# Emmy Raver-Lampman
**Emmy Raver-Lampman** (born 1988) is an American actress and singer whose career bridges musical theater and television. She began on stage in Broadway and touring productions of *Hair*, *Jekyll & Hyde*, *Wicked*, and *Hamilton*, and is best known for playing Allison Hargreeves in the Netflix series *The Umbrella Academy* (2019–2024) and voicing Molly Tillerman in Apple TV+'s animated *[Central Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/central-park-tv-series)*.[1](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Emmy-Raver-Lampman/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8287501/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988, Norfolk, Virginia, USA[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/emmy_raver_lampman) |
| Breakthrough TV role | Allison Hargreeves in *The Umbrella Academy*, 2019–2024, 36 episodes[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8287501/) |
| Broadway credits | *Hair* (2011 revival), *Jekyll & Hyde*, *A Night with Janis Joplin*, and the original cast of *Hamilton*[4](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emmy-raver-lampman-490451) |
| *Hamilton* roles | Original Broadway ensemble and understudy for Eliza Hamilton, Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, and Angelica Schuyler; later starred as Angelica Schuyler on tour[4](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emmy-raver-lampman-490451) |
| Voice work | Molly Tillerman in *Central Park* (from 2020, replacing Kristen Bell); Poison Ivy and Kell in the Spotify podcast *Batman Unburied* (2022)[5](https://www.onstageblog.com/onscreenblog/2021/6/22/review-central-park-season-2-on-appletv) • [6](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-26/batman-unburied-spotify-poison-ivy-emmy-raver-lampman) |
| Notable films | *Dog*, *Blacklight*, and *Gatlopp* (all 2022); *The Beekeeper* (2024) as Agent Verona Parker[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/emmy_raver_lampman) |
| Partner | Actor and musician Daveed Diggs, her *Hamilton* castmate, since 2015[4](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emmy-raver-lampman-490451) |
## Early life and stage career
Raver-Lampman was born in [Norfolk, Virginia](https://www.edgepedia.org/norfolk-virginia), and attended the Governor's School for the Arts, a conservatory-style performing arts high school, before earning early acceptance to [Marymount Manhattan College](https://www.edgepedia.org/marymount-manhattan-college) in New York.[7](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-hamilton-emmy-raver-lampman-20170813-story.html) Her first professional theater job came in her sophomore year, in *Children of Eden* at the Astoria Performing Arts Center; the show's choreographer, Christine O'Grady, was also associate choreographer for the Broadway revival of *Hair*, and steered her to that production's tour audition. She left school during her junior year to tour for 16 months while taking classes remotely, and later returned to finish her [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) in theater.[7](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-hamilton-emmy-raver-lampman-20170813-story.html)
**Broadway credits.** The Internet Broadway Database lists her as a performer in the 2011 return engagement of *Hair*, the 2013 revival of *Jekyll & Hyde* (ensemble, understudying Lucy Harris), and *A Night with Janis Joplin* (2013–2014) as swing and understudy.[4](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emmy-raver-lampman-490451) She also served as standby for Elphaba in *Wicked*.[4](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emmy-raver-lampman-490451)
**Hamilton.** Raver-Lampman was in the original ensemble of *Hamilton* from its August 2015 Broadway opening, understudying all three Schuyler sister roles: Eliza Hamilton, Peggy Schuyler/[Maria Reynolds](https://www.edgepedia.org/maria-reynolds), and Angelica Schuyler.[4](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emmy-raver-lampman-490451) In March 2017 she took over the starring role of Angelica Schuyler for the Chicago production and the national tour, playing the part through 2017 and into 2018.[4](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emmy-raver-lampman-490451) • [8](https://staging.textlocal.com/article/who-did-emmy-raver-lampman-play-in-hamilton) A 2017 Los Angeles Times profile traced her move from ensemble chorus work to a leading role in the show's West Coast run.[7](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-hamilton-emmy-raver-lampman-20170813-story.html)
## The Umbrella Academy
Raver-Lampman won the role of Allison Hargreeves with a self-tape audition sent in around 2017; after roughly four months of silence, she was called in to test and cast within days, while she was still performing *Hamilton* nightly at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.[9](https://www.blackfilm.com/read/exclusive-emmy-raver-lampman-talks-netflixs-the-umbrella-academy/) • [10](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a33473253/emmy-raver-lampman-the-umbrella-academy-hamilton-interview/) The Netflix series, based on the comic by [Gerard Way](https://www.edgepedia.org/gerard-way) and Gabriel Bá, premiered in 2019, and she played Allison, also known as Number Three, across all four seasons and 36 episodes through 2024.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8287501/) • [11](https://as.com/us/tikitakas/the-umbrella-academy-4-a-que-hora-se-estrena-la-ultima-temporada-y-cuantos-episodios-tiene-n/)
Allison's power is reality manipulation through the phrase "I heard a rumor," and her arc changes markedly across seasons: season 2 places her in 1960s Dallas during the Civil Rights Movement, where she works for equality without her powers, and season 3 follows her grief and rage after losing her daughter and husband.[12](https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a33501432/emmy-raver-lampman-umbrella-academy-season-2/) • [13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-78daaU-Dw) Showrunner Steve Blackman noted that Raver-Lampman, who came from the stage, was among the cast's strongest dancers.[14](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-umbrella-academy-showrunner-talks-season-3s-biggest-moments)
## Voice work and film
In 2020 Raver-Lampman took over the lead voice role of Molly Tillerman in Apple TV+'s animated musical *Central Park*, replacing [Kristen Bell](https://www.edgepedia.org/kristen-bell) after criticism of a white actress voicing a mixed-race character; she played the part through season 3 and also voiced Fista Puffs.[5](https://www.onstageblog.com/onscreenblog/2021/6/22/review-central-park-season-2-on-appletv) • [15](https://www.metacritic.com/person/emmy-raver-lampman/) In 2022 she voiced both Kell, a morgue attendant, and the villain [Poison Ivy](https://www.edgepedia.org/poison-ivy-character) in Spotify's scripted podcast *Batman Unburied*, recording her part in a single weekend while shooting *The Umbrella Academy* season 3 in Toronto; the show became the number one podcast on Spotify in the United States shortly after release.[6](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-26/batman-unburied-spotify-poison-ivy-emmy-raver-lampman)
Her film work includes *Blindspotting* (2018), *Untitled Horror Movie* (2021) as Alex, and three 2022 releases: *Dog* as Bella, *Blacklight* as Mira Jones, and *Gatlopp* as Sam.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8287501/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/emmy_raver_lampman) In 2024 she played FBI Agent Verona Parker opposite [Jason Statham](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-statham) in *The Beekeeper*, and she is set to reprise the role in *The Beekeeper 2* (2027).[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/emmy_raver_lampman) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8287501/) On television she has also appeared in *A Million Little Things* (2018), *Jane the Virgin* (2019), *Heels* (2023), and *Family Guy*.[15](https://www.metacritic.com/person/emmy-raver-lampman/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8287501/)
## Personal life
Raver-Lampman has been the partner of [Daveed Diggs](https://www.edgepedia.org/daveed-diggs), an original *Hamilton* cast member, since 2015; the two met in the show's original Broadway company.[4](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emmy-raver-lampman-490451) • [1](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Emmy-Raver-Lampman/)
## References
1. [Emmy Raver-Lampman, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Emmy-Raver-Lampman/)
2. [Emmy Raver-Lampman, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8287501/)
3. [Emmy Raver-Lampman Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/emmy_raver_lampman)
4. [Emmy Raver-Lampman, IBDB](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emmy-raver-lampman-490451)
5. [Review: Central Park Season 2, OnStage Blog](https://www.onstageblog.com/onscreenblog/2021/6/22/review-central-park-season-2-on-appletv)
6. ['Batman Unburied' star Emmy Raver-Lampman discusses that shocking character reveal, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-26/batman-unburied-spotify-poison-ivy-emmy-raver-lampman)
7. [From chorus girl to leading lady: Emmy Raver-Lampman, the Cinderella of 'Hamilton', Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-hamilton-emmy-raver-lampman-20170813-story.html)
8. [Who Did Emmy Raver-Lampman Play in Hamilton?](https://staging.textlocal.com/article/who-did-emmy-raver-lampman-play-in-hamilton)
9. [Exclusive: Emmy Raver-Lampman Talks Netflix's 'The Umbrella Academy', blackfilm.com](https://www.blackfilm.com/read/exclusive-emmy-raver-lampman-talks-netflixs-the-umbrella-academy/)
10. [Emmy Raver-Lampman on Umbrella Academy Season 2, Hamilton, and Allison's Powers, Harper's Bazaar](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a33473253/emmy-raver-lampman-the-umbrella-academy-hamilton-interview/)
11. [The Umbrella Academy 4: última temporada, AS](https://as.com/us/tikitakas/the-umbrella-academy-4-a-que-hora-se-estrena-la-ultima-temporada-y-cuantos-episodios-tiene-n/)
12. [Umbrella Academy's Emmy Raver-Lampman on Allison's Powers & the Sparrow Academy, ELLE](https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a33501432/emmy-raver-lampman-umbrella-academy-season-2/)
13. [Umbrella Academy: Unlocked, Netflix Geeked, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-78daaU-Dw)
14. ['The Umbrella Academy' Showrunner Talks Season 3's Biggest Moments, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-umbrella-academy-showrunner-talks-season-3s-biggest-moments)
15. [Emmy Raver-Lampman, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/emmy-raver-lampman/)
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