Name	Erica Leerhsen
Height
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	14-February-1976
Place of Birth	New York City, New York, U.S.
Famous for	Acting

Erica Leerhsen is an American actress. She is best known for her lead roles in the horror films Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Wrong Turn 2: Dead End. She is often referred to as a modern day scream queen. She is also known for her acting on television series, such as her lead role in The Guardian and several guest appearances, including The Sopranos, Alias, and others.

Leerhsen made her film debut in the short film Junior Creative (2000), as Sarah. The film received several good reviews. She appeared in the horror sequel Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, though she originally auditioned for the part that eventually went to Kim Director. The film was panned by film critics, but it debuted at number 2 with $13,000,000 in the United States, and finished with $26,421,314 Overall, internationally the film made $47,737,094. She was also voted #96 in 2001's Maxim Hot 100. In 2001, Leerhsen appeared in an episode of the third season of The Sopranos, where she played a lesbian tennis instructor who falls for Drea de Matteo's character. That same year, she was part of cast of the well-acclaimed TV show The Guardian, she played as Amanda Bowles, an ambitious but caring associate, who leaves mid-way through season one. She played a supporting role in Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending. The film received mixed response by critics and at the box office making $14,569,744 at the end of its theatrical run.

It was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Leerhsen was honored with the title "Arrow in the Head's Mistress of the Year 2003". She starred alongside Jessica Biel in the horror remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, in which Leerhsen had a lead role as one of the doomed teens. During her screen test for the film, her screams were so loud that people on other floors of the building called the police to report that a young woman was being attacked. The film received mixed reviews and was a box office success, scoring the number-one spot in its opening week and going on to earn more than $80 million in the U.S. She was a guest star in two episodes of the TV show Alias. She appeared in Woody Allen's romantic comedy film Anything Else, opposite Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Stockard Channing, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Fallon, KaDee Strickland, and Allen. The film was the opening–night selection at the 60th annual Venice International Film Festival.

Leerhsen starred in the 2004 independent thriller film The Warrior Class, where she played Anson Mount's love interest. The film got released on DVD on February 6, 2007. Leerhsen starred opposite Michael Pena in the independent comedy drama film Little Athens. The film was released at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and on DVD on November 21, 2006. She had a guest appearance in the TV show Ghost Whisperer, and appeared as the character Bronwin in the romantic comedy film Mozart and the Whale, which was released in limited theaters on April 14, 2006. That same year, Leerhsen guest appeared as Brenda Sanders in the CBS series CSI: Miami episode "The Score".