Erica Durance
Erica Durance was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on June 21st, 1978 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 45, Erica Durance biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Erica Durance (born June 21, 1978) is a Canadian actress.
She is best known for her role as Lois Lane in the television series Smallville and as Dr.
Alex Reid in the medical drama series Saving Hope.
Early life
Durance was born in Calgary to parents Gail and Joel Durance, and grew up on a turkey farm with her older brother and sister in Three Hills, Alberta, Canada. She was trained as a classical singer from childhood. After graduating from high school, Durance moved to Vancouver in 1999, to pursue her interest in acting professionally. She continued to study acting at the Yaletown Actors Studio for many years with her coach and husband, David Palffy.
Personal life
Durance was married to Wesley Parker from 1996 to 1999. She began dating Canadian actor David Palffy in 2001 and married him in 2005. In September 2014, Durance revealed she was pregnant with the couple's first child and gave birth to a boy in February 2015. Durance announced she was pregnant with her second child in June 2016. Her second son was born in December 2016. She also has a stepson from her husband's previous relationship. Durance and her husband reside in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Career
Durance began her career as a background performer, moved to television, and guest-starring roles. In the film The Untold (2002), Durance made her debut in a film. She appeared on The Chris Isaak Show and the supernatural film The Collector. In Tru Calling, her character was a contender in a beauty pageant against Eliza Dushku. On the SyFy Channel, she appeared as an intergalactic librarian in Andromeda and a love interest for Teal'c on Stargate SG-1.
Durance worked as an agent for background actors and booked photo doubles for the television show Smallville while acting part-time. When she was cast as Lois Lane on Smallville in 2004, she was considering quitting acting. In season four, she was a sassy, street-smart Lois. "I know there were some wonderful actresses who applied for the job," producer Kelly Souders said of Durance, "I remember sitting and watching her tape, and everyone was like, 'That's her.' "There's no doubt." "Lois has to be one of the most difficult characters to play," Souders continued, "She must be extremely articulate, brilliant, and a little abrupt, at the same time, she must be lovable." Brian Peterson, a fellow, said that they knew she would be Lois for the series from the time Durance was hired. In season five, Durance was promoted to series regular and then became part of the regular cast for the remainder of the series. "Everyone has an idea of who Lois Lane is for them, and you have your overall blueprint, but then you have to try to make it your own," Lois Lane Durance said. That's the only way to ensure that you're doing what you're doing. It's an experience that I will treasure forever and never forget. Lois is a beloved character. I took it seriously and invested my heart and soul into her for seven years. "I loved every minute and am forever changed by it."
Durance appeared in the films The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006) and Island Heat: Stranded (2006). She was nominated for a Gemini Award for the Lifetime film I Me Wed (2007). Maid Marian appeared in Beyond Sherwood Forest (2009) and appeared in the film Sophie and Sheba (2010) as an Aerial silk performer in the circus. Samantha Masters, a CIA intelligence agent who appeared on Charlie's Angels in 2011, appeared on the television show Charlie's Angels in 2011. Angela and Christine were twin sisters in the Italian TV miniseries 6 passi nel giallo and appeared in the NBC series Harry's Law in 2012.
Durance began starring in the lead role in the CTV medical drama television series Saving Hope as Chief Surgical Dr. Alex Reid in June 2012. She was also a producer on the show and produced the season four episode "Torn and Frayed." In season 3, Durance's real-life pregnancy was integrated into her character Alex Reid and the series. Saving Hope came to an end in 2017.
Durance appeared in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel film Wedding Planner Mystery (2014). The film is based on Deborah Donnelly's book Veiled Threats and is supposed to be the first film in the channel's Mystery Wheel series adaptation. She appeared in Tahmoh Penikett's thriller film Painkillers in 2015.
In the episode "Midvale," Durance appeared in The CW television series Supergirl as Kara's Kryptonian mother, Alura Zor-El, and Agent Noel Neill. In the Batwoman episode of the 2019 Arrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths," Durance and her Smallville co-star Tom Welling reprised their roles as Lois and Clark.
Durance appeared in the Lifetime film Girls in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez, which tells the true story of a 14-year-old girl's kidnapping and how she survived against all odds. Durance portrays Abby's mother Zenya in one of the network's "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films.
In Color My World With Love (2022), a groundbreaking Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original film based on a love tale involving two main characters with Down syndrome, Durance played Emma, the mother of a talented artist with Down syndrome.