Erika
Amato
AEA
- SAG - AGVA
AGENT:
Victoria Morris at Kazarian/Spencer and Associates
(818) 755-7571
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue-Green
Height: 5'6''
Weight: 125
Vocal Range: Low C (C3) to High A (A5)
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THEATER
TRIUMPH OF LOVE (Astoria Performing Arts Center)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (Welk Resort Theatre)
THE THIEF (Workshop)
TOY STORY (Workshop)
SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES (Kirk Douglas Theatre)
ANYTHING GOES (Candlelight Pavilion)
SUNSET BOULEVARD (Hollywood Bowl)
SISTER ACT (Workshop - music by Alan Menken)
AND THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND (West Coast Ensemble)
THE SNOW QUEEN (Workshop - music by Alan Menken)
CASABLANCA (Actor's Fund Benefit, Pantages Theatre)
42nd STREET (Welk Resort Theater)
PAINT
YOUR WAGON (Geffen Playhouse)
SNOW WHITE, AN ENCHANTING MUSICAL (Disneyland)
THE BUNGLER (West Coast Ensemble)
GEORGE M! (Fullerton Civic Light Opera)
MADLY, IN LOVE (Odyssey Theatre)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Starlight Musical Theatre, San Diego)
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (West Coast Ensemble)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Saddleback Civic Light Opera)
NINE (Chance Theatre)
KNIGHT LIFE (Music Theatre Santa Barbara)
MACBETH (Quantum Theatre Company)
ONCE UPON A MIDSUMMER… (Golden State Theatre)
MUSEUM (Hollywood Repertory Theatre)
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HESIONE
BETTY HAYNES
ROSA
BO PEEP
BAD FAIRY, DIRECTOR
RENO SWEENEY
ENSEMBLE
LA ROSA, NUN #2
WOMAN 3
SNOW QUEEN
FRENCH BAR PATRON
DOROTHY BROCK
CHERRY, SARAH
EVIL QUEEN, HAG
HIPPOLYTE
FAY TEMPLETON
WALLIS SIMPSON
HODEL
YVONNE, NAOMI EISEN
MARIA
LUISA
WENCH TRIO
WITCH, PORTER
HERMIA
FRANCOISE, GILDA
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BRIAN SWASEY
JON ENGSTROM
JAMES MELLON
STEFAN NOVINSKI
JEFF CALHOUN
DOUGLAS AUSTIN
PETER HUNT
PETER SCHNEIDER
RICHARD ISRAEL
AMON MIYAMOTO
PETER HUNT
JON ENGSTROM
GIL CATES
ERIC SCHAEFFER
JULES AARON
ROB BARRON
DAVID GALLIGAN
JEANNETTE THOMAS
CALVIN REMSBERG
SHERYL DONCHEY
MARTIE RAMM
-MICHAEL MICHETTI
MICHAEL ORDONA
ADRIANE COROS
JOSHUA CAMPBELL
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FILM
ENCHANTED (Walt Disney Pictures)
MISSION: ROMANCE
AMERICA TO THE MAX!
A COUPLE OF DAYS AND NIGHTS
BEPPO THE CLOWN
PICKING UP CHICKS W/HARLAND WILLIAMS
SMACK
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SINGING VOICE
PARAMEDIC #2
VAMPIRE PARTY GUEST
JULA DIVA
MRS. SMITH
1st GIRL AT BAR
MR. SNOOPER
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KEVIN LIMA
FRANK TURRISI
LOUIS IACOVIELLO
VAUGHN VERDI
VAUGHN VERDI
CHRIS HALL
VAUGHN VERDI
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TELEVISION
DANGER RANGERS
WIN BEN STEIN'S MONEY
JEOPARDY!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
SPARKLE LOUNGE
BRINGING UP JACK
QUANTUM LEAP
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SINGING VOICE
CONTESTANT (Winner!)
CONTESTANT
HERSELF (w/Velvet Chain)
HERSELF (w/Velvet Chain)
BECKY
Lt. GURI
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EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURES
VALLEYCREST PRODS.
VALLEYCREST PRODS.
DAVID SEMEL
GENE FEIN
PAMELA FRYMAN
JAMES WHITMORE, JR. |
RECORDINGS,
NIGHTCLUBS, COMMERCIALS--------------------------------------------------------
LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
AWARDS
(partial list)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical (for "Sleeping Beauty Wakes) - Ovation Award Nomination
Best Performance in a Musical (for "Anything Goes") - Inland Theatre League Award Nomination
Best Performance in a Musical (for "Nine") - OC Weekly Award Nomination
Best Performances of 2002 (for "Nine") - Orange County Register
Best Vocal Performance - Flick Music Awards
Best Female Vocalist - LA Music Awards
TRAINING
(partial list)
Master Class (Acting) - Gordon Hunt - American National Academy for
the Performing Arts
Voice - Calvin Remsberg - Calvin Remsberg Studio
Improvisation - Natasha Arnold - Comedy Sportz LA
Master Class (Acting) - Jason Alexander - AIA Actor's Studio
Scene Study - John DeLancie - The Complex Studios
Voice-Over Workshop - Bill Ackerman - Kalmenson & Kalmenson
Vassar College - B.A. with Honors and Honors in Drama
Yale University - Summer Sessions in Drama, Voice, and Dance
(Gifted and Talented Program)
SPECIAL
SKILLS - Fluent French, speaks some Italian and Russian; Dialects/Accents:
New York, New Jersey, Boston, Texas,
American Southern, Standard British, French, Italian, Russian, etc.;
strong Improv skills; plays Piano, Recorder, and Percussion;
expert at Harmonies & A Cappella Parts-singing; Moves very well.
Erika
is also the lead singer of indie rock band, Velvet Chain, best
known for their appearances on the Buffy the Vampire
Slayer TV show and Soundtrack
Album. www.velvetchain.com
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