Erica Mer

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Erica Mer's Biography

Erica's natural ability to entertain, along with her uniquely beautiful looks,  helped her stand out at an agency open call in New York City where over 350 children attended. Ten months later, she landed her first job as Kayla Jones on the ABC Daytime soap opera, "The City."  Erica appeared in several national commercials, including: Disney World, Red Lobster, Glad and JC Penney.

Many science fiction fans remember her as Lyssa in the Emmy Nominated TV movie: "Babylon 5: In the Beginning." And in "Star Trek: Voyager." she played the human girl who is lost inside the mind of the Borg. On Charmed, she played a witch named Freckles who could blow deadly kisses onto her foes. More notably, Erica played a teen prankster in the opening sequence of the highly watched HBO series "Six Feet Under."  Erica's performance as Charlotte in the NBC drama "Medical Investigation" gained her a Young Artist Award nomination for a Best Performance by a Guest Star in 2005. Her extensive voice-over work includes Disney's "Recess" and Nickelodeon's "What Ever Happened to Robot" Jones?"

Erica successfully completed her high school studies from the innovative web-based Laurel Springs School. Currently, she is attending Pasadena City College, majoring in Theater Arts. Erica also trained for many years with Billy Blanks who encouraged her to get a first-degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do.

Erica also worked behind the scenes as a production assistant on several commercial and television productions, but acting continues to be her passion. In early 2008 she booked three jobs, including a Coca Cola commercial, an Anti Drug PSA, and a short film.

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The artist at work.