Erica Durance
Erica Durance, July 2009
Born	June 21, 1978 (1978-06-21) (age 31) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Other name(s)	Erica Parker
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Wesley Parker (1996-1999) David Palffy (2005-present)

Erica Durance (pronounced /dəˈræns/;^[1] born June 21, 1978) is a Canadian actress. She was also credited as Erica Parker. She is best known for her role as Lois Lane on Smallville.

Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 Marriage 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Life and career

Durance was born in Calgary, Alberta and was raised in Three Hills, Alberta. After graduating from high school, Durance moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to pursue her interest in acting professionally. "I wanted to get my feet wet in a smaller area than Los Angeles when I gave it a try", Durance has said. She continued to study acting, starting out with background work, graduating to commercials, and then guest-starring roles, landing more substantial roles each time.

In 2004, she guest-starred on The Chris Isaak Show playing Ashley, a woman on a date with Chris. In Tru Calling, her character was a contender in a beauty pageant opposite Eliza Dushku's character. On the Sci-Fi Channel, she played an intergalactic librarian in Andromeda and a love interest for Teal'c in Stargate SG-1. She also played a sister to one of the leads in the Canadian show The Collector.

Durance was a frequent guest star for the 4th season of Smallville and was then promoted as a series regular for the 5th season. She is still part of the regular cast as of the 9th (and current) season.

Durance appeared on The Howard Stern Show in September 2004 after she had already filmed a number of her first episodes on Smallville. She was listed as the highest new entrant and cover girl in FHM's May 2006 issue, including the World's 100 Sexiest Women at #38 and was listed by FHM at #20 in the World's 100 Sexiest Women in 2007 and #15 by FHM in the World's 100 Sexiest Women in 2008. She is currently placed at #14 on the 2009 list. In October 2007 she was the cover girl for Maxim.^[2]

On October 9, 2006, she again appeared on The Howard Stern Show to promote the DVD release of The Butterfly Effect 2.

In 2009, Erica will star as Heather in Ecstasy, based on the #1 bestselling book by Irvine Welsh. She also starred in The Building.

On August 26, 2008, Durance was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, according to the Canadian Press.^[3]

[edit] Marriage

Her first husband is Wesley Parker, whom she married in 1996; they separated in 2001 and later divorced. Durance married for the second time on January 8, 2005, to Canadian actor David Palffy. They reside in Vancouver.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	The Untold	Tara Knowles	as Erica Parker
2003	111 Gramercy Park	Maddy O'Donnel	as Erica Parker
	House of the Dead	Johanna	as Erica Parker
	Devil Winds	Kara Jensen	as Erica Parker
2004	Smallville	Lois Lane	2004-present
	Stargate SG-1	Krista James	1 episode
	The Bridge	Amy
	The Chris Isaak Show	Ashley	1 episode, as Erica Parker
	Tru Calling	Angela Todd	1 episode
	Andromeda	Amira	1 episode
	The Collecter	Rachel Slate	1 episode
2006	The Butterfly Effect 2	Julie Miller
	Island Heat: Stranded	Carina
2007	I Me Wed	Isabel
TBD	Ecstasy	Heather
2009	Robin Hood: Beyond Sherwood Forest	Maid Marion
	Final Verdict	Assistant District Attorney
	The Building	unknown
2010	Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths	Lois Lane	voice

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Erica Durance

• Erica Durance at the Internet Movie Database
• Erica Durance cast bio on The CW
• Erica Durance at TV.com
• Erica Durance web page

Preceded by Teri Hatcher

Actress to portray Lois Lane 2004-present

Succeeded by Kate Bosworth (concurrent)