Alexa Havins

Infobox actor


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caption = Alexa Havins
birthname = Alexa Carole Havins
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|11|16|mf=y
birthplace = Artesia, New Mexico, U.S.
spouse = Justin Bruening
(2005–present)
awards = Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2005, "All My Children"

Alexa Carole Havins (born November 16, 1980) is an American actress. Her first major break was being cast in the film "". Later, she was cast on the daytime drama "All My Children" as Babe Carey Chandler in 2003, originating the role. Scheduling conflicts between "All My Children" and "Wicked Prayer" forced her out of the film. Her role as the flawed but good Babe Carey earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2005 and recognition as being half of one of the show's most popular soap opera pairings. She later made a guest appearance on FX's "Rescue Me" in 2006. [cite web | author= | title=Alexa Havins on Rescue Me
work=About.com | url=http://allmychildren.about.com/b/a/256106.htm
accessdate=2007-07-10] Since then, the actress has starred in a number of independent films.

Early life

Alexa Havins was born in Artesia, New Mexico on November 16, 1980. As a child and adolescent, she was raised in Chandler, Arizona, later attending Chandler High School.cite news |title=Alexa Havins: AMC Babe|publisher=superiorpics.com|accessdate=2007-09-05|url=http://www.superiorpics.com/alexa_havins/] Her mother often called her Babe even then, and her childhood nickname was the Ice Maiden because she was deathly shy.cite news |title=Soap Star Stats. Alexa Havins (Babe, AMC)|publisher="Soap Opera Digest"|accessdate=2007-07-10|url=http://soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/alexahavinsbio/]

She was first introduced to entertainment at the early age of three when she discovered dancing.cite news |title=Alexa Havins' credits |publisher=alexahavins.com|accessdate=2007-09-06
url=http://www.alexahavins.com/bio.htm Biography] It was not until later, while attending the prestigious Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City, that her love for acting would develop. While in Los Angeles, California, Havins met and studied closely under the legendary acting coach Brian Reise. The two have remained close friends, and he continues to be a mentor to her to this day.

Career

Before her role as Babe Carey Chandler on "All My Children", Havins was a professional dancer at the [http://www.selu.edu/acad_research/programs/cont_ed/camps/dance/uda.html Universal Dance Association] . While changing her focus to acting, she carried a particular principle with her:cquote|Always hold on to your morals and values because this business can be very deceiving. I turned down a lot of things because there was nudity required.

During her role of Babe Carey, Havins soon earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series and a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress.cite news |title='All My Children' Finally Confirms Alexa Havins' Exit
publisher=buddytv.com|accessdate=2007-09-15|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/all-my-children/all-my-children-finally-confir-10377.aspx] In a baby switch storyline set into motion by two shows, "All My Children" and "One Life to Live", she portrayed the character on "One Life to Live" as well. Other praises include her character's romantic pairing with Jacob Young's J.R. Chandler, often cited for their romantic chemistry:cquote| The on-screen chemistry she shares with Emmy-winning co-star Jacob Young is simply sizzling and truly magnetizing.cite web |title=About the actors: Alexa Havins|publisher=SoapCentral.com|accessdate=2007-07-18|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/amc/theactors/havins.php] The two actors' dynamic as the pair made their characters well-known in the top ten couples lists for one of today's most popular soap opera couples. [cite news|url=http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/worly/SoapsInDepthTop10CouplesWinnersIssu.jpg|title=Top 10 Couples list, showing Babe & JR at #7|date=2007-05-22 | publisher=Soaps in Depth | format=jpg|accessdate=2007-05-19]

While still on contract with "All My Children", Havins appeared in films "Joe Killionaire", the 2004 horror-comedy by writer-director Sean Morton, Tracy Michele Tabb's 26-minute 2005 romantic comedy "First Kiss", Travis Betz's 2006 horror "Joshua", and Ash Christian's original off-beat 2006 comedy feature "Fat Girls".

In addition, Havins guest-starred in a June 2006 episode of FX's critically-praised series "Rescue Me", as well as guest-starred on the pilot episode of "On and Off", though this series was never aired.

On stage, she received credit in a production of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie", where she portrayed Laura, the painfully shy girl who has a troubled relationship with her aging mother. She also portrayed the lead role of 12-year-old tomboy Frankie Addams, in the stage version of Carson McCullers' 1946 novel "The Member of the Wedding".

A latest project for Havins was the film "Brooklyn Rules", a mob drama by Michael Corrente set in 1985 Brooklyn, which had a limited release on May 18, 2007, starring Alec Baldwin, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Mena Suvari and Scott Caan. Havins was later busy with filming in Keith Schwebel's low-budget indie flick titled "Desert Fox".

On September 4 2007, it was confirmed by "Soap Opera Digest" that Havins would be leaving "All My Children" and that actress Amanda Baker would be taking over the role.cite news |title=Breaking News September 2007: AMC Confirms Havins' Exit, Names New Babe |publisher="Soap Opera Digest"|accessdate=2007-09-05|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/news/amc/2007/] Havins departed the show on October 8 2007, to pursue other acting ventures.

Havins has two films in 2008. The film "27 Dresses" stars Katherine Heigl of "Grey's Anatomy" fame. Havins portrayed a bride. The second movie is "Old Dogs".cite news|title=Fans react to AMC's recast of Babe|publisher=www.soaps.com|accessdate=2007-11-08|url=http://www.soaps.com/allmychildren/news/1114/Fans_react_to_AMCs_recast_of_Babe]

Personal life

Since June 5, 2005, Havins has been married to her former "All My Children" co-star Justin Bruening. Bruening, who portrayed Jamie Martin, proposed to Havins following the taping of a scene where the character of Jamie proposes to Babe. [cite web | author= | title=ALL MY CHILDREN Interview. Justin and Alexa. The Power Of Two
work=soapoperadigest.com | url=http://soapoperadigest.com/features/amc/interviews/havinsbruening05/
accessdate=2007-07-10]

After husband Bruening left "All My Children", Havins exited as well shortly after and the couple moved to Los Angeles.

She is good friends with her former on-screen mother Bobbie Eakes. She and Bruening are good friends with former "All My Children" co-star Billy Miller. [ [http://soapzone.com/newsroom.php/amc/news SoapZone: All My Children News & Gossip ] ]

Awards and nominations

ee also

* J.R. Chandler and Babe Carey

References

External links

* [http://alexahavins.com Official site]
*imdb|1473159
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/amc soapcentral.com]
* [http://abc.go.com/daytime/allmychildren Official ABC Page]