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Smallville's Erica Durance: Lois will get to play the hero

KNDO KNDU - Found Feb. 5, 2010
Photo Galleries from TVGuide Entertainment News from TV Guide After more than eight seasons, Lois Lane (Erica Durance) and Clark Kent (Tom Welling)

Posted on February 5, 2010, 6:35 am

Smallville's Erica Durance: Lois will get to play the hero

KOTA Territory News - Found Feb. 6, 2010
Photo Galleries from TVGuide Entertainment News from TV Guide More>> After more than eight seasons, Lois Lane (Erica Durance) and Clark Kent (Tom

Posted on February 6, 2010, 1:24 pm

Erica Durance Shares a Peek at Smallville's "Heartbreaking" Finale

Seattle Post Intelligencer - Found Apr. 29, 2009
Here in Part 2 of our Q&A, Erica Durance shares a glimpse at the season-ender, in which Clark and Doomsday will go toe-to-toe (or at least...

Posted on April 29, 2009, 10:48 am

Perfect ten for 'Smallville'

IAfrica.com - Found Mar. 10, 2010
The show, starring Tom Welling as Clark Kent and Erica Durance as his love interest Lois Lane, is expected to premiere in fall 2011.

Posted on March 10, 2010, 1:13 pm

Smallville Renewed for Tenth Season

About - Found Mar. 8, 2010
... over the last several seasons, leaving a current starting lineup of Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, and Cassidy...

Posted on March 8, 2010, 8:16 am

Smallville Renewed for Season 10

TV Guide Online - Found Mar. 4, 2010
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Posted on March 4, 2010, 4:33 am

'Smallville' Renewed For Season 10

MTV - Found Mar. 5, 2010
... on to appear as Clark Kent in another season, it's currently unknown if Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Cassidy Freeman and...
'Smallville' renewed for season 10 - Entertainment Weekly Online
'Smallville' renewed for 10th season - Hollywood Reporter
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Posted on March 5, 2010, 7:45 am

Beyond Sherwood Forest - DVD Review

Monsters and Critics - Found Feb. 27, 2010
Sands) uses the dragon to frighten villagers into giving even more taxes and Maid Marian (Erica Durance) refuses to marry someone chosen for...

Posted on February 27, 2010, 10:29 am

Beyond Sherwood Forest

MovieWeb - Found Feb. 22, 2010
... unleashes a powerful forest creature in an attempt to defeat Robin Hood (Robin Dunne) seize Maid Marian (Erica Durance), it's up to the Prince...

Posted on February 22, 2010, 8:25 am

Smallville: Conspiracy

IGN.com - Found Feb. 25, 2010
Clark(Tom Welling) gets involved when he finds out Lois (Erica Durance) has been kidnapped and gets to the doctor's secret laboratory just in...

Posted on February 25, 2010, 6:42 am

Erica Durance Biography

Erica Durance
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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 has also been credited as Erica Parker. She is best known for her role as Lois Lane on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.

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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.

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.

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.

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 Julia
2010 Smallville: Absolute Justice Lois Lane TV Movie

References

  1. ^ Interview with Erica Durance on WPIX, New York, NY; uploaded to YouTube June 25, 2006.

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Preceded by
Teri Hatcher
Actress to portray Lois Lane
2004-present
Succeeded by
Kate Bosworth (concurrent)