Erin Karpluk
| Erin Karpluk | |
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 Karpluk in 2009, at a Toronto CBC promotional event |
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| Born | 17 October 1978 Jasper, Alberta, Canada |
| Years active | 2000-present[1] |
Erin Karpluk (born 17 October 1978)[2] is a Canadian television actress. She is best known for her leading roles in Godiva's and Being Erica. She has also appeared on The CW's Life Unexpected.
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[edit] Life and career
Born in Jasper, Alberta of Ukrainian descent,[1][2] to a high school principal mother[3][4] and a father who worked as a railway engineer,[4] she studied theatre at the University of Victoria receiving a bachelor's degree of fine arts in theatre in 2000.[5][6] She began her acting career in Vancouver and between 2000 and 2005 she appeared in more than a dozen television series and TV movies before landing the role of Kate in Godiva's. Her work during this period included "Voice of Sylan" in the final episode of Dark Angel and the TV movie Family Sins. She was in Legend of Earthsea (2004) and she played a serial killer in Ripper 2: Letter from Within (also 2004).[7] She was also in a short-lived US television series called Glory Days (2002). Karpluk earned a Leo nomination for her first season of Godiva's and a 2006 Gemini nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role.[8] In 2009, she won the Gemini award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for her role in Being Erica.[9]
Since Godiva's, Karpluk has continued to work in television and short films. In 2007 she appeared in Bionic Woman, Flash Gordon, and The L Word.[1] She had a leading role in a 2008 television movie, Smokejumpers, directed by John Terlesky.
Karpluk currently stars in the CBC Television series Being Erica.[10] She was offered the lead role of Erica Strange when she was working in Los Angeles on The L Word.[5] She also had a recurring role as Alice the radio station manager during the first season of The CW's Life Unexpected.[11] Her only appearance in the second season was in the series finale because of a scheduling conflict resulting from Being Erica being picked up for a third year.
[edit] Awards
- 2009 — Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Being Erica)
- 2010 — Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series (Being Erica)[12]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | So...? | Bagel Girl | Regular cast |
| 2002 | Glory Days | Cal Henries | Regular cast (6 episodes) |
| Jeremiah | Sadie | Guest appearance (1 episode) | |
| Dark Angel | Gem | Guest appearance (1 episode) | |
| Carrie | Madeline | TV film | |
| Taken (Miniseries) | Sarah | Guest appearance (1 episode) | |
| 2003 | The Dead Zone | Maddy Powers | Guest appearance (1 episode) |
| Maximum Surge | Zoey | TV film | |
| Battlestar Galactica (Miniseries) | Woman #1 | Guest appearance (2 episodes) | |
| 2004 | I Want to Marry Ryan Banks | Nikki | TV film |
| It Must Be Love | Tess Gazelle | TV film | |
| Family Sins | Carol Geck | TV film[1] | |
| 10.5 | Rachel, Williams' Aide | TV film | |
| Ripper 2: Letter from Within | Molly Keller | Feature film[1][13] | |
| Eve's Christmas | Mandy | TV film[1] | |
| Earthsea | Diana | TV film in 2 parts | |
| 2005 | Killer Instinct | Robin | Guest appearance (1 episode) |
| 2005–2006 | Godiva's | Kate | Regular cast (19 episodes) |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Monica | Guest appearance (1 episode) |
| Almost Heaven | Catherine | Feature film[1] | |
| Echoes of an Epic | Jody | Feature film[1] | |
| Men in Trees | Amanda | Guest appearance (1 episode) | |
| 2006 (2008) | Love and Other Dilemmas | Lucy Ladro | Feature film released in 2008[14] |
| 2007 | Termination Point | Allison Curran | TV film |
| Judicial Indiscretion | Jennifer | TV film | |
| Luna: Spirit of the Whale | Jill Mackay | TV film[1] | |
| Bionic Woman | Robin | Guest appearance (2 episodes) | |
| Flash Gordon | Dr. Debra Peterson | Guest appearance (1 episode) | |
| Snowglobe | Claire | TV film | |
| 2008 | The L Word | Alysse | Guest appearance (3 episodes) |
| Trial By Fire | Chelsea | TV film | |
| Walk the Dog | Woman | ||
| The Guard | Robyn | Guest appearance (2 episodes) | |
| 2009 | Wyvern | Claire | TV film |
| Revolution | Connie | TV film | |
| Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle | Reba Maxwell | TV film | |
| 2009–2011 | Being Erica | Erica Strange | Regular cast / Title character (49 episodes)
2010 Mrs. Miracle Reba TV film |
| 2010–2011 | Life Unexpected | Alice | Regular cast (7 episodes) |
| 2011 | Christmas Lodge | Mary | TV film |
| Captain Starship | Candace |
[edit] Personal life
She enjoys perogies, cabbage rolls, and fishing near Jasper with her brother.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Erin Karpluk (profile)". Northern Stars. http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsjkl/karpluk_erin.html. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ a b Rita Zekas (23 January 2010). "Being Erica, Erin Karpluk goes back in time". Toronto Star: p. E11. http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/575798. Retrieved 9 November 2010. "Karpluk, 30, was born in Jasper, Alta."
- ^ Taylor, Kate (31 December 2008). "CBC banks on Erica: bright, beautiful and falling apart". The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081231.ERICA31/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Television/. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Phelan, Erin (March/April 2012). "Actress Erin Karpluk on diet, fitness and healthy living". Best Health. p. 111. http://www.besthealthmag.ca/embrace-life/life-and-work/actress-erin-karpluk-on-diet-fitness-and-healthy-living. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ a b McNeney, Mike (Spring 2009). "Wouldn't Change a Thing". Torch. University of Victoria. http://web.uvic.ca/torch/torch2009s/feature_3.htm. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Erin Karpluk [Alumni Profile"]. University of Victoria. http://finearts.uvic.ca/theatre/alumni/profiles/Actors/Karpluk_Erin/index.html. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ DVD Cinematica
- ^ "Erica Strange (profile)". CBC. http://www.cbc.ca/beingerica/2009/09/erica-strange.html. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ "Flashpoint triumphs at Gemini gala". CBC News. 14 November 2009. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2009/11/14/gemini-award-gala.html. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ TV Feeds my Family (blog) 9 April 2008
- ^ Lynn, Megan (21 January 2010). "Unexpected Gig For Erin Karpluk". SOAPnet. http://sn.soapnet.go.com/news/article/unexpected-gig-erin-karpluk. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "2010 Winners by Name". Leo Awards. http://www.leoawards.com/winners_by_name_2010.html#Dramatic_Series-Lead_Performance_by_a_Female. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Death Door - La Porta Dell'Inferno" (in Italian). Unilibro. http://www.unilibro.it/find_buy/Scheda/dvd_film/regista-jonas_quastel_lloyd_simandl/sku-12279539/death_door_la_porta_dell_inferno_.htm. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ Love and Other Dilemmas Official site
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