13 Facts About Andrea Thompson

Andrea Thompson was born January 6,1960, in Dayton, Ohio.

Andrea Thompson left high school at 16, and after an extended period of travel, she moved to New York City.

Andrea Thompson began modeling and studied acting at the Strasberg Studio and the Herbert Berghof Studio under Uta Hagen.

Andrea Thompson left the series in the middle of its second season.

Andrea Thompson moved on to join the cast of JAG midseason as Commander Alison Krennick, an aide to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy and direct supervisor of Harmon Rabb.

Andrea Thompson was among several actors who left the show when it was canceled by NBC after one season before CBS picked it up.

Andrea Thompson then went on to play Detective Jill Kirkendall on four seasons of crime drama NYPD Blue, leaving in April 2000 to pursue a career in journalism.

Andrea Thompson started to prepare for her journalism career in 1999, by earning her GED and working for one year with Jack Hubbard, associate director of Stanford University's News Service and a veteran journalist of CBS News.

Andrea Thompson began her work with CBS affiliate KRQE in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a general assignment reporter for $26,000 per year.

Andrea Thompson joined CNN Headline News as an evening anchor in June 2001.

Nude pictures and videoclips of Andrea Thompson taken from her 1980s-era movies began circulating on the Internet, causing some embarrassment for CNN.

Andrea Thompson had a recurring guest role as Doctor Nicole Duncan on the third season of the television series 24, first appearing on that show in November 2003.

Andrea Thompson was married to David Guc from 1987 to 1990, and to Babylon 5 costar Jerry Doyle from 1995 to 1997.