Erinn Hayes Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2016, Hayes was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
• Attended the University of Colorado in Boulder where she first got serious about acting
• She and her husband planned her second pregnancy to coincide with her character's pregnancy on "Worst Week․"
• Filmmaker David DeCoteau discovered her and cast her in the film "Final Stab․"
• Her first ever role was in a production of "The Grinch That Stole Christmas" as the child who asks why Santa is stealing her Christmas tree
• Quote: "[on "It's a Disaster"] "I was excited to work with everybody and we all had a little love affair ․․․ not a real love affair․""
• Quote: "In movies, you want people to want to like watching you, but it's more finite․ There's a beginning, middle, and an end, unless you're setting up for sequels․ That's your whole character's journey․ You're not setting the stones for the next thing․"
• Known for her work in comedies, notably the short-form Adult Swim comedy "Childrens Hospital․"
• Is a fan of Kristen Wiig and Amy Poehler, as well as David Cross
• Though she didn't get the first role on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" that she auditioned for, she looked so much like the show's lead actress Jorja Fox that she got a part in a later episode that hinged on that resemblance
• While shooting "It's a Disaster," she and the rest of the cast stayed in the house that Marvin Gaye was murdered in