Alex Martin (actress)
{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alex Martin
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| birth_name = Alexandrea Martin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|5|9}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| other_names = Alex Dean
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actress
- film producer}}
| years_active = 1993–present
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| notable_works =
| spouse = {{marriage|Bernard Dean|2011}}
| children = 3
| mother = Whoopi Goldberg
}}
Alexandrea Martin
(born May 9, 1974){{cite book|last=Tafoya|first=Eddie|year=2011|title=Icons of African American Comedy|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0313380846|page=177|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Avog22r5OysC&pg=PA177}} is an American actress and film producer. She was awarded the title of Miss Golden Globe at the 1994 Golden Globe Awards.
Personal life
Alexandrea Martin is the daughter of American actress Whoopi Goldberg and her British first husband, Alvin Martin.{{cite book|last=Tafoya|first=Eddie|year=2011|title=Icons of African American Comedy|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0313380846|page=177|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Avog22r5OysC&pg=PA177}}
Martin has three children, two daughters and a son.{{cite web |url=http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/09/08/whoopi-goldbergs-daughter-alexandrea-martin/ |title=Whoopi Goldberg's Daughter Alexandrea Martin |work=Bitten & Bound |accessdate=February 2, 2022 |date=2015-02-23 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928213903/http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/09/08/whoopi-goldbergs-daughter-alexandrea-martin/ |url-status=dead }} She had one child with HJ, a biracial Vietnamese and Black high school classmate whom she met while living in Berkeley. The family ceased all contact with HJ after he went to prison at a young age.https://ecelebritymirror.com/celebrity-babies/5-facts-alex-martin-daughter-amarah-dean https://ecelebritymirror.com/celebrity-babies/5-facts-alex-martin-daughter-amarah-dean Martin had her second and third children with her then-husband, Bernard Dean, whom she later divorced. Martin and Dean remarried on October 15, 2011.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/whoopi-goldbergs-daughter-remarries/ |title=Whoopi Goldberg's Daughter Remarries|work=PEOPLE.com |date=November 2, 2011 |accessdate=February 2, 2022}} She also has a grandchild.{{Cite web |date=2018-11-01 |title=The Precious Name Whoopi's Grandkids Call Her |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a24513569/the-view-whoopi-goldberg-grandchildren/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Good Housekeeping |language=en-US}}
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Classroom Kid | |
| 1993 | Quest of the Delta Knights | Mannerjay's | Direct-to-video |
| 1999 | American Intellectuals | Hugh | |
| 2001 | Call Me Claus | Member of the congregation | TV movie |
| 2003 | Strange as Angels | Maria | |
| 2008 | Descendants | {{N/A}} | Short film Producer |
| 2015-2018 | The View | Herself | 3 episodes - Guest co-host Credited as Alex Martin Dean |
| 2018 | Sensitive Men | {{N/A}} | Short film Associate producer |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0551880|Alex Martin}}
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Category:African-American film producers
Category:American film producers
Category:American film actresses
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:American people of English descent
Category:American people of Bissau-Guinean descent
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American women film producers