Emily O’Hara Ratajkowski first appeared in minor roles in romantic-comedy short ‘Andrew’s Alteration’ (2004) and ‘A Year and a Day’ (2005).
In 2009, Ratajkowski essayed the role of ‘Tasha’ in the Nickelodeon series ‘iCarly.’ After appearing in two music videos, Taio Cruz’s ‘Fast Car,’ and Maroon 5’s ‘Love Somebody,’ a magazine cover-photo led to Robin Thicke’s music video ‘Blurred Lines’ (2013), resulting in controversies.
Subsequently, Ratajkowski was cast in the role of ‘manipulative mistress’ in the psychological-thriller ‘Gone Girl’ (2014). She portrayed the fictionalized version of herself in the comedy film ‘Entourage’ (2015) and also played ‘Agent Day’ in the comedy miniseries ‘The Spoils Before Dying’ (2015).
Ratajkowski’s first lead role was as ‘Sophie’ in the 2015 musical drama ‘We Are Your Friends.’ Next, she appeared in an episode of the comedy-drama anthology series ‘Easy’ (2016). In 2018, she starred in the romantic-comedy ‘Cruise,’ the thriller ‘In Darkness,’ the comedy ‘I Feel Pretty,’ the drama-thriller ‘Welcome Home,’ and the documentary-film ‘American Meme.’ In 2019, she appeared in the crime-drama ‘Lying and Stealing’ (2019).
