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Erin Brockovich
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Film & TV
Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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…
Known for
- We Want the Airwaves — Self2022
- Rebuilding Paradise — Self2020
- What Lies Upstream — Self2017
- Creature Features — Self2016
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest2015
- Journey Into Dyslexia — Self2011
- Last Call at the Oasis — Self2011
- Final Justice with Erin Brockovich2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher — Self2003
- Cleavage — Self (archive footage)2002
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Key facts
- Born
- Erin Pattee , ( 1960-06-22 ) June 22, 1960 (age 65) , Lawrence, Kansas , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Wade College ( AAA )
- Occupation
- Consumer advocate
- Spouses
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- Erin
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lawrence
- Occupation
- environmentalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- law
- Official website
- www.brockovich.com
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- Erin Brokovich.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Erin Brockovich (née Pattee; born June 22, 1960) is an American paralegal, consumer advocate, and environmental activist who was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) involving groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California, for 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, hosting the TV series Challenge America with Erin Brockovich on ABC and Final Justice on Zone Reality, and became president of Brockovich Research & Consulting. She also works as a consultant for the New York law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg, which has a focus on personal injury claims for asbestos exposure, and Shine Lawyers in Australia. She worked as a consultant for the now-defunct California law firm Girardi & Keese.
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