Emelia Hartford is a multifaceted and talented SAG-AFTRA Actress, alumna of iO West Improv, and record-breaking performance car builder, driver, and content creator. She has made a name for herself in the automotive industry as a leading personality and a force to be reckoned with.
Currently, she can be seen in theaters in Sony's biographical sports drama Gran Turismo (2023) as 'Leah Vega' opposite Orlando Bloom, David Harbour, and Archie Madekwe. The film tells the true story of a teenage Gran Turismo video game player who becomes a professional race car driver and opened at number one at the box office on August 25, 2023.
Her other recent credits include HBO Max's A Hollywood Christmas (2022),the Netflix romantic comedy That's Amor (2022),and the Netflix holiday romantic comedy A California Christmas: City Lights (2021). She has also appeared in From Mexico with Love (2009) and Nightfall (2009).
Hartford's on-screen hosting appearances include Discovery's "Young Guns" special episode of SEMA: Battle of the Builders (2019),Netflix's Fastest Car (2018),and Chevrolet's highly anticipated Next Generation Corvette Z06 National commercial and documentary 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: Putting the World on Notice (2021),alongside NBA star Devin Booker. It was recently announced that she will be a featured host of Super Turbo Story Time (2023) alongside actor/comedian Rob Corddry, an all-new adult animated series telling larger than life, untold and (mostly) true stories from the automotive world, from MotorTrend Group, a Warner Bros. Discovery company.
Hartford co-hosts a weekly podcast "Car Stories" with actor Sung Kang ("Fast & Furious" franchise). The podcast takes listeners into the wild and eccentric world of car people, the gearheads and fanatics who live and breathe car culture and uncover what this obsession tells us about ourselves.
As a leading personality in the automotive industry, Hartford has challenged societal norms as a leading woman in the very man-dominated industry. She has amassed well over 4 million followers across her platforms in the last four years and has generated over 250 million views on her YouTube Channel, where she builds and races a broad genre of cars.
Emelia grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, and resides in Los Angeles.
