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. 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.

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 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 Hemmens as the breakout star. The series was canceled after one season in 2011. She also guest starred on ', ', 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Pop RocksGroupie No. 1Television film
2006'Paris BrooksEpisode: "Murder Sings the Blues"
2007'Stephanie BennettEpisode: "Dangerous Son"
2007Without a TraceFreddyEpisode: "Clean Up"
2010–2011HellcatsAlice VerduraSeries regular, 22 episodes
2012Rise of the ZombiesAshleyTelevision film
2013The Haves and the Have NotsDarcyEpisode: "Angry Sex"
2013Grey's AnatomySashaEpisodes: "Seal Our Fate" & "I Want You With Me"
2014The Vampire DiariesMaggie JamesEpisodes: "Resident Evil" & "Man on Fire"
2014RecklessBrendaPilot episode
2014–2020If Loving You Is WrongMarcie HolmesMain role
2018YellowstoneMelody PrescottRecurring role
2019–presentRoswell, New MexicoMaria DeLucaMain role
2019Love, Take TwoLily BellengerHallmark Movie