Alexandra Chando | |
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| Born | (1986-07-28)July 28, 1986 (age 38) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Alexandra Chando (born July 28, 1986[1]) is an American actress and director. She is known for her role asMaddie Coleman in theCBS soap opera,As the World Turns and for her dual role as identical twins, Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in theABC Family drama series,The Lying Game.
Chando is a native ofBethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she graduated fromLiberty High School.[2] Her father, Steve Chando, has his own commercial roofing company in Bethlehem called CHM Contracting, and her mother, Rebecca, is a homemaker.[2] She has two older brothers.[3][4][5]
Chando attendedManhattan College before becoming an actress.[6][7]
Chando originated the role of Maddie Coleman on the televisionsoap operaAs the World Turns, which she played from 2005[7] to 2007 and again for several months beginning in late 2009 and ended in early 2010. Her experience of being cast onAs the World Turns was chronicled in the episode "I'm Getting My Big Break" from theMTV documentary series,True Life.[8] She received a 2007Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the Younger Actress Category.[9]
In 2009, Chando was cast as Deb inThe WB web seriesRockville CA fromJosh Schwartz.[10] Shescreen-tested withRobert Pattinson for the leading role in the 2010 filmRemember Me, and auditioned for the role ofElena Gilbert, inThe CW television seriesThe Vampire Diaries. In 2011, she played Danielle Anderson in the web seriesTalent,[11] which is based on the novel series byZoey Dean. Later, Chando was cast as identical twins Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in theABC Family seriesThe Lying Game,[2][12] which ran for two seasons until it was cancelled by the network.[13] AfterThe Lying Game ended, she appeared on an episode of the television seriesCastle, playing "aLindsay Lohan/Miley Cyrus type".[14]
In 2018, Chando made her directorial debut with her short filmLPM, Likes Per Minute.[15] It screened at the inaugural Mammoth Film Festival, where Chando also serves as Festival Manager.[16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Bleeding House | Gloria Smith / Blackbird | |
| 2015 | Construction | Colleen | |
| 2019 | The Baby Proposal | Layla | also known asComeBack Kid |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | House Blend | Jenna Harper | Unsold television pilot |
| 2005–2007, 2009–2010 | As the World Turns | Maddie Coleman | Role held: July 27, 2005 – October 26, 2007; September 23, 2009 – February 10, 2010 |
| 2006 | True Life | Herself | Episode: "I'm Getting My Big Break" |
| 2009 | Sherri | Cab Passenger | Episode: "Dating Dad" |
| 2010 | Medium | Melissa Treynet | Episode: "Dead Meat" |
| 2010 | Glory Daze | Annabelle | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2013 | The Lying Game | Emma Becker/Sutton Mercer | Lead role |
| 2014 | Castle | Mandy Sutton | Episode: "Limelight" |
| 2015 | Hindsight | Noelle | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Dead People | Pearl | Unsold television pilot[17] |
| 2016 | Outcast | Lisa Peyton | Episode: "From the Shadows It Watches" |
| 2017 | The Vampire Diaries | Tara | Episode: "We Have History Together" |
| 2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | Monique Sims | Episode: "Make Me Kai" |
| 2017 | Wisdom of the Crowd | Lizzie Moore | Episode: "Alpha Test" |
| 2018 | The Neighborhood | Chloe | Episode: "Welcome to the Dinner Guest" |
| 2019 | Sneaky Pete | Natalie Sheffield | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Dinner Party | Herself | Also creator and executive producer; episode: "Pilot" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rockville CA | Deb | Main role; 20 episodes |
| 2011 | Talent | Danielle Anderson | Main role; 10 episodes |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | LPM, Likes Per Minute | Short film, also executive producer[15] |
| 2020 | The Dinner Party | Web series |
| 2021 | Deserted | Short film[18] |
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | As the World Turns | Nominated | [9] |
Alexandra Chando debuts as Henry's youngest sister, Madeline "Maddie" Coleman, on AS THE WORLD TURNS July 27. Here is a sneak peek at Maddie and the 19-year-old Pennsylvania native who plays her.
MTV cameras have followed Alexandra Chando since she was cast as Maddie Coleman on AS THE WORLD TURNS last summer. Viewers can now see what it's like joining the soap when she appears on MTV's documentary series TRUE LIFE: I'M GETTING MY BIG BREAK, premiering May 4 at 10 p.m.
The bespectacled, brunette Alexandra Chando, who plays the talent scout Deb, Hunter's foil and probable future love interest, looks like a younger Tina Fey and rolls her eyes a lot.
