Erika Anderson is an American film and television actress best known for her role as Greta in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'' (1989) and subsequently the actress Selena Swift in the television series ''

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'' (1990). Erika married Richard Butler on September 22, 2020.

Life and career

Anderson grew up in

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, the daughter of a sculptor. She attended Nathan Hale High School and the

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, graduating with a major in

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and a minor in

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. While in school, she worked as a

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at Tulsa's only jazz radio station and also began working in television, eventually hosting her own arts program. After college, she moved to

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to pursue a career in radio and television. She signed with a modeling agency and worked steadily in

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, and Los Angeles. She appeared in fashion layouts in magazines such as

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and

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. While in Italy, she played the lead in a short

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about an Italian vision of the United States called ''Through Your Eyes''. Her first role in a full-length movie was in the 1988 movie ''Lifted'', and her breakthrough role came in 1989 in the horror movie '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'' as Greta Gibson. Anderson appeared in three TV episodes of ''

'', playing twin sisters, Emerald and Jade in Invitation to Love. She starred in the 1991 erotic suspense thriller '' Zandalee'' with

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, and

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. In 1991, she starred in the

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'' Shadows of the Past'' as Jackie Delaney with Nicholas Campbell. In 1995, she starred with Scott Valentine in '' Object of Obsession'' as Margaret, a woman taken hostage by her mysterious new lover. Her last movie was in 2000 in the film ''Ascension''. Anderson has made many guest appearances on TV shows from ''

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'', '' Dream On'', ''

'', to '' Red Shoe Diaries'' (''Liar's Tale''). The 5-foot 11-inch brunette modeled for various fashion magazines, as well as for photographers

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, Douglas Sutter, and sculptor Robert Graham. She has appeared on the cover of at-least five magazines. In 2010 Anderson appeared in '' Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy''. Anderson was also featured in articles in such magazines as the May 1991 ''

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'', (pages 3842) by Phoebe Hoban, the January 1991 ''

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'', as well as

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's press kit for the 1991 film '' Zandalee''. In 2020, Anderson married Richard Butler, the English lead singer of

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Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Erika University of Tulsa alumni American television actresses Actresses from Tulsa, Oklahoma 1963 births Living people American film actresses Female models from Oklahoma American radio personalities ITC Entertainment 21st-century American actresses Nathan Hale High School alumni