Andrea Parker: biography and filmography of American television actress

Andrea Parker is an American actress who is known for her roles in several popular TV shows. What works from Parker's filmography are worthy of attention? And how did the artist's life evolve before she got into the cinema?

Biography

Andrea Parker was born in 1970 in the US, California. Her family lived in the town of Monterey, which is located on the Pacific coast. In addition to the future actress, in the house of Parker grew three more children.

At 6, her parents gave the girl to a local ballet school. Andrea got carried away by this dance and for a long time every day she trained hard. Until 15 years the girl managed to travel with performances of many major cities of the States. Even before her adulthood, she was invited to the San Francisco Ballet team. For a while, Parker even managed to perform a number of performances on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House.

Closer in 20 years, Andrea realized that she wants to further develop in the direction of modern dance. She returned to California and began to take part in various shows. After a while the girl came up with the idea of getting an acting education. After the successful completion of the acting courses, Parker received an episodic role as a dancer in the movie "Lips for Rent."

Andrea Parker, whose personal life was not very actively covered in the press, was married twice: behind some James Powers and Michael Birnbaum.

Curious fact: Parker was a doublet Julia Roberts in the movie "Pretty Woman". The legs and body of the former ballerina appear at the beginning of the film instead of the "delights" of Julia Roberts.

"Married with Children": Andrea Parker and her role

In 1987, Fox Broadcasting Company began releasing a sitcom comedy series "Married with Children". The project enjoyed a certain popularity and came out on screens for 10 years. During this period, he managed to collect an incredible number of different awards and awards.

The main characters of the project are the couple Bundy. At the time of the release of the first series, Margaret and Al were already married for 10 years. They are quite different people, but at the same time manage to somehow get along together. Margaret and Ala have two children - Kelly and Bud. The essence of the plot is in revealing some funny moments from the life of this family.

The main roles in the project "Married with Children" were played by Ed O'Neill ("American Family"), Cathy Sagal ("Sons of Anarchy"), Christina Applegate ("Not a word to my mother about the death of a nanny") and David Faustino ("Twilight Zone "). Andrea Parker received an episodic role in the series as a dancer.

In Russia, since 2006, there is an analogue of this project, which is called "Happy Together".

Andrea Parker: movies. "Desperate Housewives"

Basically, Parker is acting on television. Great luck for her was participation from 2011 to 2012. In the sensational multi-series film "Desperate Housewives." However, Andrea Parker was invited to star a new girlfriend of a character named Tom Scavo.

"Desperate Housewives" had huge ratings. The series was devoted to the lives of four bosom friends, as well as events and intrigues that flared up in the fictional street Wisteria Lane fictional town. The main roles in the project went to Teri Hatcher ("Tango and Cash"), Felicity Huffman ("Transamerica"), Marcia Cross ("Melrose Place") and Eva Longoria ("Cool times").

In total, the screen was released eight seasons.

Other works in the cinema

Back in 1992, Parker was able to play the role of a nurse in the television series "Seinfeld", which, according to TV Guide, won first place in the ranking of the best television shows of all time.

A more serious role went to the actress in the project "The Adventures of Briscoe Jr.". The series was shot in the genre of western and appeared on screens from 1993 to 1994.

All year Andrea played Linda Farell in the TV show "First Aid". "Ambulance" is known for being on the screens for a record number of seasons - fifteen. The project also won 23 Emmy Awards, while being nominated for 124 awards. In this medical drama the notorious George Clooney began his career.

The first major role Parker got in 1996 in the series "Pretender". Her heroines even left the real name that Andrea wears.

In 2012, the actress appeared in the image of Laura in the series "The Common Cause," which also featured Michael Ely and Warren Cole. In 2014 Parker was invited to the role of Francie in the project "The Fall of Jennifer" with Jamie Pressley. In 2015, Andrea appeared in the dramatic multi-series film "Red Bracelets".