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. She
currently stars as Maria DeLuca in the series Roswell, New Mexico,
which premiered in January, 2019 on The CW.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.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.
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. She
currently stars as Maria DeLuca in the series Roswell, New Mexico,
which premiered in January, 2019 on The CW.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.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.
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