Erica Farrell (born June 1974) is a Canadian woman who attended Degrassi Junior High School, Borden High School, and Degrassi High School. After high school, she went to the Dominican Republic to teach under-privileged children. She is the twin and best friend of Heather Farrell, and was portrayed by actress Angela Deiseach.
Original Degrassi (Season 1-5)[]
Starts as: Grade 8
The Twins[]
Erica and Heather were portrayed as the perfect set of twins, often speaking up for other characters during their problems.
Trying To Break Out[]
Erica tried to break out from her "twinness". When Heather showed up at a dance in the same outfit as Erica, Erica told Heather to grow up. The twins eventually forget about fighting to be different.
The Mono Scare[]
At a dance at Degrassi where students from another school called St. Mary's were invited, in the episode "Sealed With a Kiss" (Season 2, episode 8, 21st episode of the series), Some older high school students also were admitted without proper checks. One of these older students named Aaron became a new boyfriend to Erica. They left the gym for a secluded hallway and engaged in French kissing. The next day, however, based on symptoms, Erica was worried that he had given her
mononucleosis (or "kissing disease"). She kept it a secret, but after Heather went with the boy, pretending to be her twin (determined to prove she was not as "prudish" as Erica claimed), got kissed by him, and revealed it to Erica, Erica revealed her suspicion of mononucleosis. They went to the hospital to get checked, but it turned out that Erica merely had tonsillitis.
Erica's Pregnancy[]
Erica sees the message Liz O'Rourke wrote.
When Erica began high school she discovered she was pregnant after an unprotected sexual encounter she had over the summer with Jason, a fellow camp counselor. Erica decided to get an abortion, despite Heather's protests. Liz O'Rourke found out and committed a hate crime against Erica. When Erica found out that it was Liz, she fought her in the halls of Degrassi. Erica was sent home for the day, and Heather eventually needed to go to counseling to deal with having to support Erica.
Graduation[]
After graduation Erica moved to the Dominican Republic, therefore not appearing alongside her sister in School's Out!.
Degrassi: The Next Generation[]
Erica and Spike at Spike's baby shower.
In Father Figure (1), Erica is seen sitting next to Spike during the latter's baby shower.
Appearances[]
Degrassi Junior High (Season 1)
- Kiss Me, Steph No Lines
- The Big Dance
- The Experiment No Lines
- The Cover-Up No Lines
- The Great Race No Lines
- Best Laid Plans
- Nothing to Fear No Lines
- What a Night!
- Smokescreen No Lines
- It's Late
- Parents' Night
- Revolution!
Degrassi Junior High (Season 2)
- Eggbert
- A Helping Hand...
- Great Expectations
- Dinner & a Show No Lines
- Stage Fright No Lines
- Fight!
- Sealed With a Kiss
- Dog Days
- Censored No Lines
- Trust Me
- ...He's Back No Lines
- Pass Tense
Degrassi Junior High (Season 3)
- Can't Live With 'Em (1)
- Can't Live With 'Em (2)
- A Big Girl Now
- Season's Greetings
- Loves Me, Loves Me Not No Lines
- He Ain't Heavy...
- The Whole Truth No Lines
- Star-Crossed
- Food for Thought
- Twenty Bucks No Lines
- Taking Off (1) No Lines
- Taking Off (2) No Lines
- Black & White
- Pa-arty!
- Bye-Bye, Junior High
- A New Start (1)
- A New Start (2)
- Breaking Up is Hard to Do
- Dream On No Lines
- Everybody Wants Something
- Nobody's Perfect No Lines
- Just Friends
- Sixteen (1)
- Sixteen (2)
- All in a Good Cause No Lines
- Natural Attraction
- Testing One, Two, Three... No Lines
- It Creeps!!
- Stressed Out No Lines
- Bad Blood (1)
- Bad Blood (2)
- Loyalties No Lines
- A Tangled Web No Lines
- Body Politics
- Crossed Wires No Lines
- The All Nighter No Lines
- Home Sweet Home No Lines
- Extracurricular Activities
- Showtime (1) No Lines
- Three's a Crowd No Lines
- One Last Dance
Trivia[]
- Erica and her sister Heather were the first set of twins in the Degrassi Franchise. The second set are the Coynes, Fiona and Declan and the third were the Anderssons, Bo and Ingvar. The fourth set are the Hollingsworths, Frankie and Hunter.
- Erica and Heather were also the first set of identical twins in the Degrassi Franchise. The second set are Bo and Ingvar Andersson.
- Erica is 6 minutes older than her sister Heather Farrell.
- Erica, Heather Farrell and Stephanie Kaye, were the first characters to be intoxicated on school grounds. The other four were Terri MacGregor, Fiona Coyne, Clare Edwards, and Mike Dallas.
- Eruca was one of first characters to get involved in underage/teenage drinking alongside Heather Farrell and Stephanie Kaye
- Erica and Liz had the first female fistfight in Degrassi history.
- Erica had the first abortion in Degrassi history.
- Erica is one of four people to get an abortion. The other three were Tessa Campanelli, Manny, and Lola.
- Erica is the second female to go through teen pregnancy. The others were Christine, Tessa, Manny, Liberty, Mia, Jenna, Clare, Vanessa, and Lola.
- Erica, Heather, and Caitlin all share the same line, "What a creep."
- Erica said this line in Just Friends.
- Heather said this line in Sealed With a Kiss.
- Caitlin said this line in Showtime (1).
- Coincidentally, all three of them were in the Class of 1992.
- She attended the funeral of Derek Wheeler's parents John and Helen Wheeler in Can't Live With 'Em (2).
- She was a very talented volleyball player.
- Occasionally, the closing credits spelt the character name as Erika.
Quotes[]
“I think I’m pregnant.”- A New Start
Relationships[]
- Main article: Erica-Jason Relationship
- Main article: Erica-Aaron Relationship
- Main article: Erica-Blaine Relationship
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| Alex • Alexa • Allison • Amy • Archie • Arthur • B.L.T. • Bartholomew • Caitlin • Christine • Clutch • Doris • Erica • Heather • Joey • Karen • Kathleen • L.D. • Liz • Louella • Lucy • Luke • Maya • Melanie • Michelle • Raditch • Rick • Scooter • Shane • Simon • Stephanie • Susie • Voula • Wheels • Yick |
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Alex • Alexa • Allison • Amy • Archie • Arthur • B.L.T. • Bartholomew • Bronco • Caitlin • Christine • Claude • Clutch • Diana • Dwayne • Erica • Heather • Jim • Joey • Karen • Kathleen • L.D. • Liz • Lucy • Luke • Maya • Melanie • Michelle • Raditch • Scooter • Simon • Tessa • Wheels • Yick |