Erica Gimpel

Erica Gimpel: Biography in Details

Who is Erica Gimpel?

Erica Gimpel is an Innovative Award-winning actress and singer. She is renowned as Coco Hernandez of series, Fame.

Last, in 2020, she portrayed the character of Trish in the series, God Friended Me. 

What is the birth name of Erica Gimpel?

Erica Gimpel was born on the 25th of June 1964 in New York City, New York to the family of artists. Her birth name is Erica Fawn Gimpel. She is of Jewish-Germanic ethnicity.

Her father, Joseph Gimpel is an actor, singer, and short story writer by profession. Also, her mother, Phyllis Bash is a concert singer. They first met in a studio and fell in love. Later, they got married in the early ’60s.

As a child, Erica Gimpel traveled to the United States and Europe along with her mother. At the time, her mother used to perform the play Porgy and Bess.

Inspired by the environment around her, she decided to be an actress when she was 7. To pursue acting, she joined the High School of Performing Arts in New York. In 1982, she graduated from the school.

Erica Gimpel- Professional Life, Career

Acting Career

During her senior year, Erica Gimpel started giving auditions for the TV series. Eventually, she landed her first role as Coco Hernandez in the series, Fame. With the role, she created a special place in the TV world. Later, she appeared in the series including Spenser: For Hire, Case Closed, and The Big Easy. 

Moving forward, in 1990, she made her debut in the movies with the movie, King of New York. In the movie, she portrayed the character of Dr. Shute. As of now, she has made her appearance in more than 15 movies. In each movie, she has lived the character and portrayed beautifully on the screen.

Last, in 2020, she appeared in the movie, Sylvie’s Love as Eunice. Besides the movie, she played important characters in TV series like Veronica Mars, ER, and The Young and the Restless.

Since 2018, she is making her appearance in the series, God Friended Me as Trish. The third season of the series was canceled due to coronavirus.

Singing & Songwriting Career

Apart from being an actor, Erica Gimpel is a talented singer and songwriter. As a singer and songwriter, she released her first song, Spread Your Wings and Fly. The song quickly became No.1 in digital downloads in the Jazz/Pop genre.

Erica Gimpel: Net Worth, Salary

As of 2023, Erica Gimpel has an estimated net worth of $1 million. As an actress, her earnings are in the range of $20k to $214k.

Besides that, as a singer, she makes in the range of $23k to $208k. Apart from that, the royalty of her songs is a major source of her income.

Erica Gimpel- Controversy & Rumors

Till date, Erica Gimpel has managed to stay far from any sort of controversy and scandal that created headlines in the media. Similarly, there are no rumors linking with her.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Erica Gimpel has brown eyes with curly brunette hair. She stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches and has a decent weight.

Is Erica Gimpel active on social media?

Erica has over 1.3k followers on Instagram, over 2.7k followers on Twitter, and over 2.9k followers on Facebook.

On Instagram, she is following the personalities like Leon Bridges, Linda Sarsour, and Chelsea Handler.

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