Erica Durance Biography
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Erica Durance
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| Erica Durance | |
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 Erica Durance, July 2009 |
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| Born | June 21, 1978 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse(s) | Wesley Parker (1996-1999) David Palffy (2005-present) |
Erica Durance (pronounced /dəˈræns/;1 born June 21, 1978) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Lois Lane on Smallville.
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Life and career
Durance was born in Calgary, Alberta and was raised in Three Hills, Alberta. After graduating from high school, Durance moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to pursue her interest in acting professionally. "I wanted to get my feet wet in a smaller area than Los Angeles when I gave it a try", Durance has said. She continued to study acting, starting out with background work, graduating to commercials, and then guest-starring roles, landing more substantial roles each time.
In 2004, she guest-starred on The Chris Isaak Show playing Ashley, a woman on a date with Chris. In Tru Calling, her character was a contender in a beauty pageant opposite Eliza Dushku's character. On the Sci-Fi Channel, she played an intergalactic librarian in Andromeda and a love interest for Teal'c in Stargate SG-1. She also played a sister to one of the leads in the Canadian show The Collector.
Durance was a frequent guest star for the fourth season (2004-05) of Smallville and joined the regular cast for the fifth season (2005-06), sixth season (2006-07), seventh season (2007-08), eighth season (2008-09), and ninth season(current), being, for the first time on the series, one of the main characters on many episodes.
Durance appeared on The Howard Stern Show in September 2004 after she had already filmed a number of her first episodes on Smallville. She has also starred in several films credited as Erica Parker.
She was listed as the highest new entrant and cover girl in FHM's May 2006 issue, including the World's 100 Sexiest Women at #38 and was listed by FHM at #20 in the World's 100 Sexiest Women in 2007 and #15 by FHM in the World's 100 Sexiest Women in 2008. She is currently placed at #14 on the 2009 list. In October 2007 she was the cover girl for Maxim.2
On October 9, 2006, she again appeared on The Howard Stern Show to promote the DVD release of The Butterfly Effect 2.
In 2009, Erica will star as Heather in Ecstasy, based on the #1 bestselling book by Irvine Welsh. She also starred in The Building.
On August 26, 2008, Durance was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, according to the Canadian Press.3
Marriage
Her first husband is Wesley Parker, which she married in 1996; they separated in 2001 and divorced. Durance married for the second time on January 8, 2005, to Canadian actor David Palffy. They reside in Vancouver.
Filmography
- The Building
- Robin Hood: Beyond Sherwood (2009 TV Movie) as Maid Marion
- Lick it or Ticket (2009) as Yound Lindsy
- Final Verdict (2009 TV Movie) as Assistant District Attorney
- Sleeping with the Lion (2009 Film) as Chandler Vick
- Ecstasy (TBD) as Heather
- I Me Wed (2007 TV Movie) as Isabel
- The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006 Film) as Julie Miller
- Island Heat: Stranded (2006 TV Movie) as Carina
- Smallville (2004-Present) as Lois Lane
- Stargate SG-1 Season 8, Episode 7 - Affinity (2004) as Krista James
- House of the Dead (2003 Film) as Johanna
- Devil Winds (2003 TV Movie) as Kara Jensen
- The Untold (2002 Film) as Tara Knowles
References
- ^ Interview with Erica Durance on WPIX, New York, NY; uploaded to YouTube June 25, 2006.
- ^ http://www.maximonline.com/Ericadurance/girls_of_maxim/366.aspx?src=GM7070:MD
- ^ http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7vsCmCnQb_l6iqXDVVzm-0YU-VA
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Erica Durance |
- Erica Durance at the Internet Movie Database
- Erica Durance cast bio on The CW
- Erica Durance at TV.com
- Erica Durance web page
| Preceded by Teri Hatcher |
Actress to portray Lois Lane 2004-present |
Succeeded by Kate Bosworth (concurrent) |