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Erica Shaffer

Erica Shaffer

Actor · Born March 6, 1970 (56) · San Diego, California, USA

Erica was born and raised in San Diego, California. She grew up dancing with The California Ballet Company and received her BFA in Acting from United States International University in San Diego and her MFA in Acting from The University of Arizona. Los Angeles is her home and over the years she has been in numerous commercials, films and TV shows. She is a member of SAG/AFTRA & AEA as well as a noted spokesperson and host who is an expert in TelePrompTer. Some of her selected television/film credits are: Scandal (Recurring), Station 19, King Richard, S.W.A.T., 9-1-1, The Fugitive, This Is Us, Hawaii Five- O, Scorpion, Atypical, American Vandal, The Real Husbands of Hollywood, Days of Our Lives, Mad Men, Dexter, Family Time, The Exes, The Young and The Restless, Private Practice, Castle, My Boys, Ghost Whisperer, Men of a Certain Age, Big Time Rush, Three Rivers, Greek, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Drake and Josh and Eleventh Hour. @ericashafferyoga

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 6, 1970 (56)
From
San Diego, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Erica Shaffer's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Survival
30%
Bonds
10%
Self
10%
Ideas
10%
Society
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Erica Shaffer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Erica Shaffer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Astrid Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Chase Abbott's Mother

  • Requiem for a Scream(2022)

    as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • King Richard(2021)

    as Tournament Official

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Daughter's Deception(2019)

    as Clarissa

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as News Anchor · as News Weather Person

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • American Vandal(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Erin Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Orville(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Obstetric Surgeon #1

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Atypical(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Paige's Mom

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Mother

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Counting for Thunder(2017)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Springbrook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jean

  • Scorpion(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Matchmaker Santa(2012)

    as Ruth Hogan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Detention(2011)

    as Sloan Foster

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 37 episodes · as Alicia Thomas · as Reporter Julia

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • A Taste of Romance(2011)

    as Nora Smithson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Tessa Foxton

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Truth(2010)

    as Gabriel's Mother

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Puppet Master: Axis of Evil(2010)

    as Elma Coogan

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Brooke Jakubiak

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Extra Reporter

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Eleventh Hour(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter on TV

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Angie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Mad Men(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Patty Grange

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • My Boys(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Teddy’s Mom

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Windfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter

  • Running Springs(2006)

    as Monica

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The New Adventures of Old Christine(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Bethany Burke

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ghost Nurse

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Drake & Josh(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Crenshaw

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Kids Who Saved Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Penny Stone

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Kimberly Wells

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Newswoman #2

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • A Family Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Christine Peterson

  • The Socratic Method (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Susan Walsh

  • Catalina Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kitty Lehuesen

  • Little Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Ms Bakman

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Woods

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The King of Queens(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Three on a Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Beth

  • By Design (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Samantha Jorgensen

Career shape

Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 43 of them dated from 1998 to 2023.

Highest rated

Detention (2011)

Midcredits 39th

Film career

  • 2010Screen debut· Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 44: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Erica Shaffer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Running Springs (2006)

93rd percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

King Richard (2021)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Erica Shaffer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Erica Shaffer's MovieCove titles; John Heard shares the most, 2.