Erin Margaret Murphy (born June 17, 1964) is an American actress, who is best known for her role as young

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in the television sitcom ''

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'', in 103 episodes from the show's third season (in 1966) to the last original episode in 1972. For the first season, she shared this role for 18 episodes with her fraternal twin sister, Diane, as they were of similar appearance and stature. As they got older and looked less alike, only Erin played the role.

Post-''Bewitched'' years

Following ''Bewitched'', Murphy guest-starred on shows such as ''

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'', appeared in over 100 commercials, and modeled for

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swimwear. She was an

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and homecoming queen during her senior year. She graduated from El Toro High School in 1981. Murphy has worked as a casting director, makeup artist, fashion stylist, acting teacher, motivational speaker, and stunt double for actress

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. Since 2014, Murphy has been co-owner of Slim Chillers, a company that makes low-calorie frozen vodka martini pops.

Reality TV and hosting

Murphy has worked as a television host and correspondent (

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, TVGasm.com, and E!) and as the on-air moderator for Allergan Medical. She has also been an

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host (Ab Shark for Thane, Bun Shaper for Emson, SomaTrac Inversion Table). Murphy is the host of Disney Family.com's Parentpedia. On December 20, 2006, she appeared as one of the 12 "strangers" on the

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game show ''

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''. In 2007, she was featured on ''

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'' as a "Celebrity With a Cause" discussing her work with

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-related charities. In 2008, Murphy appeared as a celebrity judge on

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's '' I Know My Kid's a Star'' reality show contest for young actors and with

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on ''

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''. She has also appeared on ''Craft Lab'' ( DIY/

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), '' Groomer Has It'' (

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) with her giant

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, and on '' Over Your Head'' (

) building flagstone steps in her backyard.Murphy also starred on ''

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'' series for CMT, in which the celebrities trained as professional wrestlers. Erin's wrestling persona is Mistress of Mayhem (aka M.O.M.) Murphy was a contestant in the celebrity finale of season one of

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's ''

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''. Murphy appeared as a central character in the January 26, 2021 episode of ''

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''.

Personal life

Murphy is a fashion, beauty, and luxury lifestyle writer, with her work appearing in numerous magazines and online publications. She is also a motivational speaker and fundraiser for charitable organizations. Murphy often speaks out on the subject of

as one of her sons has the disorder. Murphy was featured in a photo spread January 2012 in ''

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'' magazine with two of her

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s on her ranch in

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. Murphy discussed her company Erin Murphy Knits which offers hand knit eco-friendly alpaca wear. In 2018, ''

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'' wrote that Murphy had purchased her dream home on the beach in Malibu for $2,300,000. Murphy has been married three times and divorced twice. Her three husbands are Terry Rogers (1984–1989), Eric Eden (1993–1998), and Darren Dunckel (May 1998–). She has two children with Rogers, one with Eden, and three with Dunckel.IMDB Erin Murphy Biography
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