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Erica Leerhsen

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Erica Leerhsen was born February 14, 1976 in New York City, New York, where she was raised along with her two sisters, Nora and Debbie, by their father Charles Leerhsen, a long time editor of celebrity publication US Magazine (which became US Weekly in March 2000). She attended St. Augustine's School... See full bio »

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Erica Lei Leerhsen
in New York City, New York, USA
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2014 Mischief Night (filming)
Kim
 
2012/I Phobia (post-production)
Dr. Lesley Parker
 
2012 Person of Interest (TV series)
Amy
– Critical (2012) … Amy
 
2012/I The Message
Anna
 
2012 The Butterfly Room
Claudia
 
2011 The Good Wife (TV series)
Dana Briglio
– Getting Off (2011) … Dana Briglio
 
2010 First Dates (video)
Clara
 
2009 Lonely Joe
Michele Connelly
 
2008 Living Hell (TV movie)
Carrie Freeborn
 
2007 Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (video)
Nina Papas
 
2007 The Warrior Class (video)
Annie Sullivan
 
2006 CSI: Miami (TV series)
Brenda Sanders
– The Score (2006) … Brenda Sanders
 
2005 Ghost Whisperer (TV series)
Hope Paulson
– Hope and Mercy (2005) … Hope Paulson
 
2005 Mozart and the Whale
Bronwin
 
2005 Little Athens
Heather
 
2003 Alias (TV series)
Kaya
– Conscious (2003) … Kaya
 
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Pepper
 
2003 Anything Else
Connie
 
2002 Hollywood Ending
Actress
 
2001-2002 The Guardian (TV series)
Amanda Bowles
– Privilege (2002) … Amanda Bowles
– Causality (2002) … Amanda Bowles
– Home (2001) … Amanda Bowles
– Loyalties (2001) … Amanda Bowles
– The Funnies (2001) … Amanda Bowles
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2001 The Sopranos (TV series)
Birgit Olafsdottir
– Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood (2001) … Birgit Olafsdottir
 
2000 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Erica Geerson
 
2000 Junior Creative (short)
Sarah
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2007 More Blood, More Guts: The Making of 'Wrong Turn 2' (video documentary short)
Herself / Nina Papas
 
2004 Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (video documentary)
Herself / Pepper Harrington
 

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Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 -- To cash in on all of the "real world" hype of the events in the first film, a man from Burkitsville, Maryland opens a "Blair Witch Hunt" tour, which shows patrons various locations from the original film. A bunch of college students decide to take the tour. Living Hell -- A mild-mannered teacher and a hazmat specialist have to figure out how to stop an unstoppable creature who feeds on light and energy, and moves with exponential speed, before it destroys everything in it's path. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre -- A group of friends passing through are stalked and hunted down by a deformed killer with a chainsaw in order to sustain his poor family who can only afford to eat what they kill.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Played "Anna" in elementary school production of "The King and I."

Publicity Listings:

3 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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Personal Quote:

"It's weird because I always seem to be dead. I'm gonna have to change that because I wouldn't want to be typecast." Erica commenting on the fates of the characters she plays. See more »

Trivia:

During her screen test for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, her screams were so loud that people on other floors of the building called the police to report that a woman was being attacked. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius