Erica Leerhsen


Actor

About

Birth Place
Bronx, New York, USA
Born
February 14, 1976

Biography

Erica Leerhsen is regarded as a leading scream queen, a reputation that began with her first film, the horror sequel "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2." Although the movie was much maligned, it also proved to be successful, leading to a guest spot on "The Sopranos" and a recurring role on another crime drama, "The Guardian." Woody Allen cast her in two of his comedies, "Hollywood Ending" a...

Biography

Erica Leerhsen is regarded as a leading scream queen, a reputation that began with her first film, the horror sequel "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2." Although the movie was much maligned, it also proved to be successful, leading to a guest spot on "The Sopranos" and a recurring role on another crime drama, "The Guardian." Woody Allen cast her in two of his comedies, "Hollywood Ending" and "Anything Else," but she apparently couldn't stay away from horror for long, and starred in the 2003 remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" with Jessica Biel. Other creepy outings in Leerhsen's resume include "Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" and "Lonely Joe."

Life Events

2000

Feature film debut in "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2"

2001

Made guest appearance as a lesbian tennis instructor on the HBO series "The Sopranos"

2001

Had regular role on the CBS drama series "The Guardian"

2002

Appeared in the Woody Allen-directed "Hollywood Ending"

Family

Charles Leerhsen
Father
Magazine editor. Was executive editor of <i>Us Weekly</i>.

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