Erin Catherine Torpey (born February 14, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Jessica Buchanan on One Life to Live.
Erin Torpey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Erin Catherine Torpey February 14, 1981 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse |
Hamilton Von Watts (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editErin Torpey was born on February 14, 1981, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.[1][2] Her older sister is named Shannon.[3]
Career
editTorpey was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2000.[4] Following her departure as Jessica, the role was taken over by Bree Williamson. After leaving One Life to Live, Torpey went on to appear in the movies Dirty Deeds and Fierce Friends.
She voiced the character of Princess Aurora (from Sleeping Beauty) for Disney 2007 direct-to-video DVD release Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams. In 2008, she voiced the Greek goddess Athena in the PSP game God of War: Chains of Olympus and reprised the role in the PS3 game God of War III and in the PSP game God of War: Ghost of Sparta, both released in 2010.[citation needed]
Torpey is now a singer, focusing specifically in the acoustic rock and folk genres.
On July 21–22, 2008, she returned to One Life to Live for two days as Megan Buchanan, Jessica's daughter who had previously died at birth. On September 8, 2011, Torpey returned to One Life to Live for one episode as Erin, Cristian Vega's new colleague.[5]
Personal life
editIn the October issue of Soaps In Depth, Torpey announced her engagement to actor Hamilton Von Watts[citation needed]. The two married on April 18, 2009. Erin and Hamilton welcomed their first son into the family on June 22, 2010.[6] On December 5, 2015, they welcomed a second son.[7]
Filmography
edit- 1990–2003: One Life to Live as Jessica Buchanan (September 18, 1990[8] - January 15, 2003)
- 2004: The Handler as Loretta, 1 episode
- 2005: Dirty Deeds as Jen
- 2005: Head Case as Olivia, 1 episode
- 2006: Fierce Friend as Megan
- 2007: NCIS as Holly Stegman, 1 episode
- 2007: Bones as Woman at Basketball Game, 1 episode
- 2008: One Life to Live as Megan Buchanan (July 21–22, 2008)
- 2008: God of War: Chains of Olympus as Athena
- 2010: God of War III as Athena
- 2010: God of War: Ghost of Sparta as Athena, Erinys
- 2011: One Life to Live as Erin (September 8, 2011)
- 2012: The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes as the Invisible Woman
- 2013: Marvel Heroes as the Invisible Woman
- 2015: Agent Carter as Betty Carver
Stage
edit- (1990): Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Trixie (Broadway debut)[9]
- (1993): The Goodbye Girl as Cynthia[10]
References
edit- ^ Novakovich, Lilana (2000-01-22). "Teen soap star really an old soul". North Bay Nugget. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Benjamin, Ruth; Rosenblatt, Arthur (2006). Who Sang What on Broadway, 1866–1996. Vol. 2. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 747. ISBN 0-7864-1506-1. Retrieved 2023-06-04 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Bailey, Diane (1996-01-04). "Torpey kisses phone privileges goodbye". Red Deer Advocate. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ May, Rebecca (2000-05-17). "Nomination is just one sign of Torpey's maturity". The Spectrum. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kerr, Luke (June 27, 2011). "Erin Torpey Returns to One Life to Live". Daytime Confidential. Confidential Media, Inc. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "'One Life to Live' News: Erin Torpey - Formerly Jessica Buchanan - Welcomes Baby Boy Asher Davies von Watts". 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Clipped from News Herald". News Herald. 12 September 1990. p. 12.
- ^ "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Broadway Play – 1990 Revival | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "The Goodbye Girl – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
External links
edit- Erin Torpey at the Internet Broadway Database
- Erin Torpey at IMDb
