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Erika Leigh Henningsen (born August 13, 1992) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her work on Broadway and for originating the role of Cady Heron in the 2018 Tony-nominated musical Mean Girls, for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination. Since 2024, she has voiced Charlie Morningstar in the adult animated series Hazbin Hotel.
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Director(s) | Ref. |
| 2007 | Into the Woods | Little Red Riding Hood | California Theatre Arts | Dyan McBride | |
| 2010 | Hairspray | Penny Pingleton | Woodminster Amphitheater | Joel Schlader | |
| 2012 | Carousel | Carrie Pipperidge | Wagon Wheel Theatre | Tony Humrichouser | |
| Chicago | Roxie Hart | Scott Michaels | |||
| Sunday in the Park with George | Celeste / Waitress | University of Michigan | Mark Madama | ||
| 2013 | Les Misérables | Cosette | Encore Theater | Dan Cooney | |
| 2014 | Fantine | University of Michigan | Joe Locarro | ||
| Show Boat | Kim Ravenal | David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | Ted Sperling | ||
| 2014–15 | Diner | Beth | Signature Theatre | Kathleen Marshall | |
| 2015 | Les Misérables | Fantine (replacement) | Imperial Theatre | Laurence Connor and James Powell | |
| 2015–16 | Diner | Beth | Delaware Theatre Company | Kathleen Marshall | |
| 2016 | South Pacific | Ensign Nellie Forbush | Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera | Linda Goodrich | |
| FOUND | Becka | Philadelphia Theatre Company | Lee Overtree | ||
| 2017 | Dear World | Nina | York Theatre | Michael Montel | |
| Mamma Mia! | Sophie | Benedum Center | Barry Ivan | ||
| Mean Girls | Cady Heron | National Theatre (out-of-town tryout) | Casey Nicholaw | ||
| 2018–20 | August Wilson Theatre | ||||
| 2019 | Saturday Night | Helen | Tony Kiser Theatre | Noah Brody | |
| 2022 | Joy | Joy Mangano | George Street Playhouse | Casey Hushion | |
| 2023 | Ever After The Musical | Danielle de Barbarac | Ordway Center for the Performing Arts | Marlo Hunter | |
| 2025 | Just in Time | Sandra Dee | Circle in the Square Theatre | Alex Timbers | |
| Hello, Dolly! | Irene Molloy | Carnegie Hall | Jack Cummings III | ||
| 2026 | Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre | David Geffen Hall | Tony Yazbeck |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2013 | Interface | Sarah | |
| 2014 | Bad Girls | Christine Babkin | |
| 2015 | Wide Awake | Kennedy |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2015 | Live from Lincoln Center: Kern & Hammerstein's Show Boat | Kim Ravenal | — | |
| 2018 | Saturday Night Live | Herself (uncredited) | Episode: "Tina Fey" | |
| The Today Show | Cady Heron | Episode: "May 3, 2018" | ||
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Episode: "October 1, 2018" | |||
| 2021 | Harlem | Kate | 2 episodes | |
| 2021–2024 | Girls5eva | Young Gloria | Recurring role, 11 episodes | |
| 2022 | Blue Bloods | Madeline Gleeson | Episode: "The Reagan Way" | |
| That Damn Michael Che | White Shopper | Episode: "Black Mediocrity" | ||
| 2023 | Fright Krewe | Miss Alvina | Voice, episode: "The Haunting" | |
| Curses! | Ania | Voice, 2 episodes | ||
| 2024–present | Hazbin Hotel | Charlie Morningstar | Voice, main role | |
| 2024 | FBI: International | Beatrice Cormack | Episode: "The Last Stop" | |
| Helluva Boss | Bethany Ghostfucker | Voice, episode: "Ghostf**kers" | ||
| 2025 | The Four Seasons | Ginny | Main role |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
| USBub. | CAN | NZHot | UK | |||
| "Hell's Greatest Dad"(with Andrew Underberg, Sam Haft, Jeremy Jordan, Amir Talai, and Kimiko Glenn) | 2024 | 9 | 74 | 23 | 98 | Hazbin Hotel Original Soundtrack (Pt. 2) |
| "More Than Anything"(with Andrew Underberg, Sam Haft, and Jeremy Jordan) | — | — | 38 | — | ||
| "You Didn't Know"(with Andrew Underberg, Sam Haft, Shoba Narayan, Patina Miller, Jessica Vosk, and Stephanie Beatriz) | 25 | — | 24 | — | ||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female) | Mean Girls | Won | |
| Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Nominated | |||
| 2026 | Grammy Awards | Best Musical Theater Album | Just in Time | Pending |