Erika Anderson

Erika Anderson is a retired American film and television actress best known for her roles in Zandalee, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) and Twin Peaks (1990). She married Richard Butler on September 22, 2020.

Life and career Anderson grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of a sculptor. She attended Nathan Hale High School and the University of Tulsa, graduating with a major in telecommunications and a minor in theater. While in school, she worked as a disc jockey at Tulsa's only jazz radio station and also began working in television, eventually hosting her own arts program.

After college, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in radio and television. She signed with a modeling agency and worked steadily in New York City, Paris, Milan, and Los Angeles. She appeared in fashion layouts in magazines such as Vogue and Interview. The cast delivered such captivating performances that the movie has garnered a cult following. In 1991, she starred in the suspense thriller Shadows of the Past as Jackie Delaney with Nicholas Campbell. In 1995, she starred with Scott Valentine in Object of Obsession as Margaret, a woman taken hostage by her mysterious new lover. Her last movie was in 2000 in the film Ascension.

Anderson has made many guest appearances on TV shows from Silk Stalkings, Dream On, Twin Peaks, to Red Shoe Diaries (Liar's Tale). The 5-foot 11-inch brunette modeled for various fashion magazines, as well as for photographers Helmut Newton, Douglas Sutter, and sculptor Robert Graham. She has appeared on the cover of at-least five magazines. In 2010 Anderson appeared in Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy. Anderson was also featured in articles in such magazines as the May 1991 Premiere Magazine, (pages 3842) by Phoebe Hoban, the January 1991 Elle, as well as ITC Entertainment's press kit for the 1991 film Zandalee.

In 2020, Anderson married Richard Butler, the English lead singer of The Psychedelic Furs.

Filmography YearTitle Role Notes 1987 Protect and Surf Betty Television film 1989 Christine Cromwell Television seriesEpisode: "Easy Come, Easy Go" 1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Greta Gibson Feature film 1990 Twin Peaks Selena Swift / Jade / Emerald Television series; recurring role 1991 Shadows of the Past Jackie Delaney Television film 1991 Visitors from the Unknown Nordic Alien Television film 1991 Zandalee Zandalee Martin Feature film 1993 Quake Jenny Video 1993 Red Shoe Diaries Jo Television seriesEpisode: "Liar's Tale" 1995 Object of Obsession Margaret Feature film 1996 Club VR Shula Direct-to-video 1998 October 22 Maggie Feature film 1999 Ballad of the Nightingale Isadora Feature film 2000 Ascension Sarah Feature film