Erica Durance Biography

Erica Durance was born on the 21st of June 1978 in Canada. She grew up in Three Hills but her family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia after she had graduated from high school. In Vancouver, she studied acting and appeared in several television commercials before landing guest starring roles.

Then in 2004, Erica Durance had a guest starring appearance in The Chris Isaak Show. In the show, she played the role of Ashley. In the episode, she played a woman dating Chris. Then she next appeared in Tru Calling. In this episode of Tru Calling, she played the role of one of the contestants in a beauty pageant, contending against the character of Eliza Dushku. She was seen ext in Sci-Fi Channel’s Andromeda. In this hit sci-fi series, she played the role of a librarian who is also the love interest of Teal’c. Erica Durance was also seen in The Collector where she played the role of a sister to one of the lead characters.

In 2004, Erica Durance landed a lead part in the hit series Smallville. In this CW series, she played the role of Lois Lane, the love interest of Superman. She recurrently guest in the show’s fourth season in 2004 and 2005. Then in 2005 she became one of the cast as her character became a regular of the show. From 2005 to the present season of Smallville, she is still one of the regular casts of the show.

Also in 2004, Erica Durance was seen in The Howard Stern Show. In 2006, she again appeared on the show for the promotion of the film The Butterfly Effect 2, which was then released in DVD. Prior to that she was also in the horror movie House of the Dead, in 2003, where she played the role of Erica Parker. In 2007, she was on WWE.com and was interviewed by the show’s Lyla El.

Appearances to her credit include No Time Like the Present, I Me Wed, Ecstasy, The Butterfly Effect 2, Island Heat: Stranded, House of the Dead, Devil Winds and The Untold. In May of 2006 Erica Durance was one of FHM’s World’s 100 Sexiest Women. She was on the 38th spot. Then in 2007, she was again in FHM’s list but this time she got the 20th spot. In October 2007, she was on the cover of Maxim.

Erica Durance was previously married but divorced her husband by 1999. Then in 2005, she married David Palffy, a Canadian actor and they both now live in their house in Vancouver.