Erin Carufel

Born

1978-09-28

Birthplace

Modesto, California, USA

Biography

Erin Carufel (born Erin Rose Carufel, September 28, 1978, in Modesto, California) is an American actress, producer, and stunt performer of French-Canadian, Italian, English, Danish, Norwegian, and Irish descent, 5′ 9″ (175 cm) tall. She was raised in Beaverton, Oregon, where she became a four-time U.S. Open and Gold Cup Championship gold medalist in Taekwondo and the first woman to play on USC's PAC-8 ice hockey team. She graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Dramatic Arts, spent her junior year at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, and trained at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas. She married actor Scott Connors in 2017; they have one daughter, and she founded her production company Irish Rose Entertainment. Her most notable film credits include Leslie Faire in The Lincoln Lawyer (2011, with Matt Damon), Melanie in Untraceable (2008, with Diane Lane), Millie in Elena Undone (2010), Officer Ash in Gone (2012, with Amanda Seyfried), and Doctor DuBois in Peppermint (2018, with Jennifer Garner). On television she appeared as Nikki Wilcox in CSI: Miami (2003), Willa Hyatt in Without a Trace (2004), Yvonne Craig / Batgirl in Return to the Batcave (2003), and Wendy in Here and Now (2018, HBO), with additional credits in ER (2000–2005), Scrubs (2005), and Charmed (2005). She has also worked as a stunt performer on Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003, stunt double for Cameron Diaz), Daredevil (2003, stunt double for Jennifer Garner), Million Dollar Baby (2004, stunt double for Hilary Swank), and 24 (2002).