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Erin Cahill
Born
Erin Jessica Cahill

(1980-01-04) January 4, 1980 (age 45)
Stafford, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​

Erin Jessica Cahill (born January 4, 1980)[1][2] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jen Scotts in Power Rangers Time Force,[3] Ted Mosby's sister Heather in How I Met Your Mother, and Kendra Burke in Saving Grace. She had a recurring role as Felicity in the ABC series Red Widow. She is also noted to be the first lead female character for the Call of Duty franchise, as Chloe 'Karma' Lynch in Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Rebecca Chambers in Resident Evil: Vendetta. Since 2016, Cahill has worked primarily in television movies for Lifetime and Hallmark.

Early life

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Cahill was born in Stafford, Virginia. She began acting in her mother's local high school productions at age four, and started singing and dancing lessons at age eight. She was Miss Pre-Teen Virginia in 1991 and the first runner-up for Miss Junior America. She continued to act into her high school years at Brooke Point High School, where she served as the president of many clubs, including the Honor Thespians group. As a junior, Cahill was the only one of her year to garner perfect scores in all phases of her audition to the Governor's School for the Arts in drama. At age 16, she also won Overall Actor in the Actors, Models, Talent for Christ competition. She was further selected into the Barton and Williams Dance Company, winning both company and individual awards. Following high school graduation in 1998, she attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York on an academic and performing arts scholarship. She left college at age 19 to pursue a full-time acting career in Los Angeles.

Career

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Cahill was cast as Jen Scotts, the Pink Time Force Ranger, in Power Rangers Time Force. She started her guest starring roles in 2003 with Crossing Jordan and General Hospital. In 2006, she starred in the short-lived Fox series Free Ride. Her first big guest star came the following year in 2007 as a 20th-century suffragette in the Cold Case episode "Torn". Since then, she has worked in numerous films and television shows such as Supernatural, CSI: Miami, The Mentalist, Castle, Ghost Whisperer, Grey's Anatomy, and House. She has appeared in commercials for Bank of America, TJ Maxx, Hyundai, Applebee's, Redfin, Tampax, Lean Cuisine, Honda, and Land Rover Discovery Sport.

In 2013, Cahill's projects included the short film The Ventriloquist, voice and motion-capture credits as Chloe "Karma" Lynch in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and a guest role as Lena Gilbert in FOX's Sleepy Hollow.

The following year, Cahill guest-starred on NCIS: Los Angeles and made a brief appearance on Garfunkel and Oates.

Cahill's international commercial for Land Rover Discovery Sport ran in 2015. She has also appeared in commercials for Redfin.

Charity work

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Cahill co-founded Charitable Living, which services the local community with fundraisers and days of volunteering.[citation needed] In May 2015, Cahill joined non-profit group BuildOn and traveled to Malawi to promote education and build schools.[citation needed]

Personal life

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In September 2016, Cahill married Welsh musician Paul Freeman in a ceremony on the Cote d'Azur, France.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Speed for Thespians Sister Short
2003 Bill the Intern Darlene
2004 Creature Unknown Jill
Stunt C*cks Pot Luck Dinner Guest Short
2005 Frostbite Coffee Shop Patron Video
Race You to the Bottom Waitress
The Biggest Fan Montana Wastedberg
This Town's Called Crash - Short
2006 Life Is Short Mabel Short
2007 Sweet Cindi Short
The Mirror Nina Theophilus
Jekyll Allison
Open House Wife Short
2008 Fast Track: No Limits Katie Reed
Boogeyman 3 Sarah Morris
Our Feature Presentation Mrs. Renolds
2009 Not Evelyn Cho Sarah Short
Just Before Dark Danielle Short
2010 The Bannen Way Nurse
A Date with Diana Cheetah (voice) Short
2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Rachel Ashe Video
Demoted Amy
6 Month Rule Missy
Storm War Samantha Winters
2012 Blue Eyed Butcher Jessica Wright TV movie
Sweet Old World Eva
The Ventriloquist Stephanie Short
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Rachel Ashe Video
2013 Skinwalker Ranch Lisa
Ladies Night Singles Jessica Short
2014 Delirium Rachel Haloway TV movie
108 Stitches Caitlin DeShields
2015 Wingman Inc. Kristy
2016 Cut to the Chase Isobel Chase
The Order Aki Short
The Watcher Emma
Sleigh Bells Ring Laurel Bishop TV movie
2017 Nanny Seduction Vanessa TV movie
Resident Evil: Vendetta Rebecca Chambers (voice) [5]
Hush Little Baby Lauren TV movie
2018 Muse Amanda Jennings TV movie
Last Vermont Christmas Megan Gaper TV movie [6]
Hometown Christmas Jen TV movie
2019 Christmas on the Range Kendall Riley TV movie
Love, Fall & Order Claire Hart TV movie
Random Acts of Christmas Sydney TV movie
2020 The Secret Ingredient Kelly McIntire TV movie
A Timeless Christmas Megan Turner TV movie
2021 Church People Carla Finney
Mystery 101: Killer Timing Kate Colson TV movie
Love Stories in Sunflower Valley Kate TV movie
Love on the Road Abby Brooks TV movie
Every Time A Bell Rings Charlotte Daniels TV movie
2021 Church People Carla Finney
Mystery 101: Killer Timing Kate Colson TV movie
Love Stories in Sunflower Valley Kate TV movie
2022 Loren & Rose Denise
It Snows All the Time Marilyn
Christmas Bedtime Stories Danielle Aames TV movie
2023 A Taste of Love Taylor TV movie
Hearts of the Game Hazel TV movie
Resident Evil: Death Island Rebecca Chambers [7]
Christmas on Cherry Lane Lizzie Hamilton TV movie
2024 Autumn at Apple Hill Elise TV movie
The Christmas Quest Joan Hamilton TV movie
Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane Lizzie TV movie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Power Rangers Time Force Jen Scotts/Pink Time Force Ranger Main Cast
2002 Power Rangers Wild Force Jen Scotts/Pink Time Force Ranger Episode: "Reinforcements from the Future, Parts 1 & 2"
2003 Crossing Jordan Tyler Episode: "Sunset Division"
2004 MDN Herself/Host Main Host
2005 American Dreams Hippie Girl Episode: "California Dreamin'"
2006 Free Ride Amber Danwood Main Cast
2007 On the Lot Herself Main Cast
Cold Case Francis Stone Episode: "Torn"
CSI: Miami Rachel Hemming Episode: "Miami Confidential"
2008 Supernatural Elizabeth Episode: "Malleus Maleficarum"
Greek Trish Episode: "Barely Legal"
Without a Trace Brook Simms Episode: "Better Angels"
How I Met Your Mother Heather Mosby Episode: "Little Minnesota"
The Ex List - Episode: "Trustafarian"
2009 Crappy Holidays Presents... Herself Episode: "Crappy St. Patrick's Day"
Grey's Anatomy Meg Shelley Episode: "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"
General Hospital Cassandra Regular Cast
Monk Callie Esterhaus Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Critic"
NCIS Navy Lieutenant Jessica Summers Episode: "The Inside Man"
The Mentalist Donna Hines Episode: "Black Gold and Red Blood"
2009-10 Saving Grace Kendra Burke Recurring Cast: Season 3
2010 CSI: NY Agent Pangle Episode: "Pot of Gold"
Ghost Whisperer Kelly Ferguson Episode: "Lethal Combination"
Castle Cecily Burkett Episode: "Food to Die For"
House Margaret McPherson Episode: "Massage Therapy"
LA I.C.E. Officer Julia McCall Episode: "The Mix Tape"
2011 Law & Order: LA Annette Kay Episode: "Silver Lake"
Chase Caroline Belkin Episode: "Seven Years"
Necessary Roughness Meredith Page Episode: "Anchor Management"
2012 Chuck Bobbi Episode: "Chuck versus the Bullet Train"
2013 Body of Proof Charlotte Tilney Episode: "Abducted: Part 1"
Red Widow Felicity Recurring Cast
Sleepy Hollow Lena Gilbert Episode: "Sanctuary"
2014 Garfunkel and Oates Jenny Episode: "Hair Swap"
NCIS: Los Angeles FBI Special Agent Carole Gordon Episode: "SEAL Hunter"
2015 Bones Ashleigh Smith Episode: "The Carpals in the Coy-Wolves" [8]
2016 Angel from Hell Danielle Episodes: "The Flask"
2017 Stitchers Stephanie Fisher Recurring Cast: Season 3
2018 The 5th Quarter - Episode: "Gascar"
9-1-1 Tammy Episode: "Worst Day Ever"
Criminal Minds Mrs. Wilson Episode: "The Capilanos"
2019 L.A.'s Finest Claire Smith Episode: "Pilot"
2024 Blue Ridge Beth Yates Recurring Cast
Holidazed Nora Jacobs Main Cast
Finding Mr. Christmas Herself/Guest Judge Episode: "The Hunt For Mr. Christmas"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Power Rangers Time Force Pink Ranger (voice)
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire Carla the Jackal (voice)
2003 Lifeline Naomi (voice)
Nightshade Hisui/Countdown Warning (voice)
Whiplash Carol Ann (voice)
2004 Puyo Pop Fever Additional Voices (voice)
Kuon Additional Voices (voice)
Dororo Misaki (voice)
EyeToy: AntiGrav Additional Voices (voice)
2006 Raw Danger! Additional Voices (voice)
Phantasy Star Universe Karen Erra (voice)
2007 Shining Force EXA Cyrille (voice)
Brooktown High Additional Voices (voice)
2009 Phantasy Star Portable 2 Additional Voices (voice)
2010 Deadly Premonition Various Roles (voice)
CSI: Fatal Conspiracy Jayne Barrett (voice)
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Various Roles (voice)
2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Chloe "Karma" Lynch (voice) and motion capture
2020 Maneater Hunter 03 Female (voice)

References

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  1. ^ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/celeb-news/seal-lady-friend-power-ranger-175452970.html (lists her age as 33 in 2013)
  2. ^ Cahill, Erin [@theErinCahill] (January 5, 2021). "THANK YOU for the birthday wishes yesterday. I was in tears off & on all day, filled w gratitude + love. Thank you to each of you for being on this journey w me. Sending you much love today & always. 💓. This is a pic from my birthday last year, then a pic this year. https://t.co/4687SvlIYu" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Brooke Point grad in the pink after landing Power Ranger role". The Free Lance–Star. January 23, 2001. pp. C1 and C4. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Instagram post by Erin Cahill • Sep 5, 2016 at 7:27pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Resident Evil Vendetta coming to theaters". IGN. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "'Last Vermont Christmas'". Livingly. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  7. ^ @RE_Vendetta (April 11, 2023). "Rebecca Chambers, voiced by @TheErinCahill, is formerly a member of the Raccoon City Police S.T.A.R.S. unit and is an expert in chemical refining and compounding. #ResidentEvil: Death Island" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Erin Cahill". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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