Andrea Anders
Born	May 10, 1975 (1975-05-10) (age 34) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998 — present

Andrea Anders (born May 10, 1975) is an American actress, known for her roles as Alex Garrett on the NBC sitcom Joey, Nicole Allen on the CBS sitcom The Class, and most recently Linda Zwordling on the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted.

[edit] Biography

Anders was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and raised in DeForest, Wisconsin, but she now lives in Los Angeles.^[1] She graduated from DeForest Area High School in DeForest, Wisconsin in 1993;^[2] and received a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point in 1997.^[1] In 2001, she earned a Master of Fine Arts from Rutgers University.^[1]

Since January 2006, Anders has been dating her former Joey co-star Matt LeBlanc.^[3]

Her brother is director Sean Anders.^[4]

[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: Cold/Tender and New World Rhapsody.^[5]

In May 2007, Anders started in the Geffen Playhouse performance of Fat Pig. She played the part of Jeannie, an accountant. Fat Pig closed on July 1, 2007.^[6]

[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.^[7]

Anders is most notable for her work on Joey (as lawyer Alex Garrett) and The Class as Nicole Allen (née Campbell), an ex-football player's wife. She appeared in all episodes of both series, but both were cancelled.

Anders has also made guest appearances on One Life to Live, Law & Order, The Guiding Light, and Tru Calling. She appeared in five episodes of HBO drama series Oz as Donna Degenhart in 2003, and made a minor appearance in the 2004 film The Stepford Wives, playing the part of Heather.^[8], and the 2008 movie Sex Drive as Brandy. Anders also appeared on Numb3rs in 2008.

Anders has also appeared in two unsuccessful television pilots. They were Spellbound^[9] and News To Me. Most recently, Anders was cast in Better Off Ted, a single-camera workplace comedy written by Victor Fresco for ABC.^[10]

Anders appeared on the Canadian morning talkshow, Canada AM on October 16, 2006 to promote the ensemble situation comedy, The Class (TV series).

[edit] Filmography

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Andrea Anders at the Internet Movie Database
• Andrea Anders at TV.com
• Andrea Anders at CBS.com