Heather Hemmens

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Heather Hemmens
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Born (1988-07-10) July 10, 1988 (age 35)
Waldo, Maine, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
  • producer
Years active2003–present

Heather Hemmens (born July 10, 1988) [1] is an American actress, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as Alice Verdura in The CW series Hellcats (2010-2011). She starred as Stacy Collins in the Netflix comedy Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! opposite Jamie Foxx and currently stars as Maria DeLuca in the series Roswell, New Mexico , which premiered in January, 2019 on The CW. Previous credits include the OWN series, If Loving You Is Wrong , where she played Marcie Holmes for five seasons.

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Early life

A native of Waldo, Maine, [2] Hemmens attended the performing arts high school Walnut Hill School for the Arts near Boston for her final two years of high school. [3] She went to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career upon graduating. [4] She has a black belt in martial arts and weapons training. [5]

Career

In her early career, Hemmens had small roles in the films The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) and Glory Road (2006). In addition, Hemmens has also directed and produced the short films Perils of an Active Mind and Designated which were both released in 2010. [6] In 2010, she was cast as Alice Verdura in The CW series Hellcats , a comedy-drama about competitive college cheerleading, executive produced by Tom Welling. The show received mixed reviews, but Hemmens' performance was very positively received by critics, with many referring to Hemmens as the breakout star. [7] [4] The series was canceled after one season in 2011. [8] She also guest starred on CSI: NY , CSI: Miami , Without a Trace , The Haves and the Have Nots , Grey's Anatomy , and The Vampire Diaries .

In 2014, Hemmens was cast as one of leads in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera If Loving You Is Wrong , created, produced and written by Tyler Perry. [9] [10] In 2018, she was cast in the CW series, Roswell, New Mexico . [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Pop Rocks Groupie #1TV movie
2005 The Dukes of Hazzard Girl #1
2006 Glory Road Latin Girl
2008The Candy ShopYanni
2009Road to the AltarZ
2010Perils of an Active MindKimShort
2011 3 Musketeers Alexandra D'ArtagnanVideo
2012 Rise of the Zombies Ashley
2013ComplicityKimberly
2019Love, Take TwoLily BellengerTV movie
2021Christmas in My HeartBethTV movie
2022Caribbean SummerJadeTV movie
2023A Pinch of PortugalAnnaTV movie
Come Fly With MeEmma 'Blitz' FitzgeraldTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 CSI: NY Paris BrooksEpisode: "Murder Sings the Blues"
2007 CSI: Miami Stephanie BennettEpisode: "Dangerous Son"
Without a Trace FreddyEpisode: "Clean Up"
2010–11 Hellcats Alice VerduraMain Cast
2013 The Haves and the Have Nots DarciEpisode: "Angry Sex" & "The Criminal"
Grey's Anatomy SashaEpisode: "Seal Our Fate" & "I Want You With Me"
2014 The Vampire Diaries Maggie JamesEpisode: "Man on Fire"
Reckless BrendaEpisode: "Pilot"
2014–19 If Loving You Is Wrong Marcie HolmesMain Cast: Season 1-4
2018 Yellowstone Melody PrescottRecurring Cast: Season 1
2019–22 Roswell, New Mexico Maria DeLucaMain Cast
2021 Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! Stacy CollinsMain Cast

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