films, Durance portrays Abby's mother Zenya. Durance played Emma, the mother of a talented artist with Down syndrome in Color My World With Love (2022), a groundbreaking Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original movie centred on a love story featuring two leading characters with Down syndrome. Charity work Durance is a supporter of World Vision Canada. In August 2006, she co-hosted the Superman/Batman #26 art auction at the Wizard World Chicago convention, with comic book writer and Smallville producer Jeph Loeb. Durance refused her appearance fee and donated the money towards the auction. 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. Accolades 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. Personal life Durance was married to Wesley Parker from 1996 to 1999. She began dating Canadian actor David Palffy in 2001 and married him in 2005. In September 2014, Durance revealed she was pregnant with the couple's first child and gave birth to a boy in February 2015. Durance announced she was pregnant with her second child in June 2016. Her second son was born in December 2016. She also has a stepson from her husband's previous relationship. Durance and her husband reside in Vancouver, British Columbia. Filmography Film Television Producer Director Awards and nominations References External links Erica Durance at Instagram Erica Durance at Twitter Erica Durance at TV Guide Erica Durance at BuddyTV 1978 births Actresses from Calgary Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people People from Kneehill County 21st-century Canadian actresses