Erica Ash Biography

Fast Facts

• Has given back to the community through the Make a Wish foundation
• Won an award at the 20th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards
• Has been involved with not-for-profit charitable organization Broadway Sings for Pride
• In order to get away from everyone else's influences on her life, she moved to Japan where she knew no one and could not speak, read or write the language to find herself
• Though her parents wanted her to become a doctor or a lawyer, during college she realized that she felt best when she was performing in the Gospel choir and with other groups
• People originally laughed at her when she told them she wanted to be an actress, singer, dancer and model
• Quote: "Through faith and perseverance, by getting out of my own way and saying 'YES!' to the spirit that leads me, I have come so far․"
• Quote: "When I really started performing it clicked! Sort of like finding the last number in a combination lock and opening the safe․ I just felt so open to possibilities and really alive!"
• Originated the role of Nina Simone in the off-Broadway production "The Soul Doctor" and starred in the Broadway production "Baby It's You․"
• Known for her work on such sketch shows as "MADtv" and "Big Gay Sketch Show․"