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

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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

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