American actress and singer (born 1981)
Erin Torpey
Born Erin Catherine Torpey
(1981-02-14 ) February 14, 1981 (age 43) Occupation(s) Actress, singer Years active 1990–present Spouse
Hamilton Von Watts
(
m. 2009)
Children 2
Erin Catherine Torpey (born February 14, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Jessica Buchanan on One Life to Live .
Early life
Erin Torpey was born on February 14, 1981, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania .[ 1] [ 2] Her older sister is named Shannon.[ 3]
Career
Torpey was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2000.[ 4] Following her departure as Jessica, the role was taken over by Bree Williamson . 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 Sleeping Beauty ) for Disney 2007 direct-to-video DVD release Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams . In 2008, she voiced the Greek goddess Athena in the PSP game God of War: Chains of Olympus and reprised the role in the PS3 game God of War III and in the PSP game God of War: Ghost of Sparta , both released in 2010.[citation needed ]
Torpey is now a singer, focusing specifically in the acoustic rock and folk genres.
On July 21–22, 2008, she returned to One Life to Live for two days as Megan Buchanan , Jessica's daughter who had previously died at birth. On September 8, 2011, Torpey returned to One Life to Live for one episode as Erin , Cristian Vega 's new colleague.[ 5]
Personal life
In the October issue of Soaps In Depth , Torpey announced her engagement to actor Hamilton Von Watts[citation needed ] . The two married on April 18, 2009. Erin and Hamilton welcomed their first son into the family on June 22, 2010.[ 6] On December 5, 2015, they welcomed a second son.[ 7]
Filmography
Stage
References
^ Novakovich, Lilana (2000-01-22). "Teen soap star really an old soul" . North Bay Nugget . Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Benjamin, Ruth; Rosenblatt, Arthur (2006). Who Sang What on Broadway, 1866–1996 . Vol. 2. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company . p. 747. ISBN 0-7864-1506-1 . Retrieved 2023-06-04 – via Internet Archive .
^ Bailey, Diane (1996-01-04). "Torpey kisses phone privileges goodbye" . Red Deer Advocate . Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04 – via Newspapers.com .
^ May, Rebecca (2000-05-17). "Nomination is just one sign of Torpey's maturity" . The Spectrum . Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Kerr, Luke (June 27, 2011). "Erin Torpey Returns to One Life to Live" . Daytime Confidential . Confidential Media, Inc. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-05-24 .{{cite web }}
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^ " 'One Life to Live' News: Erin Torpey - Formerly Jessica Buchanan - Welcomes Baby Boy Asher Davies von Watts" . 10 December 2015.
^ "Clipped from News Herald" . News Herald . 12 September 1990. p. 12.
^ "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Broadway Play – 1990 Revival | IBDB" . www.ibdb.com . Retrieved 2021-07-24 .
^ "The Goodbye Girl – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB" . www.ibdb.com . Retrieved 2021-07-24 .
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