Luttrell was born in Toronto, Ontario to a Tanzanian mother and an American father.
Luttrell is the youngest of four sisters.
She can speak some French and Swahili.
1997
In 1997, she starred as Emelie Robeson on The New Ghostwriter Mysteries.
After several seasons of those and other TV series, she moved south to Los Angeles, California.
2004
In 2004, Luttrell was the voice of Candy on the short-lived Disney Channel animated series Dave the Barbarian.
2016
She also voices Sapphire in the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, Glori in Mighty Magiswords and Emily Kaldwin in the 2016 video game Dishonored 2, Cheetah in the 2017 fighting video game Injustice 2, as well as Bangalore in Apex Legends.
She also starred in the CBS sci-fi drama Salvation.
2019
In August 2019, Luttrell married her girlfriend Jessica Mallers.
Erica is the younger sister of actress Rachel Luttrell.
She began her acting career at age 2 in several Pampers and Cadillac commercials.
At age 9, she had her first starring role in a television series called Shining Time Station.
Her older sister Rachel Luttrell is also an actress who is best known for her role as Teyla Emmagan in the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis.
Luttrell is best known for her role as Kara Cupper on the children's television series Shining Time Station, and the voice of Keesha Franklin on The Magic School Bus.