Erica Ash Biography
Erica Ash was an actress, comedian, model and singer from the United States of America. Ms. Ash passed away on July 28, 2024 from breast cancer. In her acting career Ash is fondly remembered for her roles on MADtv and The Big Gay Sketch comedy programs as well as in Survivor’s Remorse, a Starz sitcom.
How old was Erica Ash when she died?
Born as Erica Chantal Ash, the Survivor’s Remorse star was 46 years old when she passed away on July 28, 2024. She was born on September 19, 1977 in Florida, USA to Diana Ash and Donald Ash.
Ms. Ash grew up in several parts of the world as her parents were in the U.S. military and the family moved often. She attended Emory University and graduated with a degree in pre-medicine and was ready to attend med-school. However, she went for a trip to Japan and was a backup singer and runway model. This encounter made her change her mind from attending medical school and begin a career in entertainment.
Ash’s Entertainment Career
Back in Atlanta, Ms. Ash had attended a performing arts school thus getting into entertainment was easy for her. She began with roles in Broadway showsin early 2006. The shows included “The Lion King”.
She auditioned for a role in “The Big Gay Sketch Show”, a LGBT-themed cable television sketch comedy show that debuted in April 2007. Ms. Ash appeared on the show for two seasons. She had multiple characters on the show and they included an uncouth fitness instructor called LaTanya who taught yoga and pilates with a “Chicago-style” twist.
In 2008, Ash joined another sketch comedy television series by the name MADtv in it’s 14th season on FOX. She was a feature performer and the fifth African-American female cast member when she joined.
Ash Movies and TV Shows
In her acting career, Erica had roles in films and television programs and several accolades as well as a voice actor. They included:
As Naomi on Minna no Ie, 2001
In The Big Gay Sketch Show, 2006–2008
In MadTV, 2008–2009
As Carmen on I Can Smoke?, 2011
As Kendra Brooks in Scary Movie 5, 2013
As Bridgette Hart in Real Husbands of Hollywood, 2013–2016
As Mary Charles “M-Chuck” Calloway in Survivor’s Remorse, 2014–2017
As Nicole in Kristy, 2014
As Jamaya in Sister Code ,2015
As Anne in Jean of the Joneses, 2016
As Nikki in All I Wish, 2017
As Regina in Miss Me This Christmas, 2017
As Gwen Sullivan in In Contempt, 2018
As Maya in Uncle Drew, 2018
As Lena in Skin in the Game, 2019
As Veronica Greasley in Legacies, 2019
As Grace in Family Reunion, 2019; 2021
As Lila in Violet, 2021
As Shanita in Horror Noire – Sundown, 2021
As Georgia Talbott in The Big Bend, 2021
As Sarah Wilcox in Singleholic, 2022
As Melanie Pressley in We Have a Ghost, 2023
As Bessie Lee in Outlaw Johnny Black, 2023