Alexandra Chando (born July 28, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her role as

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in the

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soap opera, ''

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'' and for her dual role as identical twins, Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in the

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drama series, ''

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''.

Early life

Chando is a native of

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, where she graduated from Liberty High School. Her father, Steve Chando, has his own commercial roofing company in Bethlehem called CHM Contracting, and her mother, Rebecca, is a homemaker. She has two older brothers. She currently lives in

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. Chando attended

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before becoming an actress.

Career

Chando originated the role of Maddie Coleman on the television

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'', which she played from 2005 to 2007 and again for several months beginning in late 2009 and ended in early 2010. Her experience of being cast on ''As the World Turns'' was chronicled in the episode "I'm Getting My Big Break" from the

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''. She received a 2007

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nomination in the Younger Actress Category. In 2009, Chando was cast as Deb in

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web series ''Rockville CA'' from

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. She screen-tested with

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for the leading role in the 2010 film '' Remember Me'', and auditioned for the role of

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, in

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''. In 2011, she played Danielle Anderson in the web series ''Talent'', which is based on the novel series by

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. Later, Chando was cast as identical twins Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in the

series ''

'', which ran for two seasons until it was cancelled by the network. After ''The Lying Game'' ended, she appeared on an episode of the television series ''

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'', playing "a

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type". In 2018, Chando made her directorial debut with her short film ''LPM, Likes Per Minute''. It screened at the inaugural Mammoth Film Festival, where Chando also serves as an operations manager.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

As a director

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chando, Alexandra 1986 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Pennsylvania American child actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) alumni Manhattan College alumni People from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania