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.
Erin Cummings | |
|---|---|
 Cummings in March 2019 | |
| Born | Texas |
| Alma mater | University of North Texas |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editCummings 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
editCummings 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
editIn 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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The 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 | A New Tomorrow | Madonna | |
| 2008 | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | Sally | |
| 2008 | Oh Baby! | Caroline | |
| 2009 | The 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 | The Iceman | Ellen | |
| 2013 | Zarra's Law | Crystal | |
| 2013 | Cold Comes the Night | Amber | |
| 2014 | Late Phases | Anne | |
| 2015 | Weepah Way for Now | Susan | |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | Restaurant Manager | Uncredited |
| 2021 | King Richard | Social Worker |
| 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 film |
| 2006 | Dante's Cove | Michelle | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | The 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 Sadler | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | Dr. Leslie Nolan | Episode: "Medical Causes" |
| 2012 | Common Law | Agent Carrie D'Amico | Episode: "The T Word" |
| 2012 | The 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 |
| 2015 | Halt and Catch Fire | Jules Duffy | Episode: "10Broad36" Episode: "Limbo" |
| 2016 | Madoff | Eleanor Squillari | |
| 2016 | Blue Bloods | Lori D'Angelo | Episode: "Help Me Help You" |
| 2016 | Feed the Beast | Marisa Gallo | |
| 2017 | The Blacklist | Calhoun | Episode: "Ilyas Surkov (No. 54)" |
| 2018 | The Flash | Vanessa Jensen / Block | Episode: "Blocked" |
| 2019 | NCIS | Major Ellen Wallace | Episode: "Hail & Farewell" |
| 2019 | All Rise | Detective Jackie Leyland | two episodes |
| 2019 | Dynasty | DA Erica Brown | Episode: "The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial" |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Teri | Episode: "Act of God" |
| 2020 | Lucifer | Mandy | Episode: "Lucifer! Lucifer! Lucifer!" |
| 2022 | The Rookie | Ivy Flynn | Episode: "Long Shot" |
| 2023 | Nancy Drew | Chief Lovette | four episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2023 | The John Campea Show | Co-host on Wednesday shows |
References
edit- ^ a b Cain, Carol (January 13, 2013). "Actress shows Motor City love with gifts of gloves". Detroit Free Press. p. B 10. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carter, Lance (August 5, 2009). "Erin Cummings on Improvising, Training and 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand'". Daily Actor.
- ^ Laracy, Noah (August 15, 2012). "Erin Cummings: A Back Stage Exclusive". Backstage.com.
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ von Metzke, Ross (September 21, 2006). "Ten Minutes with Erin Cummings". Twit Magazine. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Spartacus – Character: Sura". Starz. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ^ "Erin Cummings". Muscle & Fitness. February 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ "I Have Cancer. Now What?". CaringBridge. Retrieved October 6, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tailor, Lenna (October 1, 2019). "All Rise Star Erin Cummings Gets Candid About Breast Cancer and Depression: 'You're Supposed to Just Be Thrilled to Be Alive'". Parade. AMG/Parade. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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