birth_place name birth_date yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation
manhattan , new york , u.s. erica gimpel 25 june 1964 1982 -- present erica gimpel
 erica fawn gimpel actress
erica gimpel

erica fawn gimpel -lrb- born june 25 , 1964 -rrb- is an american actress .
she is best known for her roles on television shows `` fame '' as coco hernandez and on `` profiler '' as angel brown .
she is also known for her major recurring roles on the television shows `` er '' as adele newman and on `` veronica mars '' as alicia fennel .
gimpel was most recently on the hbo series true blood , season 5 `` episode 11 '' , as the fairy elder .
gimpel was a judge on rte one 's '' '' , an irish tv talent show seeking a boy and a girl to play nick and serena respectively in the irish touring production of fame .
in january 2010 , gimpel released her first cd , `` spread your wings and fly '' .
