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Erica Fawn Gimpel (born June 25, 1964) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her roles on television shows '' Fame'' as Coco Hernandez and on '' Profiler'' as Angel Brown. She is also known for her recurring roles on the television shows '' ER'' as Adele Newman and on ''
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'' as Alicia Fennel. From 2018-2020, Gimpel had a recurring role as Trisha on the series ''
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''. Gimpel was a judge on
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's '' Fame: The Musical'', an Irish TV talent show seeking a boy and a girl to play Nick and Serena respectively in the Irish touring production of '' Fame''. In January 2010, Gimpel released her first CD, ''Spread your Wings and Fly''.


Personal life

Gimpel was born in
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, New York in 1964. She graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts, a few months after she started filming her role as a student at the same school for the television show '' Fame''. She had toured the United States and
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with her mother, singer Phyllis Bash, in the play ''Porgy and Bess''. Her father is Joseph Gimpel, a short story writer.


Filmography


Film


Television


See also

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The Kids from "Fame" The Kids from "Fame" was the group name of several cast members from the American TV series '' Fame'' who had a number of hit singles and albums at the height of the show's success in the United Kingdom. This success culminated in tours of Britain, ...


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* * 1964 births Living people Actresses from New York City American expatriates in Ireland Hispanic and Latino American actresses People from Manhattan 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses African-American actresses American television actresses American film actresses American stage actresses Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub