Erin Cahill
Erin Cahill | |
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Born | Stafford, Virginia, U.S. | January 4, 1980
Years active | 1984–present |
Erin Jessica Cahill (born January 4, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jen Scotts in Power Rangers Time Force, Heather Mosby in How I Met Your Mother, and Kendra Burke in Saving Grace. She currently plays Felicity in the ABC series Red Widow. She is also noted to be the first lead female character for the Call of Duty franchise, as Chloe 'Karma' Lynch in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Early life
Cahill was born in Stafford, Virginia. She began acting in her mother's local high school productions at age four, and started singing and dancing lessons at age eight. She was Miss Pre-Teen Virginia in 1991 and the first runner-up for Miss Junior America. She continued to act into her high school years at Brooke Point High School, where she served as the president of many clubs, including the Honor Thespians group. As a junior, Cahill was the only one of her year to garner perfect scores in all phases of her audition to the Governor's School for the Arts in drama. At age 16, she also won Overall Actor in the Actors, Models, Talent for Christ competition. She was further selected into the Barton and Williams Dance Company, winning both company and individual awards. Following high school graduation in 1998, she attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York on an academic and performing arts scholarship. She left college at age 19 to pursue a full-time acting career in Los Angeles.
Career
Upon arriving to Los Angeles in 2000, Cahill was quickly cast as Jen Scotts, the Pink Ranger, in Power Rangers Time Force. She started her guest starring roles in 2003 with Crossing Jordan and General Hospital. In 2006, she starred in the short-lived Fox series Free Ride. Her first big guest star came the following year in 2007 as a 20th-century suffragette in the Cold Case episode "Torn". Since then, she has worked in numerous films and television shows such as Supernatural, CSI: Miami, The Mentalist, Castle, Ghost Whisperer, Grey's Anatomy, and House. She has appeared in commercials for Bank of America, TJ Maxx, Hyundai, Applebee's, Tampax, and Lean Cuisine. Her most recent work includes the short film The Ventriloquist, voice and motion-capture credits as Chloe "Karma" Lynch in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and a recurring role as Felicity in the ABC series Red Widow.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Speed for Thespians | Short film | |
2002 | The Biggest Fan | Montana Wastedberg | |
2003 | Bill the Intern | Darlene | |
2004 | Creature Unknown | Jill | |
2005 | Race You to the Bottom | Waitress | |
2005 | Walt Disney World's Vacation Planning Guide | Host | |
2007 | Jekyll | Allison | |
2008 | Fast Track: No Limits | Katie Reed | |
2009 | Boogeyman 3 | Sarah Morris | |
2010 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Rachel Ashe | |
2011 | Sweet Old World | Eva | |
2011 | 6 Month Rule | Missy | |
2011 | Weather Wars | Samantha Winters | |
2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 | Rachel Ashe | |
2012 | Blue Eyed Butcher | Jessica Wright | |
2012 | The Ventriloquist | Stephanie |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Power Rangers Time Force | Jen Scotts / Pink Time Force Ranger | 40 episodes |
2002 | Power Rangers Wild Force | Jen Scotts / Pink Time Force Ranger | Episodes: "Reinforcements from the Future, Parts 1 & 2" |
2003 | Crossing Jordan | Tyler | Episode: "Sunset Division" |
2004 | Mountain Dew Network | Herself | Host |
2005 | American Dreams | Episode: "California Dreamin'" | |
2006 | Free Ride | Amber Danwood | 6 episodes |
2007 | Cold Case | Francis Stone | Episode: "Torn" |
2007 | CSI: Miami | Rachel Hemming | Episode: "Miami Confidential" |
2008 | Supernatural | Elizabeth | Episode: "Malleus Maleficarum" |
2008 | Greek | Trish | Episode: "Barely Legal" |
2008 | Without a Trace | Brook Simms | Episode: "Better Angels" |
2008 | How I Met Your Mother | Heather Mosby | Episode: "Little Minnesota" |
2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Meg Shelley | Episode: "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" |
2009 | General Hospital | Cassandra | 7 episodes |
2009 | Monk | Callie Esterhaus | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Critic" |
2009 | NCIS | Navy Lieutenant Jessica Summers | Episode: "The Inside Man" |
2009 | The Mentalist | Donna Hines | Episode: "Black Gold and Red Blood" |
2010 | CSI: NY | Agent Pangle | Episode: "Pot of Gold" |
2010 | Ghost Whisperer | Kelly Ferguson | Episode: "Lethal Combination" |
2010 | Castle | Cecily Burkett | Episode: "Food to Die For" |
2010 | House | Margaret | Episode: "Massage Therapy" |
2011 | Law & Order: LA | Annette Kay | Episode: "Silver Lake" |
2011 | Chase | Caroline Belkin | Episode: "Seven Years" |
2012 | Chuck | Bobbi | Episode: "Chuck versus the Bullet Train" |
2013 | Body of Proof | Charlotte Tilney | Episode: "Abducted: Part 1" |
2013 | Red Widow | Felicity | 5 episodes |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Phantasy Star Universe | Karen Erra | |
2012 | Call of Duty Black Ops II | Chloe "Karma" Lynch | Voice and motion capture |
References
- ^ "Brooke Point grad in the pink after landing Power Ranger role". The Free Lance–Star. January 23, 2001. pp. C1 and C4. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
External links
- Erin Cahill at IMDb