Erica Ash, the actress known for appearances in the Scary Movie franchise as well as a number of comedy sketch shows, has died at the age of 46.
Her publicist confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that she passed away on Sunday (July 28) in Los Angeles after a long battle with cancer.
“Erica was an amazing woman and talented entertainer who touched countless lives with her sharp wit, humor and genuine zest for life,” said her family in a statement. “Her memory will live eternally in our hearts.”
Erica Ash at the 51st NAACP Image Awards on February 22, 2020. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)
Ash starred as Kendra Brooks in Scary Movie 5 in 2013 alongside Ashley Tisdale and Simon Rex, with other feature film credits in her career including the 2018 sports comedy Uncle Drew, 2021’s Violet, opposite Olivia Munn and Justin Theroux, and the 2023 supernatural horror We Have A Ghost, where she starred alongside David Harbour and Anthony Mackie.
She was born Erica Chantal Ash on September 19, 1977 in Florida and grew up in Atlanta.
Her breakthrough came in The Big Gay Sketch Show, which aired on Logo from 2006 to 2008, and she later starred on the Fox sketch show MADtv for the following two years, where she became known for impressions including Michelle Obama and Whoopi Goldberg.
Ash played Mary Charles Calloway on all four seasons of Survivor’s Remorse, a comedy drama series produced by LeBron James that ran from 2014 to 2017 on Starz.
She later made a name for herself as the ex-partner of Kevin Hart on the spoof reality show Real Husbands of Hollywood, which ran from 2013-16.
Comedian, talk show host and personal friend of Ash, Loni Love, shared her own tribute on social media, writing: “Sad to confirm my friend and fellow actress Erica Ashe’s passing. Erica was talented & hilarious. Whether it was the show Survivor’s Remorse or Madtv, she would put her all into her work. She would always just be there.. now she’s gone.. My sincere condolences to her family.”
Sad to confirm my friend and fellow actress Erica Ashe’s passing. Erica was talented & hilarious. Whether it was the show Survivor’s Remorse or Madtv, she would put her all into her work. She would always just be there.. now she’s gone.. My sincere condolences to her family pic.twitter.com/XdRfUN2b7J
— Loni Love (@LoniLove) July 29, 2024
Erica Ash and @tishacampbellmartin were really close and good friends.. here is what happened when we did a prank call on The Real.. love to Erica’s family .. she was the best and she will be missed. #ericaash pic.twitter.com/2X7D7jenmI
— Loni Love (@LoniLove) July 29, 2024
“Erica Ash and @tishacampbellmartin were really close and good friends.. here is what happened when we did a prank call on The Real.. love to Erica’s family .. she was the best and she will be missed,” Love added.
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