28 Facts About Andrea Anders

Andrea Anders was born on May 10,1975 and is an American actress.

Andrea Anders is best known for her work on television, notably through her main roles on five short-lived sitcoms, Joey, The Class, Better Off Ted, Mr Sunshine and Mr Mom, as well as recurring and guest roles on numerous TV series including Cruel Summer, Oz, Young Sheldon, Modern Family, Necessary Roughness, Ted Lasso, and That '90s Show.

Andrea Anders was born in Madison, Wisconsin, on May 10,1975, the third child of Terrance and Sally Anders.

Andrea Anders was raised in DeForest, Wisconsin with her sister Torri and her brother Sean, where she attended the DeForest Area High School, graduating in 1993.

Andrea Anders then moved to New Jersey to study at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, earning a Master of Fine Arts in 2001.

Andrea Anders was an understudy for Mary-Louise Parker in the Broadway production of Proof and later played the part of Elaine Robinson in The Graduate.

In May 2007, Andrea Anders started in the Geffen Playhouse performance of Fat Pig.

One of Andrea Anders' first appearances on television was a commercial for Danone that ran in the 1990s and then again around 2006.

Andrea Anders's first acting credits came between 1998 and 2001 when she appeared on the soap operas One Life to Live and Guiding Light, respectively as Elaine, one of Starr Manning's nannies, and Ellie, an assistant to Olivia Spencer.

That same year, Andrea Anders was cast opposite Richard Ruccolo as the original female lead in the failed television pilot for the proposed series Spellbound, about a warlock who falls in love with a mortal woman.

In 2004, Andrea Anders made her film debut with a minor role in The Stepford Wives, playing a secretary to Nicole Kidman's main character.

That same year, Andrea Anders guest starred in one episode of the series Tru Calling.

In July 2004, Andrea Anders was cast in what would be her breakthrough role as Alex Garrett, Joey Tribbiani's neighbor, landlady, friend and eventual love interest on the Friends spin-off, Joey.

In between seasons of Joey, Andrea Anders appeared as a "Christian Band Slut" in her older brother Sean's directorial debut film Never Been Thawed, marking the first of many collaborations between the pair.

In February 2006, prior to Joey's cancellation, Andrea Anders signed as a series regular of the sitcom The Class as Nicole, the unfulfilled wife of a former pro-football player who reconnects with her high school boyfriend after a class reunion.

In May 2008, Andrea Anders was cast in the satirical workplace comedy Better Off Ted, after creator Victor Fresco was impressed with her work on The Class.

Andrea Anders played Linda Zwordling, the love interest for main character Ted Crisp, played by Jay Harrington, and a co-worker of his at an evil megacorporation.

In February 2010, Andrea Anders was cast in Mr Sunshine, marking the return to comedy television for Friends star Matthew Perry.

Andrea Anders played Alice, the tomboyish co-worker and friend with benefits who's looking for more commitment from Perry's character.

Right after Mr Sunshine cancellation, Andrea Anders appeared in a four episode story arc in the first season of USA Network's series Necessary Roughness, as a former girlfriend of Marc Blucas' character.

In 2014, CBS did not pickup the proposed Cuz-Bros, in which Andrea Anders was cast as an anchorwoman and co-worker of Geoff Stults' character.

In between acting in these television pilots, Andrea Anders had roles in a number of other projects.

Andrea Anders had recurring roles in the one season each of comedy series About a Boy and of Modern Family, appearing in the latter as the obnoxious new neighbor of the Dunphy family.

That same year, Andrea Anders played the starring role in the sitcom Mr Mom, which was cancelled after 11 episodes.

Andrea Anders met actor Matt LeBlanc in 2004 while co-starring as his friend and eventual love interest on Joey and the pair eventually embarked on a relationship which was confirmed in 2006 following LeBlanc's split from his wife Melissa McKnight.

In late 2016, Andrea Anders revealed she was pregnant, talking about the experience at length during a stand-up comedy set on December 15,2016.

Andrea Anders has however never publicly discussed the child's birth, name or father.

Andrea Anders did refer to the baby as a "she", when announcing 'She's here' via Instagram; in response, the mother of her significant other referred to the child as her granddaughter.