Erica Gimpel
Erica Fawn Gimpel (born June 25, 1964) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and dancer. She is best known for her roles on television shows Fame as Coco Hernandez[2] and on Profiler as Angel Brown. She is also known for her recurring roles on the television shows ER as Adele Newman and on Veronica Mars as Alicia Fennel. From 2018-2020, Gimpel had a recurring role as Trisha on the series God Friended Me.
Erica Gimpel | |
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| Born | Erica Fawn Gimpel June 25, 1964[1] |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, dancer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Gimpel was a judge on RTÉ One's Fame: The Musical, an Irish TV talent show seeking a boy and a girl to play Nick and Serena respectively in the Irish touring production of Fame.[3]
In January 2010, Gimpel released her first CD, Spread your Wings and Fly.
Personal life
Gimpel was born in Manhattan, New York. In 1982, she graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts,[3] a few months after she started filming her role as a student at the same school for the television show Fame. She had toured the United States and Europe with her mother, singer Phyllis Bash, in the play Porgy and Bess. Her father is Joseph Gimpel, a short story writer.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | King of New York | Dr. Shute | |
| 1990 | Penny Ante: The Motion Picture | Dale Martinez | |
| 1991 | Undertow | Nina | |
| 1994 | The Fence | Jackie | |
| 1995 | Smoke | Doreen Cole | |
| 1996 | Sticks & Stones | Miss William | |
| 1997 | Touch Me | Kareen | |
| 2001 | No Such Thing | Judy | |
| 2003 | Freaky Friday | Harry's Teacher | |
| 2004 | In Your Eyes | Yolie | |
| 2004 | Betty's Treats | Mrs. Wilson | Short film |
| 2007 | The List | Gail | |
| 2009 | Veronika Decides to Die | Nurse White | |
| 2009 | Blue Eyes | Sandra | |
| 2010 | Machete Joe | Erica | |
| 2013 | Tio Papi | Det. Johnson | |
| 2015 | Sex, Death and Bowling | Shanti | |
| 2017 | Romeo and Juliet in Harlem | Nurse | |
| 2020 | Sylvie's Love | Eunice |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1987 | Fame | Coco Hernandez | (60 episodes) |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | Shelley | Episode: "Original Sin" |
| 1985 | North and South | Semiramis | TV miniseries |
| 1986 | North and South, Book II | Semiramis | TV miniseries |
| 1988 | The Cosby Show | Jennifer | Episode: "Waterworks" |
| 1988 | Case Closed | Kathy | TV film |
| 1990 | American Playhouse | Wendy | Episode: "Women & Wallace" |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Templeton | Episode: "Breeder" |
| 1994–2002 | Touched by an Angel | Sydney Jessup | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | New York Undercover | Melinda | Episode: "The Smoking Section" |
| 1995 | The Price of Love | Officer Hudson | TV film |
| 1996 | Babylon 5 | Cailyn | Episode: "Walkabout" |
| 1996–1999 | Profiler | Angel Brown | Regular role (45 episodes) |
| 1997 | The Big Easy | Felice Carlyle | Episode: "Driving Ms. Money" |
| 1997–2003 | ER | Adele Newman | Recurring role (19 episodes) |
| 1999 | Santa and Pete | Cassie Moore | TV film |
| 1999 | Intimate Betrayal | Toni | TV film |
| 2000 | The District | Ella's Lawyer | Episodes: "The Real Terrorist", "How They Lived" |
| 2001 | Roswell | FBI Agent Suzanne Duff | Episodes: "We Are Family", "Disturbing Behavior", "How the Other Half Live" |
| 2002 | MDs | Allison Greely | Episode: "Cruel and Unusual" |
| 2003–2004 | JAG | Varese Chestnut | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Beck and Call | Leah | TV short |
| 2004 | The Division | Aimee Breckridge | Episode: "Bite Me" |
| 2004 | A Boyfriend for Christmas | Beth | TV film |
| 2004–2006 | Veronica Mars | Alicia Fennel | Recurring role (9 episodes) |
| 2005 | Everwood | Dr. Gans | Episode: "Surprise" |
| 2006 | House | Elizabeth Stone | Episode: "Failure to Communicate" |
| 2006 | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Margaret Monroe | TV film |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Principal Riva Bell | Episode: "Waste Not" |
| 2006–2012 | Criminal Minds | Sarah | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Boston Legal | Attorney Samantha Fried | Episodes: "The Cancer Man Can", "Helping Hands", "Breast in Show", "Selling Sickness" |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Dr. Udell | Episode: "Protégé" |
| 2007 | Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses | Police Sgt. Joanne Matterson | TV film |
| 2008 | Eleventh Hour | Lizzie Summers | Episode: "Cardiac" |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Bethany Anderson | Episode: "Invest in Love" |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Principal | Episode: "Wednesday's Child" |
| 2011 | The Young and the Restless | Det. Harriet Mauro | Recurring role (10 episodes) |
| 2011–2012 | Rizzoli & Isles | ER Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Nikita | Carla Bennett | Episodes: "Rogue", "Origins", "Doublecross" |
| 2012 | True Blood | Faerie Elder | Episode: "Sunset" |
| 2013 | Cult | Ginny Yarrow | Episodes: "The Good Fight", "The Devil You Know" |
| 2014 | Switched at Birth | Yvette Gifford | Episodes: "Have You Really the Courage?", "Memory Is Your Image of Perfection" |
| 2015 | Code Black | Alice Sellers | Episode: "Black Tag" |
| 2016 | The Catch | Renée Etheridge | Episode: "The Larágan Gambit" |
| 2016 | Murder in the First | Corinne Hager | Episode: "The Barbers of Seville" |
| 2017 | Shut Eye | Agent Sims | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Chicago Med | Lydia Singleton | Episode: "An Inconvenient Truth" |
| 2018–2020 | God Friended Me | Trisha | Recurring role (Season 1), Main role (season 2) |
See also
References
- "This day in history". Boston.com. June 25, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- Rothenberg, Fred (January 7, 1982). "'Fame' Series Pilot 'Sparkling'". The Sumter Daily Item. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- Sweeney, Ken (January 23, 2010). "'Fame' beckons as 1980s star Coco seeks new talent". Irish Independent. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
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