Erica Leerhsen

Erica Leerhsen occupies a corner of cinema I genuinely love: horror that demands real commitment. Headlining Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and starring in the 2003 Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake means putting yourself through the physical and emotional wringer to truly frighten an audience. Trained at Boston University and working across television, film, and stage, she has the range to do more than scream, which I think is undervalued in the genre. Performers who throw themselves into fear roles with full conviction deserve more credit, and she is one of them.

Name (English)

Erica Leerhsen

Name (Japanese)

エリカ・リーセン

Reading

えりか・りーせん

Born

February 14, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / stage actor

University

Boston University

• Official sitehttp://erica-leerhsen.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ericaleerhsen/
• Xhttps://x.com/ericaleerhsens
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica%20Leerhsen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263149

Tags

• New York
• television actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.