Erika Amato

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Erika Amato (born December 7, ????) is an American singer and actress, and a founding member of the band Velvet Chain.

Amato was born in the town of Plainfield, New Jersey and grew up in the town of Summit. She started playing and performing music at the age of three. She attended Kent Place School and then went to Vassar College.

After graduation from Vassar, Amato moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. In the early 1990s she met Jeff Stacy, and together the two founded Velvet Chain, an indie band with a large cult following most famous for their appearances on the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She is currently the lead singer of the group.

Amato continues to pursue an acting career as well as being a member of Velvet Chain, and has appeared in a number of plays and independent films, most recently the indie film A Couple Of Days And Nights and productions of the musicals Paint Your Wagon and 42nd Street. She has also appeared on and won Ben Stein's money.