Erin's Bio and other cool stuff

“Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

First...A little about me that you WON'T find in the typical bio...

I love doing film, television and musicals, playing characters who are deeply good with a bit of feistiness who yearn to find that "something more" that's out there. I love to laugh, and I poke fun at myself on a regular basis. I come alive when I get a chance to explore the soft underbelly of what it means to be human. I have been known to ask for a side of cheese-whiz to accompany otherwise healthy food. And I really, really love being an actor.

And now for the "traditional" bio (bleh!) (and in the 3rd person, no less!)

Proud Member of AEA, SAG and AFTRA. Currently residing in New York City. Erin Cronican was raised in San Diego, California and has been acting/singing/dancing since the age of 9. She's an alum of Orange Glen High School and received her Bachelor's Degree in Theatre (Acting) from Pepperdine University, where she was honored with the Mary Pickford Scholarship for Excellence in Theatre. A proud member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA, Erin has performed with some of the finest theatres in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego and beyond.

Erin also has a prolific career on-camera, landing a recurring role on the hit CW television series "Veronica Mars" as Wiedman's Assistant, and playing multiple principal roles on "One Life to Live" from 2008-present. She has also been seen in leading roles in independent feature and short length films, including "Cold Souls" and "Playing Doctor." In addition, she has done countless work in commercials and industrials.

Notable theatre credits include the first ever revival of "Subways Are For Sleeping," the national tour of "Suds, the Rockin' 60s Musical Soap Opera," as well as "The Last Five Years," "Angels in America," "South Pacific," "Evita," "Camelot," "The Wizard of Oz," "Pieces" (for which she won an Outstanding Performance Award), "Avow," "Wit," "King Lear," "The Diaries of Adam and Eve," "Macbeth," "The Good Doctor," and "A Doll's House." She has also written and starred in two solo cabarets: "Thank You, Next!" and "The Callback.

While off stage or set, Erin is a career coach for actors through her company, The Actors' Enterprise, helping actors set goals, organize their business, and create a plan of action with easy tools that can help take them to the next level.

Erin is also an award winning theatre director and producer.

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Interviews

SDSU Arts: Interview with Melanie Holtzberg

Awards

Outstanding Performance (Erin Cronican as Actor: "Pieces"- Actors Alliance Festival 2005)

Outstanding Ensemble (Erin Cronican as Actor: "The Tree of Life"- Actors Alliance Festival 2003)

Outstanding Production (Erin Cronican as Producer: "Correct Address"- Actors Alliance Festival 2005)

Outstanding Direction (Erin Cronican as Director: "Correct Address"- Actors Alliance Festival 2005)

Outstanding Performance awards were also given to the two actors she cast in "Correct Address": Joey Landwehr and Matt Scott.

Film Festivals

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