Erin Brockovich

Biography

Erin Brockovich (née Pattee; born June 22, 1960) is an American legal clerk, whistleblower, consumer advocate, and environmental activist who, despite her lack of education in the law, was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) involving groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California with the help of attorney Ed Masry in 1993. Their successful lawsuit was the subject of the Oscar-winning film, Erin Brockovich (2000), starring Julia Roberts as Brockovich and Albert Finney as Masry. Since then, Brockovich has become a media personality as well, hosting the TV series Challenge America with Erin Brockovich on ABC and Final Justice on Zone Reality. She is the president of Brockovich Research & Consulting. She also works as a consultant for the New York law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg,[1] which has a focus on personal injury claims for asbestos exposure, and Shine Lawyers in Australia.[2] She worked as a consultant for the now-defunct California law firm Girardi & Keese.[3][4] From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Known For

Erin Brockovich

as Waitress

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

What Lies Upstream

as Self

Rebuilding Paradise

as Self

Last Call at the Oasis

as Self

Journeys with George

as Self (archive footage)

Journey Into Dyslexia

as Self

Cleavage

as Self (archive footage)

Intimate Portrait

as Self