Alexandra Beauvoir Cheron Tavárez (January 16, 1983 – May 21, 2011) was a Dominican-American

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

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, and socialite. Tavárez was born in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

. Her father was an accountant from Haiti and her mother an ambassador in the United States for the Dominican Republic. Alexandra grew up in Haiti until 1999, when she moved to

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Selected filmography

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Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two M ...

'' as Nurse (2006) *'' After Sex'' as Jennifer (2007) *'' Redline'' as Model (2007) *''

A Raisin in the Sun ''A Raisin in the Sun'' is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes. The story tells of a black family's experiences in south Chi ...

'' as Anna (2008) *'' This Is Not A Test'' as Woman at the Counter (2008) *'' The Game'' as Rebecca (2 episodes, 2007–2008) *''

Fast & Furious ''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, ...

'' as Sylvia (2009) *'' Mama, I Want to Sing!'' as Kimberly (2011)

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* * Dominican Republic emigrants to the United States American television actresses Female models from Florida 1983 births 2011 deaths American film actresses People from San Francisco de Macorís Dominican Republic people of Haitian descent Actresses from Florida 21st-century American actresses {{US-screen-actor-1980s-stub