Erica Gimpel

Erica Gimpel

actress, composer, soundtrack

Erica Gimpel was born on Jun 25, 1964 in USA. Erica Gimpel's big-screen debut came with Fame - Season 1 directed by Robert Scheerer in 1982. Erica Gimpel is known for Romeo and Juliet in Harlem directed by Aleta Chappelle, Harry Lennix stars as Capulet and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Lady Capulet. The most recent award Erica Gimpel achieved is LA Femme International Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Erica Gimpel plays is Mayfair Witches - Season 1 which will be released on Jan 08, 2023.

Erica Gimpel burst onto the scene as the unforgettable "Coco" in the international hit series Fame (1982). Since that time, she has appeared in dozens of feature films and television shows. She played "Angel Brown" in the NBC series Profiler (1996) and appeared for six seasons as "Adele Newman" in the Emmy Award-winning series Urgences (1994). Her other television credits include the Golden Globe winning series Dr House (2004), Esprits criminels (2005), recurring role on the Emmy Award-winning Boston Justice (2004), and recurring role on the CW hit Veronica Mars (2004) as Wallace's mother. Some of Ms. Gimpel's favorites include Les anges du bonheur (1994) opposite Phylicia Rashad, JAG (1995), and the Christmas fable Saint-Nicolas et le nouveau monde (1999) opposite the legendary James Earl Jones.Ms. Gimpel's film credits include the Oscar nominated short "Tuesday Morning Ride" with Ruby Dee, Wayne Wang's "Smoke" opposite Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker, Abel Ferrara's The King of New York" with Christopher Walken, "Touch Me" opposite Amanda Peet, Hal Hartley's "Flirt" and "No Such Thing" opposite Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren, and Disney's hit "Freaky Friday" opposite Jamie Lee Curtis. Ms. Gimpel has just completed shooting the independent film "Blue Eyes" which was shot in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.While balancing a full acting career Ms. Gimpel is also a singer/songwriter blending the styles of Jazz/Pop and Alternative. She is currently (2008) performing in the Los Angeles area with her trio. Ms. Gimpel is also an active member of the world peace organization, The SGI-USA.

  • Birthday

    Jun 25, 1964
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA
  • Also known

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Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

LA Femme International Film Festival
2008
Innovative Award
Winner - LA Femme Filmmaker Award

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