Why Emma Stone Changed Name When She Joined the Screen Actors Guild _ Actor Awards 2026

While Emma Stone has been working in Hollywood for over 20 years, she recently revealed her real name—confirming she had to change it when registering for the Screen Actors Guild. “I actually adopted a stage name for six months,” the actress—who was nominated for an Actor Award for her role in ‘Bugonia’—recalled on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ in October 2025. “I was 16, and I decided I wanted to be Riley. For like, six months I was Riley Stone.” And so, Emma, who is Emily, became Riley—but she quickly realized that was a bit confusing. “I did a guest part on ‘Malcolm in the Middle’,” she recalled, nodding to her 2006 appearance on the Frankie Muniz sitcom. “And they kept going, ‘Riley, Riley!’ and I had no idea who they were talking to.
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