Byrne began portraying Alexis Jordan ( née Joanne Edwards ) on the soap opera web series '' Anacostia '' in 2011 , winning a 2012 Indie Series Award for Best Guest Appearance ( Drama ) , and a 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series . The entire cast won a 2015 Indie Series Award for Best Ensemble ( Drama ) . Byrne served as a co-executive producer , director and writer for the series from 2012-2016 , and was promoted to Executive Producer in the show 's 2017 fifth season . As a producer , Byrne was also nominated for the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series in 2015
Best Ensemble ( Drama )
6th Indie Series Awards
Martha Byrne