Erica Leerhsen (born February 14, 1976) is an American actress, 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, and for which she is often referred to as a modern day scream queen. She is also known for her acting on television, such as her lead role in The Guardian and several guest appearances, including The Sopranos, Alias, and others. She was also voted...
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Erica Leerhsen (born February 14, 1976) is an American actress, 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, and for which she is often referred to as a modern day scream queen. She is also known for her acting on television, such as her lead role in The Guardian and several guest appearances, including The Sopranos, Alias, and others. She was also voted #96 in 2001's Maxim Hot 100.
Leerhsen was born in New York City, New York on Valentine's Day, and raised in Ossining, Westchester County, New York, along with her two sisters, Nora and Debbie, by their father Charles Leerhsen, a long time editor of celebrity publication Us Magazine (which became Us Weekly in March 2000). She attended St. Augustine's School and Ossining High School (where she sang in the choir) and graduated from Boston University College of Fine Arts in 1998. She earned BFA (summa cum laude) in acting the same year.
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