Why Emma Stone Wants to Drop Her Stage Name

E! Online— Emma Stone would love a new name in the city of stars. The Poor Things actress, whose real name is Emily Jean Stone, recently explained that despite having to take the name "Emma" when she first

FOX News—Emma Stone wants to be called by her real name: 'I can't do it anymore'. Emma Stone is over it.  When the Oscar winner first became an actress and had to choose an official SAG-AFTRA (actor’s union) name, Emily Stone wasn't available, so she went with Emma, a name she liked growing up.  "It’s just because my name was taken [by another actress in SAG]," she told The Hollywood Reporter in a recent story.  Years later, she revealed, she began to miss that identity.  EMMA STONE SAYS ANXIETY IS A ‘VERY SELFISH CONDITION' "I freaked out a couple of years ago. For some...

The Independent—Why we should start calling Emma Stone by her real name. The actor has expressed a preference for ‘Emily’ rather than the acting moniker she was forced to adopt early in her career. Helen Coffey looks at why names are so important – and how they can fundamentally shape our identity

Los Angeles Times—Emma Stone would like to be called by her real name, if you don't mind. If you thought Emma Stone was Emma Stone's real name, you are sorely mistaken. The two-time Oscar winner shared this week that she would like to be called by her given name — Emily Stone — despite her many years in show business using that other moniker. In a joint interview with "The Curse" co-star Nathan Fielder, Fielder said that he would be using the "La La Land" and "Poor Things" actor's actual name during the interview — in line with her close friends and collaborators. "Before we...