Erin Cardillo

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Erin Cardillo
Born
White Plains, New York, United States
Occupation Actress
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Joe Towne
(m. 20112023)
Children1
Website www.erincardillo.com

Erin Cardillo is an American actress, producer, and television writer. [1]

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Biography

Cardillo was born in White Plains, New York. Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish. [2] She began her acting career while at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut. She then attended Northwestern University from which she graduated magna cum laude in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in performance studies [3] . It was there that she began to explore writing and adaptation, as well as acting. She spent her junior year abroad in London, through Marymount College [4] . After college, Erin moved to New York and worked extensively on stage, but a decision to pursue a career in film and television brought her to Los Angeles. Since living in LA, Erin has appeared in leading and supporting roles in feature films and in guest starring, recurring, and regular roles on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CW, NICK, ABC FAMILY, LIFETIME, DIRECTV, FX, and DISNEY CHANNEL. She returned to the stage in 2012, originating the leading role of Melody Dent in Under My Skin at the Pasadena Playhouse. She pivoted to writing in 2015 and created and produced Significant Mother and Life Sentence for the CW under her banner, In Good Company, with writing partner, Richard Keith. Both are currently serving as executive producers and writers on Netflix's hit series Virgin River (TV series). [5] Her first feature, Isn't It Romantic, was produced by Newline Cinema and had a theatrical release in 2019. [6]

Personal life

Cardillo married actor Joe Towne on November 5, 2011. [7] The couple welcomed their first child, a son named Lucas Bodhi, on December 17, 2016. [8] The couple divorced in 2023. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004The Greatest Short Film Ever!!!JamieShort
2004The Murder of Donovan SlainDonovain Slain / Beth Mack / Mary DuffyShort
2005 In the Mix Rachelle
2006Even MoneyAnneShort
2007 The Box Tatiana
2008SuperglueLaurenShort
2009Four StepsJackieShort
2010The TruthDana Davenport
2010Sex Tax: Based on a True StoryNicki Daniels
2011Son of MorningJennifer
2013RockBarnes: The Emperor in YouSasha
2014Dance-OffRandi

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Madigan Men Nicole"Three Guys, a Girl, and a Conversation Nook"
2001 Law & Order Jenny"Myth of Fingerprints"
2002 That '70s Show Lisa"Over the Hills and Far Away"
2003 Strong Medicine Gayla"PMS, Lies and Red Tape"
2003 All That Makeout Girl"Nodesha"
2003 Coupling Connie"Nipple Effect"
2005 Crossing Jordan Peta Longo"Skin and Bone"
2005 Without a Trace Karen Garber"Honor Bound"
2005–08 Passions Esme Vanderheusen Recurring role
2006 Freddie Veronica"The Mixer"
2007 How I Met Your Mother Treasure"Bachelor Party"
2007 Las Vegas Kelly Crever"Head Games"
2008 CSI: NY Elizabeth Barker"The Box"
2008–11 The Suite Life on Deck Emma Tutweiller Recurring role
2010 Justified Samantha"Fixer"
2011 CSI: Miami Brooke Shepherd"Caged"
2011The Last ResortMs. MoreheadTV film
2012 Man Up! Gina"Up All Night"
2012 Hawaii Five-0 Megan Koruba"Kupale"
2012 The Client List Skyler"Games People Play"
2013 Bones Lauren Martin"The Blood from the Stones"
2013 Castle Cindy Paralti"The Squab and the Quail"
2013 Melissa & Joey Lauren"Toxic Parents"
2013D-TEC: PilotNatalie BuchananTV film
2015 Significant Mother Parker"Home Is Where the Lamp Is", "Not About Bob"
2015 Criminal Minds Jillian Carter"Internal Affairs"

Writer and producer

Erin Cardillo is executive producer and writer for the following TV series and films: [10]

References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1728301/
  2. "Pop Culturalist Chats with Life Sentence's Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith". 27 April 2018.
  3. https://msinthebiz.com/2018/09/04/spotlight-interview-erin-cardillo-showrunner-part-1/
  4. https://msinthebiz.com/2018/09/04/spotlight-interview-erin-cardillo-showrunner-part-1/
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1728301/news/
  6. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1728301/news/
  7. "Instagram". Instagram. 2016-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  8. "Instagram". Instagram. 2016-12-17. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  9. https://trellis.law/case/22stfl09276/towne-ariel-joseph-vs-towne-erin-cardillo
  10. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1728301/