Amber Dawn Stevens West (born ) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Ashleigh Howard in the

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series ''

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'' (2007–2011)'','' Maxine in the

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sitcom ''

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'' (2015–2017), and Claire Davis in the

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comedy '' Happy Together'' (2018–2019). She has also appeared in films ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2014) and ''

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'' (2014). She played the lead role of Maya in the 2018 comedy film '' Love Jacked''.

Early life

Stevens West was born Amber Dawn Stevens in

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, the daughter of former model Beverly Cunningham and radio announcer

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. She has a younger sister named Chyna and an older paternal half-brother named Brad. Stevens is of mixed ethnicity, being born to a white father and African-American mother who is also part

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. Stevens West is a graduate of

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Career

Early in her career, she appeared in television commercials for

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and

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. She made her television acting debut in an episode of ''

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'' in 2005. In 2007, Stevens West began portraying Ashleigh Howard on the

comedy-drama television series ''

''. In a review released soon after the premiere of the show, the ''

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'' called the show "light-hearted fun" and "authentic" while ''

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'' claimed that ''Greek'' "captures the spirit of the hedge-fund age like nothing else." The series concluded after four seasons on March 7, 2011. She has appeared in films '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), '' Fired Up!'' (2009), ''

'' (2012), '' The Kitchen'' (2012) and ''

'' (2014). She has appeared in guest roles on ''

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'', '' Friends with Benefits'', ''

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'', '' 90210'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2011, Stevens West played the role of Mimi Marquez in the musical ''Rent: Downtown L.A.'' She made a guest appearance as Joy Struthers on

' ''

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'', in the episode "Fate". In 2014, she appeared as

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's character's love interest called Maya in the comedy film ''

.'' In 2015, Stevens West co-starred opposite

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as Maxine in the

comedy sitcom ''

.'' In 2017, following that show's end, Stevens West was cast as a series regular on the

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supernatural comedy series '' Ghosted''. She portrayed a restaurant and bar designer Claire Davis opposite Damon Wayans Jr. on

' comedy television series '' Happy Together'' (2018–2019). The series followed a young couple whose lives are suddenly thrown into chaos when a pop star moves into their home. In May 2021, Stevens starred as one of the four leads in the first season of the ensemble comedy '' Run the World'' on

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. In November 2022, Stevens was a contestant on the new daytime game show, ''

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Personal life

Stevens began dating actor Andrew J. West after they met while co-starring in ''

''. They married on December 5, 2014, in Los Angeles. They have three daughters: Ava Laverne, Winona Marie and Bernadette Maxine.https://people.com/amber-stevens-west-and-andrew-west-welcome-baby-no-3-a-girl-exclusive-8717385

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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