Emily Lloyd-Pack (born 29
September 1970), known as Emily Lloyd, is an English actress. At
the age of 16, she starred in her debut and breakthrough role in the 1987 film Wish You Were Here,
for which she received critical acclaim and Best Actress awards from the National Society of Film
Critics and the Evening
Standard British Film Awards. She subsequently relocated to
Manhattan at 17, received numerous film offers, and starred in the 1989
films Cookie and In Country. Lloyd's mental health began to suffer in her
late teens, and she missed out on several prominent roles due to a combination
of factors. She turned down the lead role in the 1990 film Pretty Woman as she had already agreed to star
in Mermaids, from which
she was later recast. She was fired from the 1992 film Husbands and Wives as
her deteriorating health affected her ability to work, and was also replaced in
the 1995 film Tank Girl. In 1997, a
journalist said Lloyd was "in danger of becoming better known for the
parts she has lost than those she has played".Though she continued to act
in films during this time, she was mostly relegated to supporting roles. Lloyd's
mental health continued to deteriorate in later years. While she played the
lead role in the 2002 independent film The Honeytrap to critical acclaim, and also performed
in theatrical productions, she had difficulty finding work and was diagnosed
with several mental health conditions. By 2013, Lloyd's health had stabilised.
That same year she published an autobiography, Wish I Was There.