Erica Peeples (born May 22, 1984) is an American actress and producer.
Life and career Peeples was born and raised in Mount Clemens, Michigan. She attended Macomb Community College and Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit before moving to New York City to attend Juilliard School. She later performed in a number of off-Broadway and regional productions, including Joe Turner's Come and Gone, A Raisin in the Sun and The Piano Lesson. She made her television debut appearing in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2007, and later had minor role in the comedy film, Today's Special (2009).
In 2017, Peeples played the female leading role of Gena Rollins in the crime drama film, True to the Game based on Teri Woods's novel of the same name. She reprised her role in its sequels, True to the Game 2 (2020) and True to the Game 3 (2021). In 2019 she starred in the comedy film Fall Girls and appeared in the crime drama film, Gully. From 2020 to 2021 she had the recurring role in the CW drama series, All American. In 2022, Peeples played the lead in the crime thriller film, Trophy Wife for BET+. Later that year she starred alongside Tami Roman in the BET drama series, Haus of Vicious, and starred in the Holiday comedy-drama film, All I Want for Christmas for Hulu.
In 2023, Peeples starred in six movies: the indie thriller Survival, the psychological thriller The Pass for Peacock, the mystery thriller Deadly Desire for Allblk, the horror-thriller Paradies 2 for BET+, the drama Heart for the Holidays for BET+, and the horror film What Lies Under the Tree. In 2024, Peeples starred in the science fiction film, Lunar Lockdown for Allblk, and appeared in the action thriller film, Lights Out.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Fighter A.J. Short 2009 Today's Special Waitress Return to the Doghouse Judge #3 Short 2017 True to the Game Gena Rollins 2019 Fall Girls Lexy Gully Mrs. Burnett 2020 Trigger Carmen True to the Game 2 Gena Rollins 2021 Hub City Shasta Flint Tale Poppy True to the Game 3 Gena Rollins 2022 Trophy Wife Toni Carter TV movie All I Want for Christmas Mariah Men of the House Aurora Short When a Man Is Good for You Crystal Love Short 2023 Life Without Hope: A New Chapter Hope The Pass Terra Deadly Desire Melody Paradies 2 Erica Producer Heart for the Holidays Rachel Grant What Lies Under the Tree Christina Survival Vanessa Tubman 2024 Lunar Lockdown Danielle Lights Out Rachel
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Samantha Joosten Episode: "Seeds" 2020–21 All American Monique "Mo" Moore Guest: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3 2022 Haus of Vicious Jaelyn Ryan Main Cast
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