Amber Stevens West
Amber Dawn Stevens West (born October 7, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Ashleigh Howard in the ABC Family series "Greek" (2007–2011)"," Maxine in the NBC sitcom "The Carmichael Show" (2015–2017), and Claire Davis in the CBS comedy "Happy Together" (2018–2019). She has also appeared in films "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012), "22 Jump Street" (2014) and "Jessabelle" (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 Los Angeles, California, the daughter of former  model Beverly Cunningham and radio announcer Shadoe Stevens; She has a younger sister named Chyna and an older paternal half-brother named Brad. Stevens is of mixed ethnicity, being born to a Caucasian father and African-American mother who is also part Comanche. Stevens West is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School. Career. Early in her career, she appeared in television commercials for Old Navy, Verizon, Logitech and Neutrogena. She made her television acting debut in an episode of "Complete Savages" in 2005. In 2007, Stevens West began portraying Ashleigh Howard on the ABC Family comedy-drama television series  Greek. In a review released soon after the premiere of the show, the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" called the show "light-hearted fun" and "authentic" while "The New York Times" 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 "" (2006), "Fired Up!" (2009), "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012), "The Kitchen" (2012) and "Jessabelle" (2014). She has appeared in guest roles on "How I Met Your Mother", "Friends with Benefits", "Baby Daddy", "90210", "Ben and Kate" and "New Girl". 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 CBS' "Criminal Minds", in the episode "Fate". In 2014, she appeared as Jonah Hill's character's love interest called Maya in the comedy film "22 Jump Street." The film received positive reviews, with some critics calling it one of the best comedy sequels of all time, and grossed $331 million worldwide. In 2015, Stevens West co-starred opposite Jerrod Carmichael as Maxine in the NBC comedy sitcom "The Carmichael Show." In 2017, following that show's  end, Stevens West was cast as a series regular on the FOX supernatural comedy series "Ghosted". She portrayed a restaurant and bar designer Claire Davis opposite Damon Wayans Jr. on CBS' 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 Starz. Personal life. Stevens began dating actor Andrew J. West after they met while co-starring in "Greek". They  married on December 5, 2014, in Los Angeles. They have two daughters: Ava Laverne, born on October 7, 2018, and Winona Marie, born in August 2021.