Biography

Erica Manni was born on April 8th in Sondrio, Italy, to Gabriella Baldari, a writer, and Gualtiero Manni, a Tech Engineer. Erica Manni wanted to start acting at an early age and attended her first theater class at the age of 11. She continued pursuing her passion and eventually moved to Roma where she graduated from U.T.A., a private theater academy directed by Antonio Serrano, after a 2year fully-immersive program for both theater and film.

She began her career at the age of 19 on the British-Italian co-production for "A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal", a Lionsgate full-length feature, which takes place in Roma and London. Her talent didn't go unnoticed as she was encouraged to continue her acting studies abroad, in New York City. Erica Manni graduated from the New York Film Academy with all straight A's and was immediately cast as lead in Felix Alexander Dausend's "Enslaved".

She eventually moved to Los Angeles, where she resides, and she has appeared as lead in numerous projects, including the romantic comedy "Body Swap"; the dramedy "New York" in which she plays the rebellious daughter of an old conservative man; "Impressions"; and "Infidelity" a cross experiment between two couples to understand the hidden dynamics of love.

Erica Manni has starred as Goldie alongside Danny Trejo, Tom Sizemore and Vinnie Jones in the sci-fi adventure "Cross 3", third feature of the Cross Saga. She also played the lead role of Francesca, in Jeta Amata's "The American King", a cross film production between Hollywood and Nollywood, which filmed in both Los Angeles, California and Lagos, Nigeria. Erica Manni starred in "The American King" alongside Andrew Howard, MIguel Nunez, Nick Moran and Akon.

Erica Manni is also part of the main cast of Sangre Negra, an Amazon Tv Series starring Anthony McKay, Danny Arroyo and Eric Roberts, playing Rio Grimaldi - an edgy Brazilian/Italian outlaw.
- IMDb mini biography by: Erica Manni