What is Erin Brockovich?
[[File:Erin Brockovich.jpg|thumb|180px|Erin Brockovich in 2012]] '''Erin Brockovich''' (born 22 June 1960 in [[Lawrence, Kansas]]) is a [[law|legal]] [[clerk]] and an [[environment]]al activist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/erin-brockovich |title=Erin Brockovich Biography |author= |website= |publisher=Bio/A&E Television Networks, LLC |accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref> Brockovich was important in making cases against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in [[California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/ten-years-later-where-is-erin-brockovich/ |title=Ten years later, where is Erin Brockovich? |author=Melanie D.G. Kaplan |date=5 January 2010 |website= |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref> It was the largest [[direct-action lawsuit]] in history at $333 [[million]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/erin-brockovich-fighting-neighbors-toxic-drinking-water/story?id=15120603|title=California Wasteland: Erin Brockovich Still Fighting for Neighbors Over Contaminated Drinking Water |author=Alyssa Litoff |date=9 December 2011 |website= |publisher=ABC News |accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref> Since the 2000 [[movie]] ''[[Erin Brockovich (movie)|Erin Brockovich]]'', she has hosted ''Challenge America'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. She presented the documentary series ''[[Final Justice with Erin Brockovich]]'' in 2003. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{IMDb name|0004777}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brockovich, Erin}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American environmentalists]] [[Category:American television presenters]] [[Category:Lawyers from Kansas]] [[Category:Writers from Kansas]] [[Category:People from Lawrence, Kansas]] {{US-bio-stub}}