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Biography
Erin Lynn Cummings (born July 19, 1977) is an American actress. She has appeared in the television shows Star Trek: Enterprise, Charmed, Dante's Cove, The Bold and the Beautiful, Cold Case, Dollhouse, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, and Detroit 1-8-7.
Life and career
Erin Cummings was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. Her father served in the military. As her father being in the military, Erin had time living in Korea, Nebraska and various areas of Louisiana and later grew up in Huntsville, Texas. She graduated with a degree of in Journalism of the University of North Texas. She has had minor roles in TV shows such as Charmed, Passions and Star Trek: Enterprise. She appeared alongside America Olivo and Julia Voth in the action film Bitch Slap.
Cummings starred as Spartacus' wife, Sura, in the Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Muscle & Fitness magazine featured Cummings in an article and pictorial for their February 2010 edition. In 2013, Erin portrayed Donna Adams in the Primary Stages production of Harbor.
Erin is the founder of "Mittens For Detroit", a community initiative whose sole purpose is to collect and distribute new gloves and mittens to children and adults in the city of Detroit.
On September 9, 2016, shortly after wedding actor Tom Degnan, Cummings announced that she had been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma—an aggressive form of breast cancer—and had begun treatment at UCLA.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Analysts, TheThe Analysts | Noelle | Short film |
| 2004 | Hollywood the Hard Way | Tori Welsh | Short film |
| 2004 | Golf Cart Driving School | Death by Golf Cart – Dog Walker | Short film |
| 2006 | Tomorrow's Yesterday | Janice | Short film |
| 2007 | Rolling | Lexa | |
| 2007 | New Tomorrow, AA New Tomorrow | Madonna | |
| 2008 | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | Sally | |
| 2008 | Oh Baby! | Caroline | |
| 2009 | Anniversary, TheThe Anniversary | Eve | |
| 2009 | Dark House | Paula | |
| 2009 | Bitch Slap | Hel | |
| 2010 | Scorpio Men on Prozac | Anne | |
| 2011 | Darla | Stacey Johnson | Short film |
| 2011 | Fruit of Labor | Eva | Short film |
| 2013 | Iceman, TheThe Iceman | Ellen | |
| 2013 | Zarra's Law | Crystal | |
| 2013 | Cold Comes the Night | Amber | |
| 2014 | Late Phases | Anne | |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | Female Guest |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Prostitute #1 | Episode: "Carpenter Street" |
| 2005 | Passions | Roadhouse Woman #2 | Episode: "1.1555" |
| 2005 | Threshold | Jen | Episode: "Pulse" |
| 2006 | Charmed | Patra | Episode: "Repo Manor" |
| 2006 | After Midnight: Life Behind Bars | Crystal | TV movie |
| 2006 | Dante's Cove | Michelle | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | Bold and the Beautiful, TheThe Bold and the Beautiful | Ann Lloyd | |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Rita Flynn | Episode: "Pin Up Girl" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Attendant | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Nip/Tuck | Jessie | Episode: "Benny Nilsson" |
| 2010 | Spartacus: Blood and Sand | Sura | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Mad Men | Candace | Episode: "Public Relations" Episode: "The Good News" |
| 2010–11 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Dr. Abbey Ward | Main role, 18 episodes |
| 2011–12 | Pan Am | Ginny Saddler | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Common Law | Agent Carrie D'Amico | Episode: "The T Word" |
| 2012 | Ropes, TheThe Ropes | Stacey | |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Bonnie Garretti | Main role, 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Criminal Minds | Emma Churchill | |
| 2014 | Masters of Sex | Kitty | Episode: "Story of My Life" |
| 2015 | The Astronaut Wives Club | Marge Slayton | Main role |
| 2016 | Madoff | Eleanor Squillari | |
| 2016 | Madoff | Eleanor Squillari | |
| 2016 | Feed the Beast | Marisa Gallo |