Erin Cahill
Erin Cahill | |
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Born | Erin Jessica Cahill January 4, 1980 Stafford, Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse |
Erin Jessica Cahill (born January 4, 1980)[1][2] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jen Scotts in Power Rangers Time Force,[3] Ted Mosby's sister Heather in How I Met Your Mother, and Kendra Burke in Saving Grace. She had a recurring role as Felicity in the ABC series Red Widow. She is also noted to be the first lead female character for the Call of Duty franchise, as Chloe 'Karma' Lynch in Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Rebecca Chambers in Resident Evil: Vendetta. Since 2016, Cahill has worked primarily in television movies for Lifetime and Hallmark.
Early life
[edit]Cahill was born in Stafford, Virginia. She began acting in her mother's local high school productions at age four, and started singing and dancing lessons at age eight. She was Miss Pre-Teen Virginia in 1991 and the first runner-up for Miss Junior America. She continued to act into her high school years at Brooke Point High School, where she served as the president of many clubs, including the Honor Thespians group. As a junior, Cahill was the only one of her year to garner perfect scores in all phases of her audition to the Governor's School for the Arts in drama. At age 16, she also won Overall Actor in the Actors, Models, Talent for Christ competition. She was further selected into the Barton and Williams Dance Company, winning both company and individual awards. Following high school graduation in 1998, she attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York on an academic and performing arts scholarship. She left college at age 19 to pursue a full-time acting career in Los Angeles.
Career
[edit]Cahill was cast as Jen Scotts, the Pink Time Force Ranger, in Power Rangers Time Force. She started her guest starring roles in 2003 with Crossing Jordan and General Hospital. In 2006, she starred in the short-lived Fox series Free Ride. Her first big guest star came the following year in 2007 as a 20th-century suffragette in the Cold Case episode "Torn". Since then, she has worked in numerous films and television shows such as Supernatural, CSI: Miami, The Mentalist, Castle, Ghost Whisperer, Grey's Anatomy, and House. She has appeared in commercials for Bank of America, TJ Maxx, Hyundai, Applebee's, Redfin, Tampax, Lean Cuisine, Honda, and Land Rover Discovery Sport.
In 2013, Cahill's projects included the short film The Ventriloquist, voice and motion-capture credits as Chloe "Karma" Lynch in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and a guest role as Lena Gilbert in FOX's Sleepy Hollow.
The following year, Cahill guest-starred on NCIS: Los Angeles and made a brief appearance on Garfunkel and Oates.
Cahill's international commercial for Land Rover Discovery Sport ran in 2015. She has also appeared in commercials for Redfin.
Charity work
[edit]Cahill co-founded Charitable Living, which services the local community with fundraisers and days of volunteering.[citation needed] In May 2015, Cahill joined non-profit group BuildOn and traveled to Malawi to promote education and build schools.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]In September 2016, Cahill married Welsh musician Paul Freeman in a ceremony on the Cote d'Azur, France.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Space And Tube | Kimber | |
2000 | Speed for Thespians | Short film | |
2002 | The Biggest Fan | Montana Wastedberg | |
2003 | Bill the Intern | Darlene | |
2004 | Creature Unknown | Jill | |
2005 | Race You to the Bottom | Waitress | |
Walt Disney World's Vacation Planning Guide | Host | ||
2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Dean Witter Receptionist | |
2007 | Jekyll | Allison | |
2008 | Fast Track: No Limits | Katie Reed | |
Boogeyman 3 | Sarah Morris | ||
2010 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Rachel Ashe | |
2011 | Sweet Old World | Eva | |
6 Month Rule | Missy | ||
Weather Wars | Samantha Winters | ||
2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! | Rachel Ashe | |
The Ventriloquist | Stephanie | ||
2013 | Skinwalker Ranch | Lisa | |
2014 | Space And Tube 2 | Kimber | |
108 Stitches | Caitlin DeShields | ||
2015 | Wingman Inc. | Kristy | |
2016 | The Watcher | Emma | |
2017 | Resident Evil: Vendetta | Rebecca Chambers | Voice and motion capture[5] |
2021 | Church People | Carla Finney | |
2023 | Resident Evil: Death Island | Rebecca Chambers | [6] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Power Rangers Time Force | Jen Scotts/Pink Time Force Ranger | 40 episodes |
2002 | Power Rangers Wild Force | Jen Scotts/Pink Time Force Ranger | Episodes: "Reinforcements from the Future, Parts 1 & 2" |
2003 | Crossing Jordan | Tyler | Episode: "Sunset Division" |
2004 | Mountain Dew Network | Herself | Host |
2005 | American Dreams | Episode: "California Dreamin'" | |
2006 | Free Ride | Amber Danwood | 6 episodes |
2007 | Cold Case | Francis Stone | Episode: "Torn" |
CSI: Miami | Rachel Hemming | Episode: "Miami Confidential" | |
2008 | Supernatural | Elizabeth | Episode: "Malleus Maleficarum" |
Greek | Trish | Episode: "Barely Legal" | |
Without a Trace | Brook Simms | Episode: "Better Angels" | |
How I Met Your Mother | Heather Mosby | Episode: "Little Minnesota" | |
2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Meg Shelley | Episode: "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" |
General Hospital | Cassandra | 7 episodes | |
Monk | Callie Esterhaus | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Critic" | |
NCIS | Navy Lieutenant Jessica Summers | Episode: "The Inside Man" | |
The Mentalist | Donna Hines | Episode: "Black Gold and Red Blood" | |
2010 | CSI: NY | Agent Pangle | Episode: "Pot of Gold" |
Ghost Whisperer | Kelly Ferguson | Episode: "Lethal Combination" | |
Castle | Cecily Burkett | Episode: "Food to Die For" | |
House | Margaret McPherson | Episode: "Massage Therapy" | |
2011 | Law & Order: LA | Annette Kay | Episode: "Silver Lake" |
Chase | Caroline Belkin | Episode: "Seven Years" | |
2012 | Chuck | Bobbi | Episode: "Chuck versus the Bullet Train" |
Blue Eyed Butcher | Jessica Wright | Television film (Lifetime Movies) | |
2013 | Body of Proof | Charlotte Tilney | Episode: "Abducted: Part 1" |
Red Widow | Felicity | 5 episodes | |
Sleepy Hollow | Lena Gilbert | Episode: "Sanctuary" | |
2014 | Garfunkel and Oates | Jenny | Episode: "Hair Swap" |
NCIS: Los Angeles | FBI Special Agent Carole Gordon | Episode: "SEAL Hunter" | |
Delirium | Rachel Haloway | Television film (Fox) | |
2015 | Bones | Ashleigh Smith | Episode: "The Carpals in the Coy-Wolves"[7] |
2016 | Sleigh Bells Ring | Laurel Bishop | Television film (Hallmark) |
2017 | Nanny Seduction | Vanessa | Television film (Lifetime) |
Nanny Nightmare | Lauren | Television film | |
Stitchers | Stephanie Fisher | Episodes: "Perfect" and "Mind Palace" | |
2017-2018 | Power Rangers Hyperforce | Jen Scotts / Pink Time Force Ranger | Web Series, Episodes: "Welcome to Time Force Academy", "Save Marv" |
2018 | Criminal Minds | Mrs. Wilson | Episode: "The Capilanos" |
9-1-1 | Tammy | Episode: "Worst Day Ever" | |
Last Vermont Christmas | Megan Gaper | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)[8] | |
Muse (aka Killer Inspiration) | Amanda Jennings | Television film | |
Hometown Christmas | Jen | Television film (Lifetime) | |
2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Claire Smith | Episode: "Pilot" |
Random Acts of Christmas | Sydney | Television film (Lifetime) | |
Love, Fall & Order | Claire Hart | Television film (Hallmark) | |
Christmas on the Range | Kendall Riley | Television film (Hallmark) | |
2020 | The Secret Ingredient | Kelly McIntire | Television film (Hallmark) |
A Timeless Christmas | Megan Turner | Television film (Hallmark) | |
2021 | Mystery 101: Killer Timing | Kate Colson, FBI Agent | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) |
Every Time A Bell Rings | Charlotte Daniels | Television film (Hallmark) | |
Love on the Road | Abby Brooks | Television film | |
2022 | Christmas Bedtime Stories | Danielle Aames | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) |
2023 | Hearts of the Game | Hazel | Television film (Hallmark) |
2024 | A Taste of Love | Taylor | Television film (Hallmark) |
2024 | Autumn at Apple Hill | Elise | Television film (Hallmark) |
Video games
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Power Rangers Time Force | Pink Ranger | |
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire | Carla the Jackal (voice) | ||
2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Chloe "Karma" Lynch | Voice and motion capture |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/celeb-news/seal-lady-friend-power-ranger-175452970.html (lists her age as 33 in 2013)
- ^ Cahill, Erin [@theErinCahill] (January 5, 2021). "THANK YOU for the birthday wishes yesterday. I was in tears off & on all day, filled w gratitude + love. Thank you to each of you for being on this journey w me. Sending you much love today & always. 💓. This is a pic from my birthday last year, then a pic this year. https://t.co/4687SvlIYu" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Brooke Point grad in the pink after landing Power Ranger role". The Free Lance–Star. January 23, 2001. pp. C1 and C4. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Instagram post by Erin Cahill • Sep 5, 2016 at 7:27pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ "Resident Evil Vendetta coming to theaters". IGN. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ @RE_Vendetta (April 11, 2023). "Rebecca Chambers, voiced by @TheErinCahill, is formerly a member of the Raccoon City Police S.T.A.R.S. unit and is an expert in chemical refining and compounding. #ResidentEvil: Death Island" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Erin Cahill". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ "'Last Vermont Christmas'". Livingly. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Erin Cahill at IMDb
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Virginia
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American video game actresses
- American voice actresses
- Living people
- Marymount Manhattan College alumni
- People from Calabasas, California
- People from Stafford, Virginia
- 1980 births