Emma Stone had a charming reaction when a reporter called the movie star by her actual name.
There are plenty of people in the glitzy and glamourous world of Hollywood who don't actually use their real names, and Stone is one of them.
Her movie credits are for a name that isn't actually hers, her awards are all for someone with a different name and pretty much the entire world knows her by a name that isn't her actual one.
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That's because when registering for the Screen Actor's Guild, you can't have the same name as another performer that's already registered.
Sadly for Stone, there was someone else with her name already signed up after having been a contestant on Australia's Next Top Model, so she had to pick Emma.
Stone's actually name is Emily Stone, so it's not a massive change but there is a world of difference between a name that's yours and one that isn't.
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She's said before that she'd like to be called Emily, but almost all of her credited work is under the name of Emma.
A 2006 appearance on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody did have her down as Emily Stone in the credits, but beyond that, it's Emmas everywhere else.
In a recent interview, she said she'd 'like to be Emily', saying that people who get to know her better come to call her by her actual first name: "When I get to know them, people that I work with do.
"It’s just because my name was taken. Then I freaked out a couple of years ago.
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"For some reason, I was like, 'I can’t do it anymore. Just call me Emily. I would like to be Emily."
She definitely wasn't joking about that, as at a recent appearance at the Cannes Film Festival her reaction when a reporter called her Emily was priceless.
Stone was at a press conference for the film Kinds of Kindness, another of her collaborations with The Favourite and Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos, when she was called Emily.
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Her response was to turn to Lanthimos and exclaim: "That's my name!"
So there you go, if you ever end up meeting Emily Stone then she might like it if you call her by her actual name.
10 celebs who have also changed their names
Jamie Foxx - Eric Marlon Bishop
The Django Unchained star chose his stage name after realising that because female comedians were so rare, they'd always get a slot in stand-up gigs.
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He said on David Letterman: "So I went to the list and wrote down unisex names. Stacy Green, Tracy Brown…Jamie Foxx!"
Drake - Aubrey Drake Graham
The singer was credited by his real name during his time on Degrassi; however, he began to use his middle name when he became a rapper.
Vin Diesel - Mark Sinclair
A former bouncer, he told Conan O'Brien that 'Vin' was a shortened version of his father's name, while 'Diesel' came from his friends, who described him as being full of energy.
Snoop Dogg - Calvin Broadus Jr.
The rapper was named after his stepfather, Calvin Broadus Sr; however, most of us know him better as Snoop Dogg - and Snoop Lion at one strange point.
Lady Gaga - Stefani Germanotta
The singer and actor's stage name came from the Queen song 'Radio Ga Ga', though she has previously said that it came from the nickname 'Ga Ga' given by her friends or her former producer and ex-boyfriend.
Tom Cruise - Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
According to PEOPLE, he began using his middle name at the suggestion of his agent.
Nicolas Cage - Nicolas Kim Coppola
The beloved actor is from a very famous family—the Coppolas, which also includes directors Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola. The name 'Cage' comes from the Marvel character Luke Cage.
Brad Pitt - William Bradley Pitt
The actor's real name is a homage to his father, William 'Bill' Pitt.
Calvin Harris - Adam Wiles
According to the DJ, the name 'Calvin Harris' sounded 'racially ambiguous': "My first single was more of a soul track, and I thought Calvin Harris sounded a bit more racially ambiguous.
"I thought people might not know if I was black or not. After that, I was stuck with it."
Aaron Paul - Aaron Paul Sturtevant
According to various reports, the Breaking Bad star legally changed his surname to his stage name in 2022, with his son also reportedly receiving a name change.
Topics: Celebrity, Emma Stone, TV and Film
Joe Harker