Name |
Erin Murphy |
Height |
5' 4" |
Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
17 June 1964 |
Place of Birth |
Encino, California, USA |
Famous for |
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“The joy is in the journey!” Erin Murphy.
At the tender age of eleven months, Erin Murphy got her first job playing a boy in a commercial for Folgers Coffee. She followed it up with a detergent commercial with future President Ronald Reagan.
Before turning two, the infant performer was called by ABC to play Tabitha Stephens (1966-1972), the witch daughter of Elizabeth Montgomery's Samantha Stephens on the long-running sitcom “Bewitched.” She shared the role with her fraternal twin sister, Diane Murphy, who was dropped in 1968 as they began looking less and less alike. The show was so successful, and after running for eight seasons, earning 23 Emmy nominations and producing 254 episodes, “Bewitched” gracefully ended without cancellation. It was also named one of the “100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time” by Entertainment Weekly and was one of TV Guide’s “50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time” and “Top 10 Sitcoms. “
As a part of the acclaimed sitcom, Erin also helped promoting the release of both the feature film version of Bewitched (2005; starring Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman) and its DVD version, as well as unveiling a Bewitched statue for the TVLand Landmarks series. And as part of one of the most beloved sitcoms in television history, Erin is embraced by fans worldwide. TV Week Magazine in Australia named Erin number three on their list of Top 10 TV Kids of all time.
"Being a child star was a positive thing. I have such good memories from doing the show." Erin Murphy.
Shortly after "Bewitched" ended in 1972, Erin retired from acting and spent her teenage years modeling and doing a number of commercials, including for Hang Ten swimwear, Kodak (with Henry Fonda), Tropicana Orange Juice (with Eddie Albert), Barbie and Oldsmobile.
As she grown up, Erin found job as a casting director, a makeup artist, a motivational speaker and even as a stunt double for Oscar nominee Virginia Madsen. She has also appeared in "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (in 1997) "Howard Stern" (in 1998) and "E! True Hollywood Story" (in 1999). Additionally, she could be seen as a National Spokesperson for TVLand, including TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003), TV Land Convention Special (2004) and "TV Land Confidential" (2005).
Meanwhile, Erin once had a cameo role in Mike Donahue's low budget comedy movie Surge of Power (2004), starring Alan Mills and Tom Tangen, and appeared in the documentary 50 Cutest Child Stars: All Grown Up (2005). On December 20, 2006, she appeared as one of the 12 "strangers" on the NBC game show “Identity.”
Currently, Erin is very active in the community and has been president of the Junior Women’s Club and member of her City Council Leadership Program. Having been donating blood since 18 years old, Erin has taped a PSA for the Red Cross in New Orleans, where she hosted a blood drive. She is currently active supporting Cure Autism Now.