Alicia Leigh Willis

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Alicia Leigh Willis
Born (1978-03-01) March 1, 1978 (age 45)
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present

Alicia Leigh Willis (born March 1, 1978) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in soap operas.

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Personal life

Alicia was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is one of four children. Sisters Kimberly and Tiffany, and brother Ryan. Her father is actor David E. Willis and her mother is Leigh Willis. Alicia currently resides in Aliso Viejo, California.

Career

She portrayed Alli Fowler on the NBC soap opera Another World from 1998 to 1999. From December 2001 to February 2006, Willis played Courtney Matthews on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital . She was nominated for two Daytime Emmy awards for her work on GH.

Willis also had a recurring role as Corey Conway on the WB Network series 7th Heaven . In October 2006, Willis guest starred on CSI: Miami . She starred as Elizabeth, the title role of the 2007 MyNetworkTV telenovela American Heiress . [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010The Terror ExperimentMandy
2010RavenSandra
2011Julia XJessica
2015Dangerous CompanyPauline Mitchell
2017The StudentAbigail Grandacre
2018Baby ObsessionRaquel
2019ChameleonRebecca
2022Catfish KillerMarianne

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996–2000, 2002 7th Heaven Corey ConwayRecurring role (seasons 1–4), guest (season 6)
1997 Saved by the Bell: The New Class LeslieEpisode: "Suddenly Ryan"
1998 Grace Under Fire LaurieEpisode: "Grace Under Class"
1998 Something So Right Jennifer HadleyEpisode: "Something About Egg on Your Farce"
1998 Maggie Winters TiffanyEpisode: "And Those Who Can't"
1998 USA High ReneeEpisode: "Hands Off My Christian"
1999 Another World Alexandra Fowler3 episodes
2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Alyssa PetersonEpisode: "A Bad Influence"
2001–2006, 2015, 2020 General Hospital Courtney Matthews Regular role
2002 The Chronicle Alexis CarsonEpisode: "The Stepford Cheerleaders"
2004 Greg the Bunny AmyEpisode: "Jimmy Drives Gil Crazy"
2006 CSI: Miami AnnaEpisode: "High Octane"
2007 American Heiress Elizabeth WakefieldMain role
2008 The L Word Cindi TuckerRecurring role (season 5)
2009 Without a Trace RobinEpisode: "Undertow"
2010–2019 The Bay Avery GarrettRegular role
2019Mommy's Little PrincessJulianna MathisTV film
2019Evil TouchSpecial Agent ReynoldsEpisode: "1.1"

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