Alexis Carra Biography

Fast Facts

• Is the vice president of the New Hollywood Women's Goal Group and also supports the American Cancer Society and St․ Jude's Children's Hospital
• Graduated cum laude from Yale University with a degree in theater studies
• Made her screen acting debut in the 2004 short film "Love, Mom․"
• Started out as a dancer and once toured with the Boston Ballet, Princeton Ballet and various Broadway productions
• Began taking dancing classes at the age of 2 and first performed with the Bay Ballet Theater in Tampa, Florida
• After dancing competitively for more than 10 years, she began pursuing acting roles in the late 2000s and landed her first recurring role in 2013 on ABC's "Mixology․"
• Best known for playing Jessica in "Mixology" and Charlotte Parker in "The Answer․"
• Has appeared in various Broadway shows, including "Wicked," "Fame on 42nd St․" and "Sweet Charity․"
• Made her directorial debut with "HONK!" at the Norris Center for the Performing Arts in Palo Alto
• Once served as a faculty member to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles