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Erica Ashactress known for her roles in Scary Movie y Food TV, He died on Sunday at the age of 46According to statements from her mother, Diann, and her publicist, the comedy actress passed away after a battle with cancer in Los Angeles, United States.
“Erica was an incredible woman and a talented artist who touched countless lives with her sharp wit, humor and genuine zest for life. Her memory will live forever in our hearts,” the statement said.
FILE – Erica Ash poses at the 48th Annual Gracie Awards in Beverly Hills, California, May 23, 2023. Ash, an actress and sketch comedian who starred in the spoof series “Mad TV” and “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” died Sunday in Los Angeles of cancer. She was 46. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)Chris Pizzello – Invision
Ash played Kendra Brooks and Scary Movie 5 and imitated celebrities like Michelle Obama y Naomi Campbell in the Fox series Food TV. He also participated in other television programs such as The Big Gay Sketch Show and the comedy-drama series produced by basketball player Lebron James, Survivor’s Remorse.
His image was known through social networks for his role in Real Husbands of Hollywoodwhere she played Bridgette, the ex-wife of comedian Kevin Hartfor Black Entertainment Television. A photo of the two of them, with Hart standing over her, became a meme around the Internet.
Ash also acted in Broadway shows early in her career, in 2006. She played Nala in The Lion Kingto the lady of the lake in Spamalot, to Nina Simone in Soul Doctor already Dionne Warwick/Micki in Love, Loss and What I Wore; Baby It’s You.
Actress Olivia Munn, who co-starred in the feature film Violet along with the artist, she said goodbye to Ash through her Instagram account. “I am very sad to hear about the passing of Erica Ash after a long battle with cancer. We worked together on the film Violet which came out in 2021. It was a brilliant actress who contributed a lot to every moment. Rest in love,” she wrote, along with a video of both of them.
Olivia Munn, who starred in “Violet” alongside Erica Ash, posted a message on Instagram. Photo: screenshot
Ash initially studied medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. “It was good, but I wasn’t satisfied”he told the LA Times in an interview in 2017. So she took a break and traveled to Japan, where she worked as a model and her career blossomed. It was with her first feature film in the country that she was able to pay off her student loans.
“One thing led to another, so I tell people that I am the Forrest Gump of my field“I walked blindly through life with faith and said yes to things that came my way. That’s what got me here,” he said.
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