Erika Leigh Henningsen is an actress and singer from the United States. She is most recognized for her work on Broadway, where she played Cady Heron in the Tony-nominated musical Mean Girls in 2018, for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination.

Age, height, parents, and early life in a nutshell

Henningsen is 28 years old right now. She was born in Moraga, California, to Phil Henningsen and Marybeth Henningsen on August 13, 1992. Erika Leigh’s height and weight are said to be 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) and 127 pounds, respectively (58 kg). She’s the eldest of three sisters.

In 2010, the 28-year-old received his diploma from Campolindo High School. She went on to the University of Michigan, where she received her BFA in musical theatre in 2014. During her undergraduate years, Henningsen attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London as part of the NYU London program.

Is she a married woman? Husband and kids

Henningsen is now unmarried and without a husband or children. The 28-year-old is in a relationship and plans to marry in the next few years.

Erika met her boyfriend, Kyle Andrew Selig, at a Mean Girls out-of-town tryout in Washington, D.C. They began dating in late 2017 and have remained together since then.

Erika Henningsen is a model and actress. 2021 Net Worth

Henningsen’s net worth is expected to be $500,000 as of 2021, according to various websites. At the age of 17, she landed her first professional role as Penny Pingleton in Hairspray at the Woodminster Amphitheater. In November 2014, Erika made her New York Philharmonic debut in a staged concert version of Kern and Hammerstein’s Show Boat as Kim Ravenal.

The 28-year-old actress made her Broadway debut as Fantine in the revival of Les Misérables a year later, making history as the youngest woman to play the part. Erika received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for her performance as Cady Heron in Tina Fey’s Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Mean Girls.

The stage musical opened in October 2017 at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., and is based on the 2004 film of the same name. It premiered on Broadway in April 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre. However, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the show’s Broadway run ended in March 2020.

Erika then starred in Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night at Second Stage Theater as Helen, opposite her Mean Girls co-star Kyle Selig. In the same year, she appeared as Cady Heron on two talk shows, The Today Show and Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Henningsen currently has a recurring part in Girls5eva, a musical comedy television series that launched on Peacock in May 2021. Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, Daniel Breaker, Jonathan Hadary, Ashley Park, Dean Winters, Jimmy Fallon, Andrew Rannells, and Vanessa Williams star as Young Gloria in the film.