Heather Hemmens


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. She starred as Stacy Collins in the Netflix comedy Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! opposite Jamie Foxx and starred as Maria DeLuca in the series Roswell, New Mexico. 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 & education

A native of Waldo, Maine, Hemmens attended 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 her early career, Hemmens had small roles in the films The Dukes of Hazzard and Glory Road. 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 her 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 prime time soap opera If Loving You Is Wrong, created, produced and written by Tyler Perry. In 2018, she was cast in the CW series, Roswell, New Mexico.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Pop RocksGroupie #1TV movie
2005The Dukes of HazzardGirl #1
2006Glory RoadLatin Girl
2008The Candy ShopYanni
2009Road to the AltarZ
2010Perils of an Active MindKimShort
20113 MusketeersAlexandra D'ArtagnanVideo
2012Rise of the ZombiesAshley
2013ComplicityKimberly
2019Love, Take TwoLily BellengerTV movie
2021Christmas in My HeartBethTV movie
2022Caribbean SummerJadeTV movie
2023A Pinch of PortugalAnnaTV movie
2023Come Fly With MeEmma 'Blitz' FitzgeraldTV movie
2024The Groomsmen: First LookChelseaTV movie trilogy
2024The Groomsmen: Second ChancesChelseaTV movie trilogy
2024The Groomsmen: Last DanceChelseaTV movie trilogy
2024Christmas Under the LightsEmilyTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006CSI: NYParis BrooksEpisode: "Murder Sings the Blues"
2007CSI: MiamiStephanie BennettEpisode: "Dangerous Son"
2007Without a TraceFreddyEpisode: "Clean Up"
2010–11HellcatsAlice VerduraMain Cast
2013The Haves and the Have NotsDarciEpisode: "Angry Sex" & "The Criminal"
2013Grey's AnatomySashaEpisode: "Seal Our Fate" & "I Want You With Me"
2014The Vampire DiariesMaggie JamesEpisode: "Man on Fire"
2014RecklessBrendaEpisode: "Pilot"
2014–19If Loving You Is WrongMarcie HolmesMain Cast: Season 1-4
2018YellowstoneMelody PrescottRecurring Cast: Season 1
2019–22Roswell, New MexicoMaria DeLucaMain Cast
2021Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!Stacy CollinsMain Cast