title: Erika Flores
text: # Erika Flores
  
  Erika Flores (born November 2, 1979, in Grass Valley, Nevada County, California) is an American former child actress and former actress, and sister of Melissa Flores, also a former child actress.
  
  ## Career
  
  She is known for her role as the first Colleen Cooper in the Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman TV series; Flores left the role in 1995, in the middle of the third season, and the role was then recast with Jessica Bowman taking over as Colleen.
  
  Flores guest-starred on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Disaster". She played Marissa Flores, one of three young science-fair winners aboard the USS Enterprise.
  
  In January 2009, Flores guest starred and had her last role as Sarah, the main patient in "Big Baby", a fifth-season episode of the Fox show, House.
  
  She also made appearances on Dear John, Empty Nest, Step by Step, and CSI: Miami.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  She married Bartlett E. "Bart" Burson on July 1, 2006, and has two children.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  | 1990 | Kaleidoscope | Young Hilary | TV movie |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1990 | Dear John | Jessica at 12 | Episode: "The Blunder Years" |
  | 1991 | Switched at Birth | Arlena Twigg, age 9 | TV movie |
  | 1991 | The Owl | Lisa | TV movie |
  | 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Marissa Flores | Episode: "Disaster" |
  | 1991 | Empty Nest | Luella | Episode: "Lonely Are the Brave" |
  | 1992 | She Woke Up | Elizabeth | TV movie |
  | 1992 | Step by Step | Max | Episode: "Bully for Mark" |
  | 1992 | Reasonable Doubts | Cindy Nichols | Episode: "Maggie Finds Her Soul" |
  | 1992 | Bodies of Evidence | Chris Shepherd | Episode: "The Cold Light of Day" |
  | 1993 | Bloodlines: Murder in the Family | Student #1 | TV movie |
  | 1993 | Visions of Murder | Kimberly | TV movie |
  | 1993–1995 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Colleen Cooper | 59 episodes |
  | 1996 | Soul of the Game | Girl | TV movie |
  | 1996 | Buried Secrets | Mary Roff | TV movie |
  | 1997 | The Secret | Sharon | TV movie |
  | 1998 | Nothing Sacred | | Episode: "Felix Culpa" |
  | 1999 | The Love Boat: The Next Wave | Ashley | Episode: "Three Stages of Love" |
  | 2000 | The Policewoman | Gina | Short film |
  | 2000 | Lost in Oz | Kimber Denslow | TV movie |
  | 2002 | CSI: Miami | Cadet Julie Morales | Episode: "Camp Fear" |
  | 2007 | Quake | Cybele Fisher | Short film |
  | 2009 | House | Sarah | Episode: "Big Baby" |
  