Erika Ervin

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Erika Ervin (2012)

Erika Ervin , also known by her stage name Amazon Eve , born William Ervin (born February 23, 1979 in Turlock , California ) is an American actress , model and fitness trainer .

life and career

Erika Ervin was born William Ervin in the US state of California and measured 180 cm at the age of 14. She graduated from a college in the Bay Area with degrees in theater studies and business management .

She then planned to work in the acting business, but was only offered roles as aliens or monsters due to her size - now 201 cm . Then she devoted herself to studying again, this time law and sport. After accepting herself as a kind of plus-size superwoman because of her size , she started working as a fitness trainer . Since then she has also been active as a model - in addition to regular photo shoots , she is also available for photographic size comparisons.

Ervin took gender reassignment measures in 2004 and has lived as a woman ever since. In 2011 she received an entry in the Guinness Book of Records for the greatest professional model ; Since July 2017, however, the Russian Ekaterina Lisina has had this title .

After several small roles in short films and series, she was part of the group of freaks in the fourth season of the American Horror Story television series called Freak Show in 2014 . The figure had her stage name Amazon Eve and was particularly remembered for the scenes with the only 62.8 cm (62.8 cm) small (and therefore smallest woman in the world) Jyoti Amge in the role of Mahadevi "Ma Petite" Patel . For the eighth season of AHS , Apocalypse , Ervin was again signed for a supporting role.

Web links

Commons : Erika Ervin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Supermodellen Erika: Jag föddes som William , aftonbladet.se, accessed on 23 September 2018 (Swedish)
  2. ↑ Turlock Born Actress Starring on American Horror Story , turlockcitynews.com, accessed on September 23, 2018 (English)
  3. ↑ Amazon Eve: This model's not to scale , thestar.com, accessed on September 23, 2018 (English)
  4. ↑ a b Hoffman: At nearly 6 feet 9, Amazon Eve stands tall , chron.com, accessed on September 23, 2018 (English)
  5. ↑ Amazon Eve , thescarletabbey.com, accessed on September 23, 2018 (English)
  6. ↑ Tallest professional model , guinnessworldrecords.com, accessed on September 23, 2018 (English)
  7. ↑ 'AHS: Freak Show' Transgender Actress Erika Ervin Is Changing Things on Television In a Big Way , bustle.com, accessed on September 23, 2018 (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ervin, Erika
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eve, Amazon (stage name); Ervin, William (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and model
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Turlock , California