Erin Cummings

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Erin Cummings
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Cummings in March 2019
Born
Texas
Alma mater University of North Texas
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Spouse
(m. 2016)
Children1

Erin Cummings is an American actress and online film pundit. She has appeared in the television series, Charmed , Dante's Cove , The Bold and the Beautiful , Cold Case , Dollhouse , Spartacus: Blood and Sand , and Detroit 1-8-7 .

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Early life

Cummings was born in Texas. [1] Her father was in the military, and Erin lived in South Korea, Nebraska, and various areas of Louisiana, later growing up in Huntsville, Texas. She graduated from Huntsville High School, and attended Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas, from 1995 to 1997 after auditioning and being selected for the Kilgore College Rangerettes dance team. After Kilgore, Cummings attended the University of North Texas, graduating with a degree in journalism. She also studied Shakespeare at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [2] [3]

Career

Cummings portrayed Erin Ward in Detroit 1-8-7 , [4] :255 Michelle in the television drama Dante's Cove . [4] She has had minor roles in TV shows such as Charmed , Passions and Star Trek: Enterprise . [5]

Cummings starred as Sura, the wife of Spartacus, in the Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand . [6] Muscle & Fitness magazine featured Cummings in an article and pictorial for their February 2010 issue. [7] In 2013 Erin portrayed Donna Adams in the Primary Stages production of Harbor.

Outside of acting, she regularly guests on The John Campea Show as a pundit bringing her industry knowledge and experience to the show.[ citation needed ] Cummings also produces her own podcast Kappa Kappa Cancer: Your Guide to the Sorority You Never Wanted to Join focused on her journey as a cancer survivor.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

In November 2010, Cummings founded Mittens for Detroit, a community initiative that collects and distributes new gloves and mittens to children and adults in that city. [1]

On September 9, 2016, shortly after marrying 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. [8] Cummings went through chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and was cancer-free as of 2019. [9]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003The AnalystsNoelleShort film
2004Hollywood the Hard WayTori WelshShort film
2004Golf Cart Driving SchoolDeath by Golf Cart – Dog WalkerShort film
2006 Tomorrow's Yesterday JaniceShort film
2007 Rolling Lexa
2007A New TomorrowMadonna
2008 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Sally
2008Oh Baby!Caroline
2009The AnniversaryEve
2009 Dark House Paula
2009 Bitch Slap Hel
2010Scorpio Men on ProzacAnne
2011DarlaStacey JohnsonShort film
2011Fruit of LaborEvaShort film
2013 The Iceman Ellen
2013Zarra's LawCrystal
2013 Cold Comes the Night Amber
2014 Late Phases Anne
2015 Weepah Way for Now Susan
2017 The Disaster Artist Restaurant ManagerUncredited
2021 King Richard Social Worker
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Star Trek: Enterprise Prostitute #1Episode: "Carpenter Street"
2005 Passions Roadhouse Woman #2Episode: "1.1555"
2005 Threshold JenEpisode: "Pulse"
2006 Charmed PatraEpisode: "Repo Manor"
2006After Midnight: Life Behind BarsCrystalTV film
2006 Dante's Cove Michelle5 episodes
2007 The Bold and the Beautiful Ann Lloyd
2008 Cold Case Rita FlynnEpisode: "Pin Up Girl"
2009 Dollhouse Attendant3 episodes
2009 Nip/Tuck JessieEpisode: "Benny Nilsson"
2010 Spartacus: Blood and Sand SuraRecurring role, 7 episodes
2010 Mad Men CandaceEpisode: "Public Relations"
Episode: "The Good News"
2010–11 Detroit 1-8-7 Dr. Abbey WardMain role, 18 episodes
2011–12 Pan Am Ginny Sadler3 episodes
2012 Major Crimes Dr. Leslie NolanEpisode: "Medical Causes"
2012 Common Law Agent Carrie D'AmicoEpisode: "The T Word"
2012The RopesStacey
2012 Made in Jersey Bonnie GarrettiMain role, 8 episodes
2013 Criminal Minds Emma Churchill
2014 Masters of Sex KittyEpisode: "Story of My Life"
2015 The Astronaut Wives Club Marge Slayton Main role
2015 Halt and Catch Fire Jules DuffyEpisode: "10Broad36"
Episode: "Limbo"
2016 Madoff Eleanor Squillari
2016 Blue Bloods Lori D'AngeloEpisode: "Help Me Help You"
2016 Feed the Beast Marisa Gallo
2017 The Blacklist CalhounEpisode: "Ilyas Surkov (No. 54)"
2018 The Flash Vanessa Jensen / Block Episode: "Blocked"
2019 NCIS Major Ellen WallaceEpisode: "Hail & Farewell"
2019 All Rise Detective Jackie Leylandtwo episodes
2019 Dynasty DA Erica BrownEpisode: "The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial"
2020 9-1-1: Lone Star TeriEpisode: "Act of God"
2020 Lucifer MandyEpisode: "Lucifer! Lucifer! Lucifer!"
2022 The Rookie Ivy FlynnEpisode: "Long Shot"
2023 Nancy Drew Chief Lovettefour episodes
Web
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019–2023 The John Campea Show Co-host on Wednesday shows

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