Overview
- On Wednesday's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Stone said she went by Riley Stone for about six months when she was 16.
- She explained that Screen Actors Guild rules prevented her from using Emily Stone because the name was already registered.
- A guest spot on Malcolm in the Middle convinced her the name did not fit, as she found herself not responding when colleagues called out “Riley.”
- She then chose Emma because it was close to her birth name, Emily, a decision she has previously linked in part to her admiration for Emma Bunton.
- TODAY noted that IMDb lists a 2005 Medium credit under “Riley Stone,” and recent interviews show she remains comfortable being addressed as Emily, highlighted by a viral Cannes moment.