Trivia

Convinced a homeless man to pose as her father so she could get her navel pierced. It soon became infected and she had to confess to her parents. The story inspired an episode of Joan of Arcadia (2003).

Used hypnosis to get rid of her arachnophobia. She is no longer afraid of spiders.

Is best friends with her The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) co-star Alexis Bledel.

Is the second youngest actress to be nominated for an Emmy in the category of Lead Actress in a Series.

Mother, with husband David Cross, of a daughter Marlow Alice Cross (b. February 15, 2017).

On General Hospital (1963), Amber portrayed the adopted granddaughter of "Lila Quartermaine", portrayed by Anna Lee. In the 1950s (long before Amber's birth), Amber's father, Russ Tamblyn, was married to Lee's daughter Venetia Stevenson.

She is the goddaughter of actor Dean Stockwell. Stockwell and her father, Russ Tamblyn, appeared together in the film, The Boy with Green Hair (1948), and in the Quantum Leap (1989) episode, Thou Shalt Not... - February 2, 1974 (1989).

Amber suffers from arachnophobia. When a scene in General Hospital (1963) called for her character Emily to pick up her pet tarantula, Amber went to the writers and asked them if they could change the scene. She also suggested that the spider be killed off and Emily be given a rat, the sort of pet Amber herself had at home.

Has been in two movies that were remakes of Japanese movies: The Ring (2002) and The Grudge 2 (2006).

Appears in the Twin Peaks (1990) Special Edition DVD special features. She and her father Russ Tamblyn tell a story about his appearance at a "Twin Peaks" event at which Amber had the cast sign her shoes.

She has Scottish, English, along with Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and Cornish, ancestry. Her maternal grandfather was a Scottish immigrant.

Her dad, Russ Tamblyn, danced with her in a song-and-dance sketch, during his one-shot guest appearance on General Hospital (1963).

Family friends include Dennis Hopper, David Lynch and Neil Young.

Completing her first full length book of poetry, "Free Stallion," for Simon & Schuster, due in Aug 23rd (June 2005)

Traveled with poetry/slam tour "The Junkyard Ghost Revival" in 2008 with poets Anis Mojgani, Derrick Brown and Buddy Wakefield.

Release of her book, "Bang Ditto". (2009)

Granddaughter of Eddie Tamblyn.

Her favorite films are: The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978), Lost Highway (1997), A Pure Formality (1994), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Duel (1978), The City of Lost Children (1995), Amadeus (1984), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Princess Mononoke (1997), Brazil (1985), Citizen Kane (1941), and On the Waterfront (1954).

Fan of folk singer Ani DiFranco and Avril Lavigne.

Doing book signing for her poetry book "Free Stallion: Poems" in Orange County, Hollywood, Long Beach and Culver City with fellow poets Derrick Brown. (October 2006)

Niece of Larry Tamblyn

Starting her second poetry book for Simon & Shuster Inc. (September 2006)

Sister-in-law of Juli Cross and Wendy Cross.