Erica Peeples | |
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 Peeples at the 2019 New Vision International Film Festival | |
| Born | May 22, 1984 [1] [2] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Erica Peeples (born May 22, 1984) is an American actress and producer. [2]
Erica Peeples | |
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| Peeples at the 2019 New Vision International Film Festival | |
| Born | May 22, 1984 [1] [2] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Erica Peeples (born May 22, 1984) is an American actress and producer. [2]
Peeples was born and raised in Mount Clemens, Michigan. She attended Macomb Community College and Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit before moving to New York City to attend Juilliard School. [3] [1] She later performed in a number of off-Broadway and regional productions, including Joe Turner's Come and Gone , A Raisin in the Sun and The Piano Lesson . [3] She made her television debut appearing in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2007, and later had minor role in the comedy film, Today's Special (2009).
In 2017, Peeples played the female leading role of Gena Rollins in the crime drama film, True to the Game based on Teri Woods's novel of the same name. [4] [5] She reprised her role in its sequels, True to the Game 2 (2020) and True to the Game 3 (2021). [6] In 2019 she starred in the comedy film Fall Girls and appeared in the crime drama film, Gully . From 2020 to 2021 she had the recurring role in the CW drama series, All American . [7] In 2022, Peeples played the lead in the crime thriller film, Trophy Wife for BET+. [8] Later that year she starred alongside Tami Roman in the BET drama series, Haus of Vicious , [9] and starred in the Holiday comedy-drama film, All I Want for Christmas for Hulu. [10]
In 2023, Peeples starred in six movies: the indie thriller Survival, the psychological thriller The Pass for Peacock, the mystery thriller Deadly Desire for Allblk, the horror-thriller Paradies 2 for BET+, the drama Heart for the Holidays for BET+, and the horror film What Lies Under the Tree. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] In 2024, Peeples starred in the fcience fiction film, Lunar Lockdown for Allblk, [16] and appeared in the action thriller film, Lights Out . [17] [18]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fighter | A.J. | Short film |
| 2009 | Today's Special | Waitress | |
| 2017 | True to the Game | Gena Rollins | |
| 2019 | Fall Girls | Lexy | |
| 2019 | Gully | Mrs. Burnett | |
| 2020 | Trigger | Carmen | |
| 2020 | True to the Game 2 | Gena Rollins | Also associate producer |
| 2021 | Flint Tale | Poppy | |
| 2021 | True to the Game 3 | Gena Rollins | |
| 2022 | Trophy Wife | Toni Carter | |
| 2022 | All I Want for Christmas | Mariah | Also co-writer and executive producer |
| 2022 | When a Man Is Good for You | Crystal Love | Short film |
| 2023 | Life Without Hope: A New Chapter | Hope | |
| 2023 | The Pass | Terra | Also associate producer |
| 2023 | Deadly Desire | Melody | |
| 2023 | Paradies 2 | Erica | |
| 2023 | Heart for the Holidays | Rachel Grant | Also producer |
| 2023 | Stay Out | Producer | |
| 2023 | What Lies Under the Tree | Christina | |
| 2023 | Survival | Vanessa Tubman | |
| 2024 | Lunar Lockdown | Danielle | |
| 2024 | Lights Out | Rachel Bomer | |
| 2024 | Paradies 3 | Producer | |
| 2024 | Bid for Love 2 | Detective Worthing |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Samantha Joosten | Episode: "Seeds" |
| 2020–2021 | All American | Monique "Mo" Moore | 11 episodes |
| 2022 | Haus of Vicious | Jaelyn Ryan | Series regular, 8 episodes |
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