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My Take
Emily Procter spent the better part of a decade as Calleigh Duquesne on CSI: Miami, and she made the ballistics expert with the Southern drawl into one of the show's most grounded presences amid all the sunglasses-removal melodrama. Before that, I loved her sharp, principled Ainsley Hayes on The West Wing, where she held her own opposite Aaron Sorkin's machine-gun dialogue as the lone conservative in a room of liberals. That role proved she could do real wit. There's a warmth and steadiness to her work that made her perfect for procedural TV, where reliability across a hundred episodes is its own kind of skill.
Overview
Emily Procter (born October 8, 1968) is an American actress from Raleigh, North Carolina. A graduate of East Carolina University, she is best known for playing ballistics expert Calleigh Duquesne on the long-running CBS series CSI: Miami. She also had a memorable recurring role as Republican pollster Ainsley Hayes on The West Wing, and has appeared in films and other television series throughout her career.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Emily Procter
- Name (Japanese)
- エミリー・プロクター
- Reading
- えみりー・ぷろくたー
- Born
- October 8, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
- Origin
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Occupation
- Television Actor / Film Actor / Actor
2. Background
- University
- East Carolina University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Emily Procter born?
Born October 8, 1968 (age 57).
Where is Emily Procter from?
Emily Procter is from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
What does Emily Procter do?
Emily Procter works as Television Actor, Film Actor, Actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.