Erin Brockovich Biography
Erin Brockovich is an American legal clerk, consumer advocate, and environmental activist who, with the assistance of attorney Ed Masry, was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) involving groundwater contamination in a town in California in 1993.
Erin Brockovich Age
She is 62 years old as of June 2022. Brockovich was born Erin Pattee on June 22, 1960, in Lawrence, Kansas, USA.
Erin Brockovich Education
She attended Lawrence High School, Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, and Wade College in Dallas, Texas, where she earned an Associate in Applied Arts degree.
Erin Brockovich Height
5’10” (178 cm) tall.
Erin Brockovich Family
Erin Pattee was born Erin Brockovich on June 22, 1960 in Lawrence, Kansas, USA. Her father, Frank Pattee, was an industrial engineer who also played football, and her mother, Betty Jo, was a journalist. Brockovich grew up with two brothers, Frank Jr. and Thomas, and a sister, Jodie. Thomas, her brother, died in 1992.
Erin Brockovich Husband – Children
She married actor Shawn Brown before divorcing in December 1987, the couple had one son, Matthew, and one daughter, Katie. Erin Pattee married Steven Michael Brockovich in 1989, becoming Erin Brockovich. This marriage, despite being extremely brief, produced one daughter. From 1998 to 2012, Erin was married to her third husband, actor Eric L. Ellis.
Erin Brockovich Books – Author
Take It From Me: Life Is a Struggle, But You Can Win was Brockovich’s first book, released in 2001. On August 25, 2020, a sequel, Superman’s Not Coming, was released. Brockovich reported in 2021 that hormone-disrupting chemicals (such as PFAS) were decimating human fertility at an alarming rate. On February 8, 2022, Brockovich published an article about the case of Steven Donziger, a lawyer who won a $18 billion judgment against Chevron before being imprisoned for contempt of court for refusing to hand over his phone and computer to Chevron’s legal team.
Erin Brockovich Career
Brockovich is a lawyer and environmental activist from the United States. She is best known for her work on the Pacific Gas and Electric Company litigation for her law firm Masry & Vititoe in 1993. Her successful lawsuit was settled for US$333 million, the largest settlement paid in an American direct-action lawsuit to date. Brockovich has also become a television personality, hosting shows such as ABC’s ‘Challenge America with Erin Brockovich.’ She currently works as a consultant for the firm Girardi & Keese and as the president of Brockovich Research & Consulting. Brockovich received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Lewis & Clark Law School in recognition of her environmental activism.
She worked as a management trainee for Kmart in 1981. She entered a number of beauty pageants after quitting her job and even won the title of Miss Pacific Coast. Brockovich quickly dropped out of pageants because she found them “shallow.” Brockovich published a book titled ‘Take It From Me: Life Is a Struggle, But You Can Win’ in 2001. She was in the 2012 documentary ‘Last Call at the Oasis.’ This documentary looked not only at water contamination, but also at the overall state of water scarcity in the United States.
The focus of the 2000 feature film Brockovich, starring Julia Roberts in the title role, was her work in bringing litigation against Pacific Gas & Electric. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Writing in a Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. For her portrayal of Erin Brockovich, Roberts received the Academy Award for Best Actress. Brockovich made a brief appearance as a waitress named Julia R. Brockovich first appeared as a cameo in The Simpsons Movie, a 2007 animated film based on the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons. However, the role of Erin Brockovich was eventually cut from the film.
Brockovich played a larger role in the 2012 documentary Last Call at the Oasis, which focused on not only water pollution but also the overall state of water scarcity in relation to US water policy. Rebel, a television series created by Krista Vernoff and loosely based on Brockovich’s life, premiered on ABC on April 8, 2021.
Erin Brockovich’s Net Worth
Erin has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars.