 Embery studied zoology and telecommunications at San Diego State University before earning a bachelor of arts degree in communication at Eastern Illinois University.She lives with her husband Duane Pillsbury on Pillsbury Ranch, a ranch in Lakeside, California, home to show horses, wildlife ambassadors, native wildlife, and personal pets.Embery appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "Good Morning America", "CBS This Morning", "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee", "Entertainment Tonight", "ALF", "The Phil Donahue Show", "Newhart", "Hollywood Squares", "Win, Lose or Draw", "The Larry Sanders Show", "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Xuxa", "Leeza", "Kidsongs" and "PM Magazine".