- Andrea Anders (actress)
Infobox actor
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name = Andrea Anders
birthdate = birth date and age|1975|05|10
location =Madison, Wisconsin
deathdate =
yearsactive = 1998 — present
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notable role = Alex Garrett in "Joey"
Nicole Allen in "The Class "
height =Andrea Anders (born
May 10 ,1975 inMadison, Wisconsin ) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Alex Garrett on theNBC sitcom , "Joey", and of Nicole Allen on theCBS sitcom, "The Class ".Career
Theatre
In 2001, Anders began her career in
theatre . She was an understudy forMary Louise Parker in the Broadway production of "Proof" and also later played the part of Elaine Robinson in "The Graduate ". She also appeared in "On the Jump " at theArena Stage , "New Doors " at theGuthrie Theater , and twoNew York Stage & Film productions, they were, "Cold/Tender " and "New World Rhapsody ".cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-class/hot-list-the-class-andrea-ande-4602.aspx |title=Hot List: The Class - Andrea Anders |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last=De Leon |first=Kris |date=2007-03-04 |publisher="Buddy TV "]In May 2007, Anders started in the Geffen Playhouse
performance of "Fat Pig". Anders played the part of Jeannie, an accountant. "Fat Pig" closed onJuly 1 ,2007 .cite web |url=http://www.curtainup.com/fatpigla.html |title="Fat Pig", A "CurtainUp" Los Angeles Review |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last=Hitchcock |first=Laura |date=2007-05-20 |publisher="CurtainUp "]Television and Film
One of Anders' first appearances on television was a commercial for Dannon which ran in the 1990s and then again around 2006.cite video |people=Andrea Anders, Interviewee |year2=2006 |title=Andrea Anders Exclusive Interview |url=http://www.cbs.com/innertube/index.php?src=email&vid=112840&format=rm|wmv|flv |medium=Stream |publisher="
CBS Innertube " |accessdate=2008-02-15]Anders is most notable for her work on "Joey", as
lawyer Alex Garrett, and "The Class" as Nicole Allen (neé Campbell), an ex-football player's wife. She appeared in all episodes of both series. Anders has also made guest appearances on "One Life to Live ", "Law & Order ", "The Guiding Light ", and "Tru Calling ". She appeared on "Numb3rs " in 2008. Andrea also appeared in five episodes ofHBO drama series "Oz" as Donna Degenhart in 2003. Anders has also made a minor appearance in the 2004film "The Stepford Wives", playing the part of Heather. [cite web | title =Andrea Anders - IMDb | publisher =IMDb | url =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1627969/#actress | accessdate =2007-08-08]Anders has also appeared in two unsuccessful
television pilots . They were "Spellbound" and "News To Me". Most recently, Anders was cast in another television pilot, written byVictor Fresco , for ABC. The pilot is a single-camera workplace comedy.cite news |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |title=Megan Dodds, Mike O'Malley join shows |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i06a73bb9ccfd10cfc74833a04f1fa384 |publisher="Hollywood Reporter " |date=2008-05-05 |accessdate=2008-05-06]She has also appeared on the
Canadian morning talkshow, "Canada AM " on16 October ,2006 to promote theensemble situation comedy , "The Class".Filmography
Personal life
Anders was born in
Madison, WI , and raised inDeForest, Wisconsin , but she now lives inLos Angeles .cite web
url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_class/bio/
title=Andrea Anders Biography
publisher="CBS "] She graduated fromDeForest Area High School inDeForest, Wisconsin , in 1993 [cite web
url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1627969/bio
title=Andrea Anders Mini-Biography
publisher="IMDB "] and received a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts fromUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1997. In 2001, she earned a Master of Fine Arts fromRutgers University .According to "
People Magazine ", Anders and her former "Joey" co-starMatt LeBlanc dated while he was still married to former model Melissa McKnight.cite news |first= |last= |title=Matt LeBlanc's Other Woman |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1180477,00.html |publisher="People Magazine " |date=2006-04-06 |accessdate=2008-02-15]References
External links
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