Alex Martin (actress)

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Alex Martin
Born
Alexandrea Martin

(1974-05-09) May 9, 1974 (age 50)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesAlex Dean
Occupations
  • Actress
  • film producer
Years active1993–2018
Spouse
Bernard Dean
(m. 2011)
Children3
Parent

Alexandrea Martin (born May 9, 1974) [1] is an American actress and film producer. She was awarded the title of Miss Golden Globe at the 1994 Golden Globe Awards.

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Personal life

Alexandrea Martin is the daughter of American actress Whoopi Goldberg and her British first husband, Alvin Martin.

Martin has three children, two daughters and a son. [2] She had one child with HJ, a biracial Vietnamese and Black high school classmate whom she met while living in Berkeley. The family ceased all contact with HJ after he went to prison at a young age. [3] Martin had her second and third children with her then-husband, Bernard Dean, whom she later divorced. Martin and Dean remarried on October 15, 2011. [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Classroom Kid
1993 Quest of the Delta Knights Mannerjay'sDirect-to-video
1999 American Intellectuals Hugh
2001 Call Me Claus Member of the congregationTV movie
2003Strange as AngelsMaria
2008DescendantsShort film
Producer
2015-2018 The View Herself3 episodes - Guest co-host
Credited as Alex Martin Dean
2018Sensitive MenShort film
Associate producer

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