Amber Dawn Stevens-West is an American actress best known for her appearances in Greek and 22 Jump Street.
Biography[]
Stevens was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 7, 1986, to a mixed marriage. Her father is actor and radio announcer Shadoe Stevens, while her mother is former model Beverly Cunningham. She has a younger sister named Chyna and is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School. Starting an acting career, Stevens became well-known as Ashleigh Howard on the ABC Family-produced series Greek and Maya in the comedy film 22 Jump Street. She also played the role of Mimi Marquez in the musical Rent: Downtown L.A. She is currently represented by Nu Talent Agency and Nous Model Management. In her personal life, Stevens became engaged to actor Andrew J. West, later marrying him on December 5, 2014 and inheriting his surname. Their daughter Ava Laverne West was born on October 7, 2018. Stevens announced she was pregnant with their second child in April 2021, with a summer 2021 due date. Their second daughter, Winona Marie, born in August, 2021.
On Criminal Minds[]
Stevens portrayed Joy Struthers, the daughter of SSA David Rossi and French diplomat Hayden Montgomery, in the Season Ten episode "Fate". She reprised the role in the Season Ten episode "Anonymous", the Season Eleven episode "Target Rich", and the Season Fourteen episode "Truth or Dare".
Filmography[]
- Criminal Minds - 4 episodes (2014-2019) TV episodes - Joy Struthers
- Happy Together (2018-2019) as Claire Davis (13 episodes)
- Public Disturbance (2018) as Holly
- Ghosted (2017-2018) as Annie Carver (16 episodes)
- Love Jacked (2018) as Maya
- The Carmichael Show (2015-2017) as Maxine North-Carmichael (32 episodes)
- The Bet (2016) as Daycare Employee
- Chasing Life (2015) as Frankie (2 episodes, credited as Amber West)
- American Girl Dolls: The Action Movie with Anna Chlumsky (2015) as Addy Walker
- Your Family or Mine (2015) as Sharman
- Keep It Together (2014) as Mircea
- New Girl (2014) as Viv
- Jessabelle (2014) as Dead Girl
- 22 Jump Street (2014) as Maya
- CollegeHumor Originals (2013) as Jasmine (TV series short)
- 90210 (2012) as Bryce Woodbridge (2 episodes)
- Ben and Kate (2012) as Anna Lewis
- The Distance Between (2012) as Jen (short)
- Baby Daddy (2012) as Izzy
- The Kitchen (2012) as Amanda
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) as Ariel
- The Madame (2012) as Sofi (short)
- Joey Dakota (2012) as Maya Beaumont
- How I Met Your Mother (2011) as Janet McIntyre
- Friends with Benefits (2011) as Caroline
- Greek (2007-2011) as Ashleigh Howard (74 episodes)
- Grey's Anatomy (2011) as Laurel Pinson
- Weekends at Bellevue (2011) as Claire Cohen
- Nothing for Something (2009) as Heloise (short)
- Fired Up! (2009) as Sara
- The Beast (2007) as Aileen
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2007) as Tanya/Emily Wilson (2 episodes)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) as Cheerleader #1
- Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials: Top 40 Countdown (2006) as Jimmy
- The Bold and the Beautiful (2005) as Forrester Model
- Complete Savages (2005) as Girl #2
Soundtrack[]
- Deck the Halls (2010) - Christmas Cupid
- Santa Baby (2009) - Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe
External Links[]
For an up-to-date filmography, see here.