Heather Hemmens is an American actress, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as Alice Verdura in

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'' (2010-2011). She starred as Stacy Collins in the

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'', which premiered in January, 2019 on The CW. Previous credits include the

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'', where she played Marcie Holmes for five seasons.

Early life

Hemmens was raised in the woods of Waldo, Maine with her two older brothers and older sister. Hemmens attended Mount View High School in

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, before attending the performing arts high school Walnut Hill School for the Arts near Boston for her final two years of high school graduating in 2002. She went to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career upon graduating. She has a black belt in martial arts and weapons training.

Career

In 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. In 2010, she was cast as Alice Verdura in

series ''

'', 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. The series was canceled after one season in 2011. She also guest starred on ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Haves and the Have Nots'', '' Grey's Anatomy'', and ''

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''. In 2014, Hemmens was cast as one of leads in the

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prime time soap opera ''

'', created, produced and written by Tyler Perry. In 2018, she was cast in the CW series, ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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