Erika Thormahlen

Erika Thormahlen is an American writer, producer, actor and child educator. She is best known for her role as Ashley "Ash" Gordon on the NBC comedy-drama Just Deal. She is the co-creator of Waffles + Mochi,[1] a show about food produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground Productions for Netflix.

Erika Thormahlen
Born
Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation(s)Writer, producer, actress, educator
Years activeActing (2000–2005)
Education (2006–2011)
Producing (2020-present)

Career

Thormahlen was born in Ashland, Oregon.[2] She began modeling at the age of 10.[3] She attended Alameda High School in Alameda, California, and was slated to graduate in 1998 but instead opted for a GED. While studying for her degree in English and creative writing at UCLA,[4] she was cast in the NBC Saturday morning program Just Deal co-starring as Ashley "Ash" Gordon. The show ran for 39 episodes before ending in its run 2002. Within the same year, she guest starred on episode of Angel as well as getting the lead role in the 2005 short film Smile for the Camera.

In 2007, Thormahlen earned a Master's degree in Education in Arts & Humanities at New York University.[4]

Thormahlen also created, wrote and produced[2] a TV pilot for kids focusing on food and nutrition called, What's Cooking with Waffles and Mousemeat.[5] The puppet show also features a human cast including Simon Helberg, Jason Ritter and a guest interview with Maroon 5. The show premiered at the 2006 New York Television Festival.[6]

In 2021, she and Jeremy Konner co-created a version of the original food-focused show with puppets called Waffles + Mochi [7] on Netflix.

Thormahlen currently lives in New York City and works as a freelance writer, producer and creative consultant, as well as contributor to The Cut [8] and New York Family magazine.[2]

Filmography
Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2000–2002 Just Deal Ashley "Ash" Gordon TV series, lead, 39 episodes
2002 Angel Sunny TV series, 1 episode
2005 Smile for the Camera Kate Lead role, independent short film
2021 Waffles + Mochi Co-creator, executive producer, co-writer TV series, 10 episodes

References
  1. "Watch Waffles + Mochi | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com.
  2. "List of Shine NYC Urbankids educators". Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  3. "Erika Thormahlen". IMDb.
  4. "Erika Thormahlen at LinkedIn.com".
  5. "eatarainbow – YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  6. newyorktelevisionfestival.com 2006 Educational Pilots in Competition, 2006
  7. "Waffles + Mochi". March 16, 2021 – via IMDb.
  8. "When I Miss My Mom I Put on Her Eye Cream". May 8, 2017.
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