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Erin
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From erinsanders.com Many of you may know her as your Girl Scout cookie girl. Over the past 8 years, Erin Sanders, who is currently 14, has sold up to 3,000 boxes of cookies per year to customers in the Greater Los Angeles and San Gorgonio areas. In fact, Erin was discovered by an agent while selling Girl Scout cookies! “I had just turned 9,” she said, “when, accompanied by my mom, knocked on this guy’s door. After I rattled off all the names and descriptions of the cookies by heart, he said that he was impressed with the way I spoke and that his friend ran an agency. He gave my mom his card, and the rest is history.” Since then, Erin has been in a number of commercials and appeared in several TV shows, such as "8 Simple Rules," "Judging Amy,” “Carnivale,” “American Dreams,” and “Strong Medicine.” She has been nominated for two Young Artist Awards, one for her recurring role in “Carnivale,” and one for her starring role in a short film, “Never, Never,” shown at Sundance Film Festival. “On ‘Carnivale,’ I was playing the younger version of Amy Madigan, which meant I had to look like her. So, I had to have blue eyes, red hair, and freckles. I wore blue contacts, and the hair stylist put stuff in my hair to make it red. The make-up artist painted freckles all over my face and arms. It tickled! I also had to have a Russian accent, and actually speak Russian, neither of which I do. So, they had a dialect coach come to the set and tutor me in Russian! But, don't ask me to tell you what I had to say; I don't remember!” Erin has worked on the set with a number of well known actors, such as Catherine Zeta-Jones ("She seems really nice. I found out that she speaks 3 different languages: English, French, and a little Welsh. I thought that was very cool."), James Garner ("He taught me how to play poker!"), David Spade ("He always calls me 'Tiny.' I don't think he even knows my real name!!!"), Joe Pesci (“He was showing us the best ways to shoot paper-clips using a rubber-band!”), Clancy Brown (“We kept cracking up every time I had to hit him with the rubber rock!”), Tyne Daly (“In our scene together, we passed each other on the stairs. Afterwards, she said, ‘It was a pleasure sharing a staircase with you!’”), and Amy Brenneman (“She was pounding the celery with a meat tenderizer between takes. It was sooo funny!!!”).
Erin can currently be seen as "Quinn," who she says is a “cool science
geek,” in the Emmy-nominated Nickelodeon show “Zoey 101,” starring Jamie
Lynn Spears. In fact, Erin was nominated for a 2005 Women's Image
Network (WIN) Award for her role as "Quinn" in the episode "Quinn's Date"!
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From victoriajustice.net Born in Hollywood, Florida on February 19 at 12:03am, Victoria had just made it to being a Pisces, like her mother and grandmother before her. Victoria got the acting bug at age 8 while watching a typical children’s commercial. She then asked her mom if she could do the same thing. Her mother found some agencies on South Beach (Miami), submitted photos, and quickly found representation. Success came quickly for Victoria. On her first commercial audition she booked a national spot for Ovaltine, to be followed by dozens more. She also became a regular fixture on the South Beach fashion scene, becoming one of the most sought after child models. Even though she loved modeling and filming commercials, she realized it was acting that she wanted to try next. In the summer of 2003, Victoria, her mom Serene, her step dad Mark, and her younger sister Madison traded Hollywood Florida for the bright lights of Hollywood, California. In her first three weeks she booked a co-starring role on The Gilmore Girls’ Halloween episode. For the next three days she would be dressed in heavy clothes as a hobbit in 100 plus degree weather. Although she only had one line of dialogue, Victoria knew for sure that acting was what she wanted to do. With the support of her family they extended their summer vacation and stayed another couple of months. She would go on to book two supporting roles in the independent films Fallacy with Gary Busey and When do We Eat with Michael Lerner, Leslie Ann Warren, and Jack Klugman. Victoria also experienced the trials and tribulations of the business. However, instead of being deterred, it only made her want to be around it more. She returned home in the fall of 2003, and would reach the pinnacle of her modeling career. She had landed three of the fashion world’s most coveted ad campaigns for kids; Gap, Guess, and Ralph Lauren (2004). Even with another successful season of modeling, and keeping her straight A average in school, she still thought about L.A. and acting. With the support of her family, they once again headed to Los Angeles for the summer. Like the summer before, her streak hadn’t cooled and within the first three weeks she landed a national AOL commercial, a supporting role in another indie film, My Purple Fur Coat, and a lead in the independent short film Mary, which went on to become a hit at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. During the summer she auditioned for a prestigious Performing Arts Magnet school, and was accepted into their musical theatre program. After that her family decided that it was the perfect opportunity for her, and they decided to stay in Los Angeles for another year. Victoria, still on a roll, landed two more national commercials; Mervyn's, and Peanut Butter Toast Crunch, along with a regional for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Think Blue. She also scored her first guest starring role on the Disney Channel show, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. She immediately followed with a series regular role in the 2004 NBC pilot Little Monsters, executive produced by David Franzke (Punk’d, and The Jamie Kennedy Experiment). With her career on the upswing, Victoria would add three more films to her résumé in 2005. First the horror/thriller, The Garden (f.k.a. River to Havilah). Then came Unknown, the psychological thriller, cast as the daughter of Jim Caviezel's (Passion of the Christ) character, which is slated to be released in 2006. Finally, the Hallmark Hall of Fame Christmas special Silver Bells, opposite Anne Heche and Tate Donovan. Victoria’s big break came in May of 2005, when she landed a series regular role on Zoey 101. Victoria plays 14 year old “Lola,” who is Zoey Brooks’ (Jamie Lynn Spears) new roommate. Lola’s ultimate dream is to be an Oscar winning actress by the age of 19. She is very dramatic and artsy, which is reflected in her colorful clothes and hair styles. Victoria currently resides in Los Angeles and Hollywood Florida.
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