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An Actress' Story..... 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 Erica 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, Erica played a demon child 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 Cartoon Network'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 and earned her first-degree black
belt in Tae-Kwon-Do.
Erica also worked behind the scenes as a production assistant on several commercial and television
productions, and a wardrobe assistant on several commercials, but acting continues to be her passion. Erica Mer got back into
the industry in 2008 and continues her success with acting.
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