Erica Durance

Erica Durance
Image:E durance06.jpg Erica Durance at the Hollywood premiere of Batman Begins.
Birth name	Erica Durance
Born	June 21 1978 (age 31) Calgary, Alberta
Spouse(s)	David Palffy (2005 - present)

Erica Durance (born June 21, 1978, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian actress. Although born in Calgary, she was raised in Three Hills, Alberta. She is perhaps best known for her role as Lois Lane on Smallville.

After graduating from high school, Durance moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to pursue her interest in acting professionally. "I wanted to get my feet wet in a smaller area than Los Angeles when I gave it a try," Durance has said.^{[citation needed]} She continued to study acting, starting out with background work, graduating to commercials, and then guest-starring roles, landing more substantial roles each time.

In 2004, she guest-starred on The Chris Isaak Show, Tru Calling, Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, and The Collector.

However, Durance is perhaps best known for her role as Lois Lane on the WB (now the CW) series Smallville. She was a frequent guest star for the fourth season of the show (2004-05) and joined the regular cast for the fifth season (2005-06).

Durance appeared on The Howard Stern Show in September 2004 after she had already filmed a number of her first episodes on Smallville. She has also starred in several films credited as Erica Parker, including the 2003 horror film House of the Dead. Parker was the surname of her first husband, which she had taken when they wed in 1996. They separated in 1999.

She was listed as the highest new entrant and cover girl in FHM's May 2006 issue, including the World's 100 Sexiest Women at #38.

Durance married for the second time on January 8, 2005, to Canadian actor David Palffy. They reside in Vancouver.

On October 9, 2006, she again appeared on The Howard Stern Show to promote the DVD release of The Butterfly Effect 2.

On January 3, 2007, Durance was interviewed by Layla El on WWE.com in the third edition of the website's Superstar to Superstar segment.

Filmography

• No Time Like the Present (2008) as Raine
• Ecstasy (2007) as Heather
• The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006) as Julie Miller
• Island Heat: Stranded (2006) as Karina
• House of the Dead (2003) as Johanna
• Devil Winds (2003) as Kara Jensen
• The Untold (2002) as Tara Knowles

TV appearances

• Smallville as Lois Lane
• Tru Calling as Angela Todd in "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (EP#1.13)
• Andromeda as Amira in "Time Out of Mind" (EP#4.20)
• Stargate SG-1 as Krista James in "Affinity" (EP#8.7)
• The Collector as Rachel Slate in "Another Collector" (EP#1.13)
• The Chris Isaak Show as Ashley in "Let the Games Begin" (EP#3.3)
• Howard Stern as Herself (08/21/2004)
• 111 Gramercy Park (2003) as Maddy in "Pilot" (EP#1.1/unaired)
• Kokanee Beer Glacier Girls (200?) as Glacier Girl (multiple commercials)

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