Erin Cardillo (born February 17, 1977) is an American actress, producer, and

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Biography

Cardillo was born in

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. Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish. She began her acting career while at

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. She then attended

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

from which she graduated magna cum laude in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in performance studies. It was there that she began to explore writing and adaptation, as well as acting. She spent her junior year abroad in

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, through Marymount College, where she cultivated her great love of

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. She has appeared in an

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commercial with her ''The Suite Life on Deck'' co-star Windell D. Middlebrooks.

Personal life

Cardillo married actor Joe Towne on November 5, 2011. The couple welcomed their first child, a son named Lucas Bodhi, on December 17, 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * 1977 births Living people American soap opera actresses Actresses from New York (state) Actresses from White Plains, New York Northwestern University School of Communication alumni 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses American people of Jewish descent Greenwich High School alumni {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub