Erin Catherine Torpey (born February 14, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as

Jessica Buchanan Jessica Eugenia Buchanan (also Santi, Vega, Brennan, Ford and Wentworth) is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live''. She is the daughter of Victoria Lord and Clint Buchanan. She is the fraternal twin sister of Natalie Bu ...

on ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as ...

''.

Early life

Erin Torpey was born on February 14, 1981, in

Doylestown, Pennsylvania Doylestown is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the borough population was 8,300. Doylestown is located northwest of Trent ...

. Her older sister is named Shannon.

Career

Torpey was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2000. Following her departure as Jessica, the role was taken over by

Bree Williamson Bree Williamson Roberts (born December 28, 1979) is a Canadian actress. Career After graduating from Bayview Glen School, she completed her education at the University of Toronto. She played the role of Jessica Buchanan on the ABC soap opera ...

. After leaving ''One Life to Live'', Torpey went on to appear in the movies ''Dirty Deeds'' and ''Fierce Friends''. She voiced the character of Princess Aurora (from ''

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'') for Disney 2007 direct-to-video DVD release '' Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams''. In 2008, she voiced the Greek goddess

Athena Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretism, syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarde ...

in the PSP game '' God of War: Chains of Olympus'' and reprised the role in the

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game ''

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'' and in the PSP game '' God of War: Ghost of Sparta'', both released in 2010. Torpey is now a singer, focusing specifically in the acoustic rock and folk genres. On July 21–22, 2008, she returned to ''

'' for two days as Megan Buchanan, Jessica's daughter who had previously died at birth. On September 8, 2011, Torpey returned to ''

'' for one episode as Erin, Cristian Vega's new colleague.

Personal life

In the October issue of ''

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'', Torpey announced her engagement to actor Hamilton Von Watts. The two married on April 18, 2009. Erin and Hamilton welcomed their first son into the family on June 22, 2010. On December 5, 2015, they welcomed a second son.

Filmography

* 1990–2003: ''

'' as

(September 18, 1990 - January 15, 2003) * 2004: '' The Handler'' as Loretta, 1 episode * 2005: '' Dirty Deeds'' as Jen * 2005: ''

Head Case ''Head Case'' is an American sitcom starring Alexandra Wentworth as Dr. Elizabeth Goode, a therapist who treats Hollywood stars. Celebrities appear on the show as themselves. The show ran for three seasons, airing on the Starz (TV channel), Star ...

'' as Olivia, 1 episode * 2006: ''Fierce Friend'' as Megan * 2007: ''

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'' as Holly Stegman, 1 episode * 2007: ''

Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...

'' as Woman at Basketball Game, 1 episode * 2008: ''

'' as Megan Buchanan (July 21–22, 2008) * 2008: '' God of War: Chains of Olympus'' as

* 2010: ''

'' as Athena * 2010: '' God of War: Ghost of Sparta'' as Athena, Erinys * 2011: ''

'' as Erin (September 8, 2011) * 2012: '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' as the

Invisible Woman The Invisible Woman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' #1 (November 1961). Susan St ...

* 2013: '' Marvel Heroes'' as the Invisible Woman * 2015: '' Agent Carter'' as Betty Carver

Stage

* (1990): ''

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' is a 1955 American three-act play by Tennessee Williams. The play, an adaptation of his 1952 short story "Three Players of a Summer Game", was written between 1953 and 1955. One of Williams's more famous works and his ...

'' as Trixie (Broadway debut) * (1993): ''The Goodbye Girl'' as Cynthia

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torpey, Erin Actresses from Pennsylvania American child actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses People from Doylestown, Pennsylvania American stage actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses Singers from Pennsylvania 1981 births Living people 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers