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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 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 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 absolute passion. Erica Mer got back into the industry in 2008
and continues her success with acting.
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