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Erika Slezak Biography (1946-)

Full name, Erika Alma Hermina Slezak; born August 5, 1946, in Hollywood, CA;daughter of Walter Leo (an actor) and Johanna Elizabeth (maiden name, Van Rijn) Slezak; married first husband, 1968 (divorced, c. 1971); married Brian Davies (an actor), August 4, 1978; children: (second marriage) Michael Lawrence,Amanda Elizabeth. Addresses: Agent: ICM New York, 40 W. 57th St., NewYork, NY 10019.; Office: ABC-TV, 56 West 66th St., New York, NY 10023-6202.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

August 5, 1946

Hollywood, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Title role, Electra, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, WI, 1966
• Desdemona, Othello, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1971
• (Off-Broadway debut) Elizabeth, The Circle, Roundabout Theatre, 1974
• Also appeared as Gilda, Design for Living; title role, Hedda Gabler, Desdemona, Othello, Alkmena, Amphytrion 38, Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Stuart, Cecily, The Importance of Being Earnest,Sabina, The Skin of Our Teeth, title role, Dulcy, Masha, The Three Sisters, and Charlotte Corday, Marat/Sade, all Milwaukee Repertory Company; Marianne, Tartuffe, and Elvira, Blithe Spirit, both Alley Theatre, Houston, TX; Liz Imbrie, The Philadelphia Story;Corie, Barefoot in the Park; Marian, The Music Man.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Third Victoria Lord Riley Burke Buchanan Carpenter Davidson, One Lifeto Live, ABC, 1971-
• Virginia Fletcher, One Life to Live, ABC, 1988
• Movies
• Jean Roberts, Danielle Steel's "Full Circle," NBC, 1996
• Specials
• The 14th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1987
• The 15th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1988
• Guiding Light: The Primetime Special, CBS, 1992
• The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
• 50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration, CBS, 1994
• The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994
• The 24th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1997
• Herself, The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1999
• Herself, The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Linda Dano (documentary), 2000
• Herself, The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2001
• Herself, The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2002
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Erika Slezak (documentary), 2002
• Presenter, The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2003
• Herself, The 18th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards, 2004
• Viki Lord Davidson, SOAPnet Reveals ABC Soap Secrets, ABC, 2004
• Episodic
• Herself, "Valentine's Day Special," Family Feud, ABC, 1978
• Herself, "Daytime Dynasties Week," Family Feud, ABC, 1984
• Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996
• The View, ABC, 2003
• Film Appearances
• Host/Victoria Lord Riley Burke Buchanan Carpenter Davidson, Daytime'sGreatest Weddings, Buena Vista Home Video, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Daytimers Diary No. 45, 1984
• Daytime TV, August, 1976; February, 1981
• Episodes, May/June, 1990
• Life Story, 1977
• Parade Magazine, November 3, 1996
• People, September 16, 1996, p. 211
• Soap Opera Digest, March 19, 1991
• Soap Opera News, March, 1997
• Soap Opera Update, October 10, 2000
• Soap Opera Weekly, March 26, 1991, April 4, 1995
• Soaps In Depth-ABC, July 21, 1998, October 2, 2001
• TV Guide, 1979
• TV Radio Talk, November, 1974
• USA Today Weekend, April 1, 1988

Electronic

• Erika Slezak Official Site, http://erikaslezak.com/, November 6, 2005