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.
Early life Cummings was born in Texas. 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.
Career Cummings portrayed Erin Ward in Detroit 1-8-7, Michelle in the television drama Dante's Cove. She has had minor roles in TV shows such as Charmed, Passions and Star Trek: Enterprise.
Cummings starred as Sura, the wife of Spartacus, in the Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Muscle & Fitness magazine featured Cummings in an article and pictorial for their February 2010 issue. 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. 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.
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.
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. Cummings went through chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and was cancer-free as of 2019.
Filmography
+Film Year Title Role Notes2003NoelleShort film2004Hollywood the Hard WayTori WelshGolf Cart Driving SchoolDeath by Golf Cart – Dog Walker2006Tomorrow's YesterdayJanice2007RollingLexaMadonna2008Welcome Home Roscoe JenkinsSallyOh Baby!Caroline2009The AnniversaryEveDark HousePaulaBitch SlapHel2010Scorpio Men on ProzacAnne2011DarlaStacey JohnsonShort filmFruit of LaborEva2013EllenZarra's LawCrystalCold Comes the NightAmber 2014Late PhasesAnne2015Weepah Way for NowSusan2017The Disaster ArtistRestaurant ManagerUncredited2021King RichardSocial Worker
+Television Year Title Role Notes2003Star Trek: EnterpriseProstitute #1Episode: "Carpenter Street"2005PassionsRoadhouse Woman #2Episode: "1.1555"ThresholdJenEpisode: "Pulse"2006CharmedPatraEpisode: "Repo Manor"After Midnight: Life Behind BarsCrystalTV filmDante's CoveMichelle5 episodes2007Ann Lloyd2008Cold CaseRita FlynnEpisode: "Pin Up Girl"2009DollhouseAttendant3 episodesNip/TuckJessieEpisode: "Benny Nilsson"2010Spartacus: Blood and SandSuraRecurring role, 7 episodesMad MenCandaceEpisode: "Public Relations"Episode: "The Good News"2010–11Detroit 1-8-7Dr. Abbey WardMain role, 18 episodes2011–12Pan AmGinny Sadler3 episodes2012Major CrimesDr. Leslie NolanEpisode: "Medical Causes"Common LawAgent Carrie D'AmicoEpisode: "The T Word"StaceyMade in JerseyBonnie GarrettiMain role, 8 episodes2013Criminal MindsEmma Churchill2014Masters of SexKittyEpisode: "Story of My Life"2015The Astronaut Wives ClubMarge SlaytonMain roleHalt and Catch FireJules DuffyEpisode: "10Broad36" Episode: "Limbo"2016MadoffEleanor SquillariBlue BloodsLori D'AngeloEpisode: "Help Me Help You"Feed the BeastMarisa Gallo 2017The BlacklistCalhoun Episode: "Ilyas Surkov (No. 54)"2018The FlashVanessa Jensen / BlockEpisode: "Blocked"2019NCISMajor Ellen WallaceEpisode: "Hail & Farewell"All RiseDetective Jackie Leyland2 episodesDynastyDA Erica BrownEpisode: "The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial"20209-1-1: Lone StarTeri Episode: "Act of God"LuciferMandyEpisode: "Lucifer! Lucifer! Lucifer!" 2022 The Rookie Ivy Flynn Episode: "Long Shot" 2023 Nancy Drew Chief Lovette4 episodes
+Web Year Title Role Notes2019–2023The John Campea ShowCo-host on Wednesday shows
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