Erica Shaffer
Biography
Erica Shaffer is an American actress born in San Diego who has built a career across independent film, television, voice work, theater. Her film work includes West Coast, The Fall, Catalina Trust, Three on a Match, The Socratic Method, A Family Affair, and The Truth is Always Complicated. On television she has appeared in guest and recurring parts on programs such as Days of Our Lives, CSI Miami, Las Vegas, The King of Queens, The Young and the Restless, Charmed, Veronica's Closet, and Pensacola: Wings of Gold. She has hosted Vacation Challenge and Cafe Sound, appeared in more than 200 commercials, and hosted the web series Personal Injury Network. As a voice actor she has voiced heroines and villains in anime including I My Me! Strawberry Eggs, Amazing Nurse Nanako, Nazca, and Paranoia Agent, and has done radio and documentary voiceover work. Her stage roles include Ruth in Harvey at the Laguna Playhouse and Portia in The Merchant of Venice.
56years old
Turns 57 on March 6in 116 days
- Born San Diego
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 9 years2010 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019A Daughter's DeceptionIMDb rating 5.5
- 2012Matchmaker SantaIMDb rating 6.6
- 2011DetentionIMDb rating 5.6
- 2010Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of EvilIMDb rating 4.1
- 2010The TruthIMDb rating 4.7
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Beyond film
In anime dubs for Pioneer LDC, Shaffer played both main heroes and villains, with roles in Nazca, I My Me! Strawberry Eggs, Paranoia Agent, and Amazing Nurse Nanako.
Beyond film
Shaffer's theater career included roles at the Laguna Playhouse, where she played "Ruth" in Harvey, a production that starred Charles Durning.
Beyond film
Shaffer has been the host of shows including Cafe Sound on Access Entertainment Network and Vacation Challenge on the Travel Channel.
Beyond film
Shaffer has also performed voiceovers for radio commercials. She has done voiceover work for documentaries on The Learning Channel and The History Channel.
A change of course
Shaffer works as a private speech and acting coach, and she has her own practice located on the west side of Los Angeles.
Erica Shaffer movies on Netflix
A Daughter's Deceptionas Clarissa
Matchmaker Santaas Ruth Hogan
Detentionas Sloan Foster
Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evilas Elma Coogan
The Truthas Gabriel's Mother
Worked with
Erica Shaffer made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Lin Shaye1 film together, 2012
Lin Shaye's page Matchmaker Santa2012IMDb rating 6.6Shaffer as Ruth HoganShaye as Debbie
Lacey Chabert1 film together, 2012
Lacey Chabert's page Matchmaker Santa2012IMDb rating 6.6Shaffer as Ruth HoganChabert as Melanie
John Heard1 film together, 2010
John Heard's page The Truth2010IMDb rating 4.7Shaffer as Gabriel's MotherHeard as Jonathan Davenport
John Ratzenberger1 film together, 2012
John Ratzenberger's page Matchmaker Santa2012IMDb rating 6.6Shaffer as Ruth HoganRatzenberger as George
Josh Hutcherson1 film together, 2011
Josh Hutcherson's page Detention2011IMDb rating 5.6Shaffer as Sloan FosterHutcherson as Clapton Davis
Daniel Baldwin1 film together, 2010
Daniel Baldwin's page The Truth2010IMDb rating 4.7Shaffer as Gabriel's MotherBaldwin as Gabriel's Father
Joseph KahnDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Joseph Kahn Detention2011IMDb rating 5.6Shaffer as Sloan Foster
David S. Cass Sr.Director, 1 film, 2012
All films by David S. Cass Sr. Matchmaker Santa2012IMDb rating 6.6Shaffer as Ruth Hogan
David DeCoteauDirector, 1 film, 2010
All films by David DeCoteau Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil2010IMDb rating 4.1Shaffer as Elma Coogan
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
