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name: "Pepita Emmerichs"
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born: "1 January 1950"
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# Pepita Emmerichs

Actor. Born 1 January 1950 in Melbourne.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, Melbourne

## Biography

Pepita Emmerichs is an Australian actress and musician. She appeared as Claire, the older sister of the protagonist, in Spike Jonze's 2009 film *Where the Wild Things Are*.

Emmerichs was born and raised in Melbourne. She attended the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School and later co-founded the indie folk-pop duo Oh Pep! with Olivia Hally. Her other acting credits include a guest role as Ally Shaw in the television series *Blue Heelers* (2005), an appearance in *The Elephant Princess* (2008), and the short film *Stony Point* (2010).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Claire — [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md)

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