Erika Ellis was born on October 14, 1965, in Plainfield. She is a daughter of William Wright and Shirley Walker Peel. Erika Ellis started to work as a writer right after her graduation. Her first book was Good Fences published in 1998. Later this book was turned into a film in 2003. Erika Ellis is known as an American writer, who is famous for her book Good Fences. In 2003 this book was turned into a film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover.