Emily Mallory Procter (October 8, 1968 in Raleigh, North Carolina) also credited as Emily Proctor is an American actress.
Emily Procter was born and raised in Raleigh. She was two years old when her parents William (a general practitioner) and Barbara divorced. Emily is a graduate of Ravenscroft School in Raleigh. After she received her degrees in journalism and dance at East Carolina University, she was employed as a television meteorologist at WNCT-TV in Greenville, North Carolina.
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.
She also had a recurring guest role as Associate White House Counsel Ainsley Hayes on NBC's The West Wing.
Procter has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program.
Emily landed her breakthrough with the role of Calleigh Duquesne in the television series CSI: Miami, which has been running on American television since 2002.