Erin Hershey Presley (born Erin Alise Hershey on September 2, 1976) is an American former actress.

Career

Hershey Presley is most known for her role as Alison Barrington, during the last four years (2000–2003) of the American

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Port Charles ''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes pl ...

''. From 2002 to 2003, she and actor

Brian Gaskill Brian Richard Gaskill (born January 22, 1970 in Honolulu, Hawaii, raised in Neptune Township, New Jersey Neptune Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's populati ...

formed the

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Rafe Kovich and Alison Barrington Rafe Kovich and Alison Barrington Kovich are a supercouple from the American soap opera ''Port Charles''. Rafe was played by Brian Gaskill and Alison was played by Erin Hershey Presley. They were one of the most popular romantic pairings on th ...

on the show. The same year ''Port Charles'' was cancelled,

Lisa Ling Lisa J. Ling (born August 30, 1973) is an American journalist, television personality, and author. She is currently the host of ''This Is Life with Lisa Ling '' on CNN. Previously, she was a reporter on Channel One News, a co-host on the ABC dayt ...

left her role as a co-host of ABC's '' The View''. Hershey Presley joined the on-air auditions to replace Ling, advancing to the three finalists, before the co-host job went to

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. Her last film appearance was in the 2010 movie ''

Once Fallen ''Once Fallen'' is a 2010 crime film starring Brian Presley, Taraji P. Henson, and Ed Harris. Filming took place in Los Angeles, California. Plot Chance (Brian Presley) returns home from a half decade in jail determined to change his life. He tri ...

'', starring her husband,

Brian Presley Brian Joshua Presley (born August 18, 1977) is an American actor and director. Career Presley started his career with a handful of guest appearances on television shows such as ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', '' Any Day Now'', and '' 7th Heaven''. ...

. Her next, and last, acting role was in 2013, when she reprised the Alison character on ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' for four episodes; Alison returned to Port Charles, along with her son Rafe Jr. (Jimmy Deshler), but was soon murdered.

Personal life

Hershey Presley grew up on

Mercer Island, Washington Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located on an island of the same name in the southern portion of Lake Washington. Mercer Island is in the Seattle metropolitan area, with Seattle to its west and Bellevue to i ...

and attended

Mercer Island High School Mercer Island High School (MIHS) is a state school, public secondary education in the United States, high school located in Mercer Island, Washington, United States, as part of the Mercer Island School District. As of the 2018–19 school year, ...

. On July 27, 2002, she married her ''

'' co-star,

. She gave birth to their first child, Jackson "Jack" Gunnar, in January 2007. The couple later had a daughter together, Emma. It was announced that they were expecting another daughter together, to be named Ruby Rose.

Filmography

* 2000–2003 - ''

'' as Alison Barrington Kovich, series regular * 2004 - ''

'' as Alison Barrington, one episode * 2005 - ''

Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra Messing), ...

'' as Nicole, episode " Partners" * 2005 - ''

Living with Fran ''Living with Fran'' is an American television sitcom that aired on The WB. It starred Fran Drescher and Ryan McPartlin, and was co-created by Jamie Kennedy. The series debuted on April 8, 2005, and ran two seasons before ending on March 24, 2006 ...

'' as Susan, episode " The Reunion" * 2007 - ''

Americanizing Shelley ''Americanizing Shelley'' is a 2007 Hollywood romantic comedy film directed by Lorraine Senna and starring Beau Bridges, Namrata Singh Gujral, Shaheen Khan, Wil Wheaton, Noureen DeWulf, Tony Yalda, and Ajay Mehta. The film was the closing film o ...

'' as Nicole * 2010 - ''

'' as Beat's mom * 2013 - ''

'' as Alison Barrington, three episodes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Presley, Erin Hershey American soap opera actresses 1976 births Living people Actresses from Seattle 21st-century American actresses