Who is Alexandra Billings? Age, Height, Bio, Wife, & Net Worth
Quick Facts of Alexandra Scott Billings
| Full Name | Alexandra Scott Billings |
|---|---|
| Net Worth | $1 million |
| Date of Birth | 28 March, 1962 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Schaumburg, Illinois, USA |
| Profession | Actress |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Chrisanne Blankenship (1995 - present) |
| Height | 5' 6" (1.68 m) |
| Education | California State University |
Alexandra Billings is an actress, singer, teacher, and activist. She is best known for her performance Romy and Michele: In the Beginning, Grey’s Anatomy, Transparent, ER, and How to Get Away with Murder.
Short Biography
Billings is currently 58 years old; she was born on March 28, 1962, in Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. Talking about her height, she stands 5 ft and 6 in (1.68 m) tall.
Her father, Robert Billings, served as a musical director for the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera and taught music at Los Angeles Harbor College.
Alexandra studied Viewpoints under the tutelage of playwright and theatre director Tina Landau. She received her MFA from California State University in Long Beach, California.
What is Alexandra Billings’ net worth?
Billings’ net worth is estimated at $1 million, as per various online sources. In her over two-decade-long career, she has worked in dozens of stage, television, and film productions. Alexandra started her acting career in 2003 with an episodic role in ABC’s crime drama series Karen Sisco.
Since then, she has appeared in various TV shows such as ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Eli Stone, How to Get Away with Murder, Dish Nation, Goliath, and recently, Diary of a Future President.
The 58-year-old became the second openly trans woman to play a transgender character on television after playing as Donna in the 2005 television film Romy and Michele: In The Beginning.
Besides, Billings taught Viewpoints for acting and rehearsal techniques at the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Louis University, and Depaul University. Additionally, she has been the Viewpoints Associate Instructor at the Steppenwolf Summer School since 2002.
Further, Alexandra currently teaches at the Steppenwolf School West in Los Angeles, California, and serves as a theater professor at the University of Southern California Los Angeles. Prior to that, she served as an assistant professor at California State University, Long Beach.
Is Alexandra Billings married?
Billings married Chrisanne Blankenship in a commitment ceremony in Chicago on December 4, 1995. They first met in a drama class when Alexandra was just 14 years old.
Moreover, the couple re-married in California in 2009, the same year when she became the Grand Marshal for the Pride Parade in Chicago, Illinois. Alexandra and her wife, Chrisanne, currently reside in Hollywood, California.
The 58-year-old has been living with HIV since 1994. She is an AIDS and LGBTQ activist and was awarded the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award in 2016.