Erica Durance Husband: Is Erica Durance married to David Palffy?

Publish date: 2024-05-21

Erica Durance is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Lois Lane in the superhero television series Smallville (2004–2011).

Erica Durance Husband

Erica Durance is currently single as of January 2023. She was previously married to her first husband Wesley Parker. In 2001, she began dating Canadian actor David Palffy and married him in 2005.

The couple amicably separated in April 2023.

Erica Durance Biography

Erica Durance was born on June 21, 1978, in Calgary, Canada. Durance moved to Vancouver in 1999 to pursue her interest in acting professionally and study at the Yaletown Actors Lab.

She stands at an appealing height of 1.68m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.

Erica Durance was raised by her parents and she grew up on a turkey farm with her two other siblings; an older brother and a sister.

She is the daughter of Gail Durance and Joel Durance and grew up on a turkey farm with her older brother and sister in Three Hills, Alberta, Canada.

Durance and her second husband Palffy have two sons. She also has a stepson from her husband’s previous relationship. In 2023, she separated from David Palffy.

Erica Durance net worth is estimated at around $5 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as an actress. Erica Durance’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $320,000 dollars annually.

Her remarkable achievements have earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and most influential actresses in Canada.

Erica Durance started her career with background work. She appeared in commercials for Kokanee Beer. Durance has guest-starred in television series, including Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, Charlie’s Angels, Harry’s Law and Private Eyes.

Durance was cast in 2004 as Lois Lane on the television series Smallville. Durance was acting part-time and working as an agent for background actors and booking photo doubles for TV series and had considered quitting acting, “I was at a point in my life where I was a bit frustrated with the business, [my manager] had to talk me into going out for it.”

Producer Kelly Souders said they knew Durance was “Lois Lane” for the series when they saw her casting tape. “There were a lot of wonderful actresses who came in for the role but I remember the entire writing staff watching her tape and just saying, that’s her. She had everything. She had attitude but she was loveable and brought all of it in her audition tape. She’s been blossoming and growing ever since.”

Durance played a sassy, teenage Lois in season four in a recurring role. She was promoted to series regular in season five and became part of the Smallville cast. On playing Lois Lane Durance said: “Everyone has their specific idea of who Lois Lane is for them, and you have your overall blueprint, but then you have to try to make it your own. That’s the only way to try to stay truthful about what you’re doing.

In 2012, Durance began starring in the lead role in the CTV medical drama television series Saving Hope, as Chief Surgical Dr. Alex Reid. She was also a producer on the series and directed the season four episode “Torn and Frayed”. In season 3, Durance’s real-life pregnancy was worked into her character Alex Reid and the series. Saving Hope ended its run in 2017.

Erica Durance appeared in the television series Supergirl in a recurring role as Kara’s Kryptonian mother, Alura Zor-El. In 2019, Durance and her Smallville co-star Tom Welling reprised their roles as Lois and Clark in the Batwoman episode of the Arrowverse crossover event “Crisis on Infinite Earths”.

Durance has appeared in several Lifetime and Hallmark films, including I Me Wed (2007), Wedding Planner Mystery (2014), Color My World With Love (2022) and A Scottish Love Scheme (2024).

She is a supporter of World Vision Canada. In August 2006, she co-hosted the Superman/Batman #26 art auction with Jeph Loeb at the Wizard World Chicago convention. The auction raised $70,000. The event honored Loeb’s son, Sam Loeb, who died at age 17 after a long battle with bone cancer, and all of its proceeds went to the Sam Loeb College Scholarship Fund.

She has also appeared in films such as The Untold (2002), The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006), and Painkillers (2015).

Durance was ranked No. 38 on FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World” in 2006 and #20 in 2007, #15 in 2008, and #14 in 2009. She has also appeared on the cover of FHM and Maxim magazine.

In 2009, Durance was on Entertainment Weekly’s Sci-fi Hotties Women. BuddyTV ranked her #26 on its TV’s 100 Sexiest Women of 2009, and #16 on its 2010 list. In 2012, BuddyTV ranked Durance #9 on their list of Summer 2012’s Sexiest Stars. Hello! magazine listed her as one of Canada’s 50 Most Beautiful People in 2012.

Source;Ghgossip.com

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