Erica Hubbard

Erica Hubbard is an American actress, writer, & producer. She is best known for her portrayals of Cassie Sutton on Lincoln Heights, and Kita Whitmore on Let's Stay Together.

Biography
Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, Erica knew at the early age of nine that she wanted to be an actress after she performed in her first stage play. She graduated from Downers Grove North High School in 1997. Never giving up on her dream, Erica attended Columbia College in Chicago where she majored in Broadcast Journalism and minored in Theater and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in three years. After graduating Columbia College in 2001. Erica landed her first TV show entitled “Up 'N Running,” a tween/teen show that focused on educating kids on a variety of different topics of interest, from education to horseback riding, to playing hockey or learning how to make ice cream. The show aired on WPWR, a UPN affiliate in Chicago. By the time the third season had started airing, she had already won a Regional Emmy for hosting the show and earned a Service To America Award from the National Association of Broadcasters.

She began acting at age nine in commercials for McDonald's, Reebok, Sears, Kellog's, MCI, and others. Her best-known modeling appearances have been in various magazines as the Noxzema "girl" for its 2006 campaign.

She has appeared in the films Simon Says, Akeelah and the Bee, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Save the Last Dance, A Cinderella Story as well as numerous television series including CSI: Miami and Everybody Hates Chris.

She was one of the lead characters in the series Lincoln Heights on ABC Family. She also voiced Abbey for the TV series The Replacements.

Films

 * Light It Up (1999)
 * Save The Last Dance (2001)
 * Banged Up (2003)
 * A Cinderella Story (2004)
 * The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
 * Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
 * Simon Says (2006)
 * Dysfunctional Friends (2012)
 * The Misguided Adventures of Dating in Hollywood (2012)

Television

 * ER (1997)
 * Up'N Running (1997)
 * Early Edition (1999)
 * Undressed (2000)
 * Popstars (2001)
 * Undeclared (2002)
 * The Seta Project (2002)
 * Boston Public (2002)
 * Do Over (2002)
 * MADtv (2002)
 * Judging Amy (2003)
 * Joan of Arcadia (2004)
 * CSI: Miami (2005)
 * Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
 * The Replacements (2006-2007)
 * Lincoln Heights (2007-2009)
 * Cold Case (2010)
 * The Ideal Husband (2011)
 * Let's Stay Together (2011-present)

Shorts

 * Someone Heard My Cry (2009)
 * Nurse Jackée (2011)