premiere screening that same night.
Kevin Winter, Getty Images![Roberts stars in 2013 ' s " We ' re The Millers, " a comedy about a drug dealer who creates a fake family as part of his plan to transfer a large shipment of weed from Mexico.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/818cdd33-5ab1-4f90-9474-2363767fa11c-WERE-MILLERS-MOV-jy-1237.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Roberts stars in 2013's "We're The Millers," a comedy about a drug dealer who creates a fake family as part of his plan to transfer a large shipment of weed from Mexico.
Michael Tackett, Warner Bros. PicturesShe rebels against adulthood and begins dating her soccer coach in the 2013 drama "Palo Alto.
NONE, Tribeca Film![Roberts appears in the 2011 horror movie " Scream 4.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/9e2abd6b-491e-40d2-8d5b-4623de70d752-XXX_SCREAM_4_MOV_23565.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Roberts appears in the 2011 horror movie "Scream 4.
Gemma La Mana, Dimension Films![Roberts and Freddie Highmore star together in " The Art of Getting By " in 2011.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/f755ab67-4571-4f41-b455-3dc75c766c0c-XXX_ART_GETTING_BY_MOV_03401.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Roberts and Freddie Highmore star together in "The Art of Getting By" in 2011.
Raymond Haddad, 20th Century FoxHollywood talent runs in her blood! Roberts waves to the cameras with her aunt, actress Julia Roberts, at the "Valentine's Day" Los Angeles premiere on Feb. 8, 2010.
GABRIEL BOUYS, AFP/Getty Images![She stars in " Valentine ' s Day " as Grace with Carter Jenkins , who plays Alex.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/cc3c5caa-192c-4467-82e5-7035c432796e-XXX_VALENTINES_DAY_MOV.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
She stars in "Valentine's Day"as Grace with Carter Jenkins,who plays Alex.
Ron Batzdorff, Warner Bros. Pictures![Furry friends! In the 2009 family movie " Hotel for Dogs, " Roberts plays Andi, a girl who transforms an abandoned motel into a pooch paradise with the help of her brother, Bruce (Jake T. Austin).](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/fe8ab2ed-9fb8-41fc-b4ed-a37f9c330490-d04_v2_dogs_mov_16.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Furry friends! In the 2009 family movie "Hotel for Dogs," Roberts plays Andi, a girl who transforms an abandoned motel into a pooch paradise with the help of her brother, Bruce (Jake T. Austin).
Jaimie Trueblood, DreamWorks![Aside from playing Chanel Oberlin, Roberts is famed for playing another spoiled diva: Poppy, in the 2008 comedy " Wild Child.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/9607c458-4dfe-4663-aa74-5e9601fb59b2-XXX_ZX67249_d_wild_child_mov-ZX6.jpg?width=660&height=439&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Aside from playing Chanel Oberlin, Roberts is famed for playing another spoiled diva: Poppy, in the 2008 comedy "Wild Child.
Bill Kaye, Universal PicturesRoberts and Rory Culkin star together in 2008's "Lymelife.
Screen Media Films![Need a clue? Roberts plays the popular sleuth Nancy Drew in the 2007 film, " Nancy Drew.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/e64dca5a-6657-46c1-b553-658f4791fdc3-XXX_ZX59254_d_nancy_drew_mov-ZX5.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Need a clue? Roberts plays the popular sleuth Nancy Drew in the 2007 film, "Nancy Drew.
Melinda Sue Gordon, Warner Bros.![In 2006 ' s " Aquamarine, " Roberts ' new friend (Sara Paxton) is different from most girls. In fact, she ' s a mermaid!](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/02/10/USAT/eaf521f7-efdf-45e6-99b3-fec02992fb70-XXX_ZX44871_d_aquamarine_mov_24-.jpg?width=660&height=505&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
In 2006's "Aquamarine," Roberts' new friend (Sara Paxton) is different from most girls. In fact, she's a mermaid!
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