Erin Cahill

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Erin Cahill
Born
Erin Jessica Cahill

(1980-01-04) January 4, 1980 (age 44)
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Spouse
(m. 2016)

Erin Jessica Cahill (born January 4, 1980) [1] [2] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jen Scotts in Power Rangers Time Force , [3] Ted Mosby's sister Heather in How I Met Your Mother , and Kendra Burke in Saving Grace . She had a recurring role as 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 and Rebecca Chambers in Resident Evil: Vendetta . Since 2016, Cahill has worked primarily in television movies for Lifetime and Hallmark.

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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

Cahill was cast as Jen Scotts, the Pink Time Force 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, Redfin, Tampax, Lean Cuisine, Honda, and Land Rover Discovery Sport.

In 2013, Cahill's projects included the short film The Ventriloquist, voice and motion-capture credits as Chloe "Karma" Lynch in Call of Duty: Black Ops II , and a guest role as Lena Gilbert in FOX's Sleepy Hollow .

The following year, Cahill guest-starred on NCIS: Los Angeles and made a brief appearance on Garfunkel and Oates .

Cahill's international commercial for Land Rover Discovery Sport ran in 2015. She has also appeared in commercials for Redfin.

Charity work

Cahill co-founded Charitable Living, which services the local community with fundraisers and days of volunteering.[ citation needed ] In May 2015, Cahill joined non-profit group BuildOn and traveled to Malawi to promote education and build schools.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

In September 2016, Cahill married Welsh musician Paul Freeman in a ceremony on the Cote d'Azur, France. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Space And TubeKimber
2000Speed for ThespiansShort film
2002 The Biggest Fan Montana Wastedberg
2003Bill the InternDarlene
2004Creature UnknownJill
2005Race You to the BottomWaitress
Walt Disney World's Vacation Planning GuideHost
2006 The Pursuit of Happyness Dean Witter Receptionist
2007JekyllAllison
2008 Fast Track: No Limits Katie Reed
Boogeyman 3 Sarah Morris
2010 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Rachel Ashe
2011 Sweet Old World Eva
6 Month RuleMissy
Weather WarsSamantha Winters
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Rachel Ashe
The VentriloquistStephanie
2013 Skinwalker Ranch Lisa
2014Space And Tube 2Kimber
108 StitchesCaitlin DeShields
2015Wingman Inc.Kristy
2016 The Watcher Emma
2017 Resident Evil: Vendetta Rebecca Chambers Voice and motion capture [5]
2021Church PeopleCarla Finney
2023 Resident Evil: Death Island Rebecca Chambers [6]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Power Rangers Time Force Jen Scotts/Pink Time Force Ranger40 episodes
2002 Power Rangers Wild Force Jen Scotts/Pink Time Force RangerEpisodes: "Reinforcements from the Future, Parts 1 & 2"
2003 Crossing Jordan TylerEpisode: "Sunset Division"
2004Mountain Dew NetworkHerselfHost
2005 American Dreams Episode: "California Dreamin'"
2006 Free Ride Amber Danwood6 episodes
2007 Cold Case Francis StoneEpisode: "Torn"
CSI: Miami Rachel HemmingEpisode: "Miami Confidential"
2008 Supernatural ElizabethEpisode: "Malleus Maleficarum"
Greek TrishEpisode: "Barely Legal"
Without a Trace Brook SimmsEpisode: "Better Angels"
How I Met Your Mother Heather MosbyEpisode: "Little Minnesota"
2009 Grey's Anatomy Meg ShelleyEpisode: "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"
General Hospital Cassandra7 episodes
Monk Callie EsterhausEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Critic"
NCIS Navy Lieutenant Jessica SummersEpisode: "The Inside Man"
The Mentalist Donna HinesEpisode: "Black Gold and Red Blood"
2010 CSI: NY Agent PangleEpisode: "Pot of Gold"
Ghost Whisperer Kelly FergusonEpisode: "Lethal Combination"
Castle Cecily BurkettEpisode: "Food to Die For"
House Margaret McPhersonEpisode: "Massage Therapy"
2011 Law & Order: LA Annette KayEpisode: "Silver Lake"
Chase Caroline BelkinEpisode: "Seven Years"
2012 Chuck BobbiEpisode: "Chuck versus the Bullet Train"
Blue Eyed Butcher Jessica WrightTelevision film (Lifetime Movies)
2013 Body of Proof Charlotte TilneyEpisode: "Abducted: Part 1"
Red Widow Felicity5 episodes
Sleepy Hollow Lena GilbertEpisode: "Sanctuary"
2014 Garfunkel and Oates JennyEpisode: "Hair Swap"
NCIS: Los Angeles FBI Special Agent Carole GordonEpisode: "SEAL Hunter"
DeliriumRachel HalowayTelevision film (Fox)
2015 Bones Ashleigh SmithEpisode: "The Carpals in the Coy-Wolves" [7]
2016Sleigh Bells RingLaurel BishopTelevision film (Hallmark)
2017Nanny SeductionVanessaTelevision film (Lifetime)
Nanny NightmareLaurenTelevision film
Stitchers Stephanie FisherEpisodes: "Perfect" and "Mind Palace"
2017-2018 Power Rangers Hyperforce Jen Scotts / Pink Time Force Ranger Web Series, Episodes: "Welcome to Time Force Academy", "Save Marv"
2018 Criminal Minds Mrs. WilsonEpisode: "The Capilanos"
9-1-1 TammyEpisode: "Worst Day Ever"
Last Vermont ChristmasMegan GaperTelevision film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) [8]
Muse (aka Killer Inspiration)Amanda JenningsTelevision film
Hometown ChristmasJenTelevision film (Lifetime)
2019 L.A.'s Finest Claire SmithEpisode: "Pilot"
Random Acts of ChristmasSydneyTelevision film (Lifetime)
Love, Fall & OrderClaire HartTelevision film (Hallmark)
Christmas on the RangeKendall RileyTelevision film (Hallmark)
2020The Secret IngredientKelly McIntireTelevision film (Hallmark)
A Timeless ChristmasMegan TurnerTelevision film (Hallmark)
2021 Mystery 101: Killer Timing Kate Colson, FBI AgentTelevision film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
Every Time A Bell RingsCharlotte DanielsTelevision film (Hallmark)
Love on the RoadAbby BrooksTelevision film
2022Christmas Bedtime StoriesDanielle AamesTelevision film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2023Hearts of the GameHazelTelevision film (Hallmark)
2024A Taste of LoveTaylorTelevision film (Hallmark)
Autumn at Apple HillEliseTelevision film (Hallmark)
Finding Mr. Christmas HerselfGuest judge, episode: "The Hunt For Mr. Christmas"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Power Rangers Time Force Pink Ranger
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire Carla the Jackal (voice)
2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Chloe "Karma" LynchVoice and motion capture

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  1. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/celeb-news/seal-lady-friend-power-ranger-175452970.html (lists her age as 33 in 2013)
  2. Cahill, Erin [@theErinCahill] (January 5, 2021). "THANK YOU for the birthday wishes yesterday. I was in tears off & on all day, filled w gratitude + love. Thank you to each of you for being on this journey w me. Sending you much love today & always. 💓. This is a pic from my birthday last year, then a pic this year. https://t.co/4687SvlIYu" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022 via Twitter.
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