Emily Sim
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Emily Christine Sim |
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| Relationships: | daughter of Dana Scully, half-sister of William Scully and Baby Scully-Mulder. Grand-daughter of Maggie Scully, niece of Bill Scully, Jr. and Charles Scully |
| Fandom: | The X-Files |
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Emily Sim is the biological daughter of Dana Scully on the X-Files. She is portrayed by Lauren Diewold.
The three episodes of X-Files' season 5 she appears in are refered to a the Emily-arc in Philedom:
- 5X05 Christmas Carol
- 5X07 Emily
- 5X17 All Souls
Some canon
Not much is known of the life of the three year old Emily. She was adopted by the Sims after her birth and lived in San Diego. She suffered from severe anemia. When her adoptive mother, Mrs. Roberta Sim, dies, Scully investigates, noting the striking resemblance between her deceased sister Melissa and Emily. Investigations initially reveal that the DNA of Melissa and Emily match, where another test shows later that Dana Scully is indeed the mother of Emily Sim. Scully then decides to adopt the girl, which is declined by the court and Emily eventually dies from complications of her illness.
Emily in fanworks
Emily is a popular character in fanworks, especially fan fiction. One of the most popular genre that feature Emily are AUs, ScullyAngst and mytharc stories.
Notable Fanfiction
- Resurgam by Ophelia deals with Scully's grief
- the Dance Without Sleeping series by Lydia Bower contains some Emily-angst
- A Moment in the Sun by prufrock's love feature Emily and William Scully as teenagers
Archives
- The Nursery Files
- 3265 works listed for the term Emily on Liminal
- works tagged Emily Sim on AO3
- works tagged Dana Scully/Emily Sim on AO3
Fan Art
Fanvids
- X-Files: Emily Sim Memorial by marcellajulie
- X-FILES * Emily * AU STORY * Mulder/Scully/Emily by Jen Andrews
- X-Files - Christmas Carol & Emily Episology - Pearls by Eyes and Ears
- X-Files- A Long Way // (William, Emily, Scully, Mulder) by snakey973
- X-Files - William/Emily by DanasFairytales
- Xfiles - In The Arms Of An Angel by larkrise38 (song by Sarah McLachlan)
Meta
- X-Files Theory - The Truth About Emily by Apparitions
- For Emily, Wherever We May Find Her, an essay by Fialka