Andrea Anders (actress)

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Andrea Anders

Born	May 10, 1975 (1975-05-10) (age 33) Madison, Wisconsin
Years active	1998 — present

Andrea Anders (born 10 May 1975 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Alex Garrett on the NBC sitcom, Joey, and of Nicole Allen on the CBS sitcom, The Class.

1 Career
- 1.1 Theatre
- 1.2 Television and Film
2 Filmography
3 Personal life
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Theatre

In 2001, Anders began her career in theatre. She was an understudy for Mary 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 the Arena Stage, New Doors at the Guthrie Theater, and two New York Stage & Film productions, they were, Cold/Tender and New World Rhapsody.^[1]

In May 2007, Anders started in the Geffen Playhouse performance of Fat Pig. Anders played the part of Jeannie, an accountant. Fat Pig closed on July 1, 2007.^[2]

[edit] 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.^[3]

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 of HBO 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.^[4]

Anders has also appeared in two unsuccessful television pilots. They were Spellbound^[5] and News To Me. Most recently, Anders was cast in another television pilot, written by Victor Fresco, for ABC. The pilot is a single-camera workplace comedy.^[6]

She has also appeared on the Canadian morning talkshow, Canada AM on 16 October 2006 to promote the ensemble situation comedy, The Class.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	One Life to Live	Elaine
2001	Law & Order	Emily Hoyt	Guest appearance
2003	Spellbound^[5]		Television pilot
2003	Oz	Donna Dergenhart	Recurring appearances
2004	The Stepford Wives	Heather	Movie cameo
2004	News To Me	Emma Leeds	Television pilot
2004	Tru Calling	Fake Chris Berensen/Kathy	Guest appearance
2004 – 2006	Joey	Alexis "Alex" Garrett	Starring role in 46 episodes
2005	Never Been Thawed^[7]	Christian Band Slut
2006 – 2007	The Class	Nicole Allen (neé Campbell)	Starring role in 19 episodes
2008	Numb3rs	Rena Vining	Guest appearance
2008	Untitled Victor Fresco Project^[6]		Television pilot

[edit] Personal life

Anders was born in Madison, WI, and raised in DeForest, Wisconsin, but she now lives in Los Angeles.^[8] She graduated from DeForest Area High School in DeForest, Wisconsin, in 1993^[9] and received a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1997.^[8] In 2001, she earned a Master of Fine Arts from Rutgers University.^[8]

According to People Magazine, Anders and her former Joey co-star Matt LeBlanc dated while he was still married to former model Melissa McKnight.^[10]