Alex Martin (actress)

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Alex Martin
Born
Alexandrea Martin

(1973-05-09) May 9, 1973 (age 51)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesAlex Dean
Occupations
  • Actress
  • film producer
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Bernard Dean
(m. 2011)
Children3
Mother Whoopi Goldberg

Alexandrea Martin (born May 9, 1973) [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. [2]

Martin has three children, two daughters and a son. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] She also has a grandchild. [6]

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

References

  1. Tafoya, Eddie (2011). Icons of African American Comedy. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 177. ISBN   978-0313380846.
  2. Tafoya, Eddie (2011). Icons of African American Comedy. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 177. ISBN   978-0313380846.
  3. "Whoopi Goldberg's Daughter Alexandrea Martin". Bitten & Bound. February 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. https://ecelebritymirror.com/celebrity-babies/5-facts-alex-martin-daughter-amarah-dean https://ecelebritymirror.com/celebrity-babies/5-facts-alex-martin-daughter-amarah-dean
  5. "Whoopi Goldberg's Daughter Remarries". PEOPLE.com. November 2, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  6. "The Precious Name Whoopi's Grandkids Call Her". Good Housekeeping. November 1, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2025.