Erica Hubbard
Erica Hubbard | |
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Alma mater | Columbia College Chicago |
Years active | 1988–present |
Website | http://www.ericahubbard.com https://twitter.com/EricaHubbard |
Erica Hubbard (born January 2, 1979) is an American actress and model.[citation needed] Hubbard is best known for her roles as Kiana Anderson in 2006's Akeelah and the Bee, Cassandra "Cassie" Sutton on the ABC Family series Lincoln Heights and Kita Whitmore on Let's Stay Together on the BET network. She is also the voice of Abbey for the TV series The Replacements.[1] She created "The Erica Hubbard Foundation" to help youth in at-risk communities.[2]
Life and career
Born and raised in Chicago, Hubbard knew at the age of nine that she wanted to be an actress, after she performed in her first stage play.[citation needed] Hubbard attended Columbia College in Chicago where she majored in Broadcast Journalism and minored in Theater and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in three years.[3] After graduating, she landed her first television show entitled “Up 'N Running,” a teen show that focused on educating kids on a variety of different topics of interest, from education to horseback riding, to playing hockey or learning how to make ice cream.[citation needed] The show aired on WPWR, a UPN affiliate in Chicago. By the time the third season had started airing, she had already won a Regional Emmy award for hosting the show and earned a Service To America Award from the National Association of Broadcasters.[4] She began acting at age nine in commercials for McDonald's, Reebok, Sears, Kellogg's, MCI, and others. Hubbard also appeared in magazine ads for Noxzema in 1997. She has appeared in the films Simon Says, Akeelah and the Bee, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Save the Last Dance, A Cinderella Story, as well as numerous television series including Lincoln Heights, CSI: Miami, and Everybody Hates Chris. She also had a voice role in the video game "The Walking Dead".[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Light It Up | Girl One | |
2001 | Save the Last Dance | Jasmine | |
2003 | Banged Up | Sable | |
2004 | A Cinderella Story | Madison | |
2005 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Diana | |
2006 | Akeelah and the Bee | Kiana Anderson | |
2006 | Simon Says | Sommer | |
2009 | Someone Heard My Cry | Ashley | Short film |
2011 | Nurse Jackée | Chloe | Short film |
2012 | Dysfunctional Friends | Catrece | |
2013
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Forbidden Woman
School of Hard Knocks |
Vanessa Young
Trina |
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2014 | Black Coffee | Mita | |
2015 | My Favorite Five | Sybil | |
2015 | 72 Hours | Lanae | |
2018 | Professor Mack | Ayesha Johnson | |
2018 | Just a Friend | Wanda | |
2018 | Perfectly Single | Edith | |
2018 | The Other Side | Gemma | |
2018 | No More Mr Nice Guy | Keisha Smalls | |
2018 | Falling In Love Again | Tyra |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | ER | Girl on El | "One More for the Road" |
1999 | Early Edition | Groupie Girl | "Number One with a Bullet" |
1999–2001 | Up'N Running | Herself / Host | |
2000 | Undressed | Jenny | "Code of Sex" |
2002 | Popstars | Herself | "Showtime" |
2002 | Undeclared | Gloria | "The Day After" |
2002 | Do Over | Student Body President | "Joel Strikes Back" |
2002 | MADtv | Double Dutch Rope Jumper #1 | "Episode #8.9", "Episode #8.5" |
2002 | The Zeta Project | Lead Bully | "Lost & Found" |
2002 | Boston Public | Cindy | "Chapter 34", "Chapter 43" |
2003 | Judging Amy | Teresa | "Picture of Perfect" |
2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Karen Casper | "Double Dutch" |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Tina Saunders | "Prey" |
2005 | Everybody Hates Chris | Yvette | "Everybody Hates the Babysitter" |
2006–2007 | The Replacements | Abbey | Voice |
2007–2009 | Lincoln Heights | Cassandra 'Cassie' Sutton | Main role |
2010 | Cold Case | Wanda Johnson | "Shattered" |
2011 | The Ideal Husband | Michelle | TV film |
2011–2014 | Let's Stay Together | Kita Whitmore | Main role |
2013 | Awkward Black Girl | Lucinda | "The Apology", "The Change" |
2013 | The Love Letter | Jasmine | TV film |
2015 | Fear Files | Kelisia Waters | TV film; segment: "Fire" |
2017 | Chicago Med | Dina Morris | "Cold Front" |
TBA | Giving Her Away | Nicki Jamison | TV film, pre-production |
References
- ^ "Erica Hubbard". BET. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ ""I Like To Touch People's Hearts through My Roles": An Interview with Erica Hubbard | Black Talent TV". blacktalent.tv. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "Erica Hubbard - Actress/Philanthropist". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ "Erica Hubbard Bio". Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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