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name: "Erica McDermott"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/erica-mcdermott"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 April 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T07:16:37.624813+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Erica McDermott

Actor. Born 26 April 1973 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 April 1973, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- **Active:** 2010–2016
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5387899, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3599667/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/999737

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Fighter*](https://film.one/film/the-fighter.md) (79)

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## Biography

Erica McDermott is an American actress. She was born Erica Gedziun on 26 April 1973 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

She trained as a registered nurse and initially worked in that field before beginning to act. McDermott made her film debut in 2010 as Cindy "Tar" Eklund in *The Fighter*. She later appeared in other films including *American Hustle* (2013), *Black Mass* (2015), *Joy* (2015), *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), *Patriots Day* (2016) and *CODA* (2021).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), Fi1m 89, as Sue (Angry Boss in Boat Yard Office) — [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md)
- *The Fighter* (2010), Fi1m 79, as Cindy "Tar" Eklund — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fighter.md)

## Also known for

- *American Hustle* (2013), Carl Elway's Assistant
- *Joy* (2015), Parking Lot Woman
- *Black Mass* (2015), Mary Bulger
- *Patriots Day* (2016), Jimmy's Girlfriend
- *CODA* (2021), Angela
- *Confess, Fletch* (2022), Detective #3
- *Body of Proof* (2011), Uniform Officer
- *Ella McCay* (2025), Hugging Woman

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