Heather Hemmens

Heather Hemmens Biography

Heather Hemmens 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). Since 2014, Hemmens has starred as Marcie Holmes in the Oprah Winfrey Network series If Loving You Is Wrong.

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 Thorndike, Maine, before attending the performing arts high school Walnut Hill School for the Arts near Boston for her final two years of high school. 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 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. The series was canceled after one season in 2011. 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 series If Loving You Is Wrong, created, produced and written by Tyler Perry.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Dukes of Hazzard	Girl No. 1
2006	Glory Road	Latin Girl
2008	The Candy Shop	Yanni
2009	Road to the Altar	Z
2010	Perils of an Active Mind	Kim	Short film; also director and producer
2010	Designated		Short film; director and producer
2011	3 Musketeers	Alexandra D'Artagnan	Direct-to-video film
2012	Complicity	Kimberly

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Pop Rocks	Groupie No. 1	Television film
2006	CSI: NY	Paris Brooks	Episode: "Murder Sings the Blues"
2007	CSI: Miami	Stephanie Bennett	Episode: "Dangerous Son"
2007	Without a Trace	Freddy	Episode: "Clean Up"
2010-2011	Hellcats	Alice Verdura	Series regular, 22 episodes
2012	Rise of the Zombies	Ashley	Television film
2013	The Haves and the Have Nots	Darcy	Episode: "Angry Sex"
2013	Grey's Anatomy	Sasha	Episodes: "Seal Our Fate" & "I Want You With Me"
2014	The Vampire Diaries	Maggie	Episodes: "Resident Evil" & "Man on Fire"
2014	Reckless	Brenda	Pilot episode
2014-present	If Loving You Is Wrong	Marcie	Series regular

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