Erica Leerhsen
Biography
Erica Leerhsen is an American actress who was born in New York City and grew up in Ossining, New York. She studied acting at Boston University, where she performed in stage productions, and graduated in 1998. Her film debut came in the short Junior Creative (2000), and she first gained recognition for a leading part in Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000), which earned her a Fangoria Chainsaw Award nomination. She went on to a recurring role on The Guardian and to star in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). She has appeared in many more horror films, among them Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007), Living Hell (2008) and The Butterfly Room (2012), and is regarded as a scream queen. She also worked repeatedly with Woody Allen, in Hollywood Ending (2002), Anything Else (2003) and Magic in the Moonlight (2014), and in his play A Second-Hand Memory (2004).
50years old
Turns 51 on February 14in 125 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Erica Lei Leerhsen
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 14 years2000 to 2014
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A role that slipped away
Leerhsen auditioned for a part in Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 that went to Kim Director, but she was cast in another role in the film instead.
Big break
Leerhsen appeared with Jessica Biel in the 2003 horror remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, playing one of the doomed teens. In her audition, she screamed so loud that police were called by people on other floors, who reported a woman under attack.
A role that slipped away
That year Leerhsen was meant to portray Allison Carter in the horror film Shutter opposite Joshua Jackson, but in the end she is not in the final production.
Big break
Woody Allen cast Leerhsen four times, and said that every time he cast her she came through without fail, showing up, asking no questions, and doing the character effectively.
Erica Leerhsen movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Erica Leerhsen shares two films with Jasmine Jessica Anthony, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Patton Oswalt's page
All films by Woody Allen
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