Erica Dickerson

Acting

Erica was destined to be in the entertainment industry. Born and raised in Los Angeles to a Hall of Fame football star and renowned celebrity makeup artist for a mother, Erica was instantly inspired by the lifestyle she was exposed to at an early age. The oldest of four, Erica started out as a child model at age nine and appeared in numerous campaigns including Macy's and Levi's among others. Meanwhile, she put together performance showcases anywhere she could and from there, Erica quickly found herself guest starring on hit television shows such as Ally McBeal, Traffic Light and Drake & Josh. Now a young adult, Erica is as adept at portraying strong, sexy women as she is playing vulnerable and complicated characters. This summer Erica made her starring role debut in the first original scripted television series on the Fuse network, titled The Hustle. The Hustle premiered to the highest rating the network has had to date and is awaiting a season 2. Erica plays Ya-Ya, an A&R professional trying to get rap duo, "Brooklyn's Finest", signed to a major record label while also trying to balance relationships, loyalties, a politics within her personal life and the industry. She will next be guest starring in the second season of the hit BET series The Real Husbands of Hollywood and just wrapped the BET movie, Let The Church Say Amen, with Leila Rochon and Steve Harris for Regina King, who is making her directorial debut.