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Erin Torpey
Born
Erin Catherine Torpey

(1981-02-14) February 14, 1981 (age 42)
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, US
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Hamilton Von Watts
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(m. 2009)​
Children2

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.

Early life

Erin Torpey was born on February 14, 1981, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.[1][2] Her older sister is named Shannon.[3]

Career

Torpey 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.

Personal life

In 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.[5] On December 5, 2015, they welcomed a second son.[6]

Filmography

Stage

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-05-24.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "'One Life to Live' News: Erin Torpey - Formerly Jessica Buchanan - Welcomes Baby Boy Asher Davies von Watts". 10 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Clipped from News Herald". News Herald. 12 September 1990. p. 12.
  8. ^ "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Broadway Play – 1990 Revival | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  9. ^ "The Goodbye Girl – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.

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Preceded byEliza Clark Jessica Buchanan on One Life to Live 1990-2003 Succeeded byBree Williamson
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