Andrea Anders

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 Linda Zwordling on the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted. --- Anders was born in Madison, Wisconsin; was raised in DeForest, Wisconsin; and now lives in Los Angeles. She graduated from DeForest Area High School in DeForest, Wisconsin, in 1993; and received a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point in 1997. In 2001, she earned a Master of Fine Arts from Rutgers University. Her brother is director Sean Anders. In 2001, Anders began her career in theatre. She was an understudy for Mary-Louise Parker in the Broadway production of Proof and 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. One of Anders' first appearances on television was a commercial for Dannon that ran in the 1990s and then again around 2006. Anders is most notable for her work on Joey as lawyer Alex Garrett and on the ensemble situation comedy The Class as Nicole Allen (née Campbell), an ex-football player's wife. She appeared in all episodes of both Joey and The Class, but both were canceled.