Andrea Anders
Biography
Andrea Anders is an American actress known mainly for television comedy. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, and raised in DeForest, she studied acting at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point and at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, then began her career in theater, understudying on Broadway in Proof and playing Elaine Robinson in The Graduate. Her breakthrough came as Alex Garrett on the Friends spin-off Joey, and she went on to star in a string of short-lived sitcoms, including The Class, Better Off Ted, Mr. Sunshine and Mr. Mom. Recurring and guest parts followed on Oz, Modern Family, Necessary Roughness, Young Sheldon, Ted Lasso and Cruel Summer. Her films include The Stepford Wives, Return to Zero (2014), Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? (2016), Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019) and comedies directed by Sean Anders, among them Sex Drive (2008), Daddy's Home 2 (2017) and Spirited (2022).
51years old
Turns 52 on May 10in 210 days
- Born Madison
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 14 years2008 to 2022
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First role
Anders started her theater career in 2001, serving as Mary-Louise Parker's understudy in the Broadway production of Proof. She later took on the role of Elaine Robinson in The Graduate.
Big break
Andrea Anders was cast as Alex Garrett on the Friends spin-off Joey in July 2004, a role that became her breakthrough.
A role that slipped away
Andrea Anders was replaced in the failed NBC pilot Spellbound after it was not picked up, and she did not return for the second pilot.
Early training
Andrea Anders studied the Meisner technique with Maggie Flanigan, and she gives the teacher credit for her ongoing work as an actress.
Big break
In May 2008, Andrea Anders joined the cast of the satirical workplace comedy Better Off Ted. Creator Victor Fresco gave her the role because he had been impressed by her work on The Class.
First role
Andrea Anders made her film debut in 2004 in The Stepford Wives, where she had a small part as a secretary to the main character played by Nicole Kidman.
Andrea Anders movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Andrea Anders shares two films with Will Ferrell, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Will Ferrell's page
Alfred Molina's page
Cloris Leachman's page
David Koechner's page
John Heard's page
John Lithgow's page
Sean AndersDirector, 3 films, 2008 to 2022
All films by Sean Anders
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Official profiles and reference pages.