Erin Carufel

ELEGANT ERIN CARUFEL, KNOWN FOR HER CHAMELEON-LIKE CHARACTER PORTRAYAL, GRADUATED FROM USC'S SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ARTS. SHE ALSO EARNED A DEGREE IN DRAMA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT, IN CANTERBURY, ENGLAND. AFTER UNIVERSITY, CARUFEL CONTINUED STUDYING ACTING AT THE BEVERLY HILLS PLAYHOUSE UNDER THE ESTEEMED MILTON KATSELAS. CARUFEL'S PASSION FOR THE ART PROPELLED HER FORWARD INTO A CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL ACTRESS. SO COMMITTED TO HER CRAFT, IT WASN'T UNUSUAL TO FIND HER AT THE THEATRE REHEARSING AT 3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. IN PREPARATION FOR HER ROLES, SHE THROWS HERSELF HEAD FIRST INTO RESEARCH, SEEKING OUT THE TYPE OF CHARACTER SHE IS ABOUT TO PORTRAY AND SHADOWING THEM FOR WEEKS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AUTHENTICITY IN HER PERFORMANCE. BORN ERIN ROSE CARUFEL IN MODESTO, CALIFORNIA TO CATHERINE (A GROCERY STORE CHECKER) AND MICHAEL (A SALESMAN): SHE LIVED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA UNTIL THE AGE OF TWO WHEN HER FATHER GOT A JOB TRANSFER TO BEAVERTON, OREGON WHERE SHE AND HER YOUNGER BROTHER M