 Erica Shukrani Luttrell was born in Toronto, Canada to a Tanzanian mother and an American father. The youngest of four girls, Erica began her acting career at the age of two, starring in numerous commercials from Pampers to Cadillac before booking her first lead role in a television series at the age of nine. After several seasons on Shining Time Station, TV Ontario's Bookmice, the animated series The Magic School Bus, and The New Ghostwriter Mysteries (the last earning her a nomination for a Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award), she migrated south to Los Angeles, California. Leading roles in films such as Lifetime's Dangerous Evidence, the short In Twilight's Shadow, numerous animated series' such as Dave the Barbarian and As Told By Ginger followed. With further guest appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, General Hospital, Dexter, and Private Practice to name a few. Now recurring on the provocative, original series Lost Girl, the beautiful and talented Erica captures attention on small and big screen alike. |