Andrea Parker is an American actress who is known for playing roles on several popular TV shows. What works from the Parker filmography are worthy of attention? And how was the artist's life before she got into the movies?
Biography
Andrea Parker was born in 1970 in the United States, California. Her family lived in the town of Monterey, which is located on the Pacific Ocean. In addition to the future actress, three more children grew up in the Parker house.
At 6 years old, the parents sent the girl to a local ballet school. Andrea was carried away by this dance and for a long time worked hard every day. Until the age of 15, the girl managed to travel with performances to many major cities of the United States. Even before she came of age, she was invited to the San Francisco Ballet Team. For some time, Parker even had the opportunity to perform a series of performances on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House.
Closer to the age of 20, Andrea realized that she wanted to further develop in the direction of modern dance. She returned to California and began taking part in various shows. After some time, the girl got the idea to get an acting education. After the successful completion of the acting courses, Parker received a cameo role as a dancer in the film “Lips for Rent”.
Andrea Parker, whose personal life was not very actively covered in the press, was married twice: a certain James Powers and Michael Birnbaum.
Curious fact: Parker was the understudy of 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 "charms" of Julia Roberts.
“Married with Children”: Andrea Parker and Her Role
In 1987, Fox Broadcasting Company began to release the situational comedy series Married and With Children. The project enjoyed a certain popularity and went on the screens for 10 years. During this period, he managed to collect an incredible number of various prizes and awards.
The main characters of the project are the Bundy couple. At the time of the first episode, Margaret and Al had been married for 10 years. They are quite different people, but at the same time manage to somehow get along together. Margaret and Al have two children growing up - Kelly and Bad. The essence of the plot is to reveal some funny moments from the life of this family.
Ed O'Neill (American Family), Katie Sagal (Sons of Anarchy), Christina Applegate (Nothing to Mom about the Nanny's Death) and David Faustino (Twilight Zone) played the leading roles in the project “Married with Children”. "). Andrea Parker got a cameo role in the series as a dancer.
Since 2006, an analogue of this project has been released in Russia, which is called “Happy Together”.
Andrea Parker: movies. "Desperate Housewives"
Mostly Parker is filmed on television. A great success for her was participation from 2011 to 2012. in the acclaimed multi-part film "Desperate Housewives." True, Andrea Parker appeared as a guest star, playing a new character girlfriend named Tom Skavo.
“Desperate Housewives” had huge ratings. The series was dedicated to the life of four bosom friends, as well as events and intrigues that flared up on the fictional street of Wisteria Lane in a 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).
A total of eight seasons were released to the screen.
Other movie work
Back in 1992, Parker managed to play the role of a nurse in the series Seinfeld, which, according to the TV Guide magazine, took 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 Brisco County Jr.". The series was shot in the Western genre and was released from 1993 to 1994.
For a year, Andrea played Linda Farrell on the television show Ambulance. Ambulance is known for lasting a record number of seasons on the screens - fifteen. The project also won 23 Emmys, while it was nominated for 124 prizes. In this medical drama, the well-known George Clooney began his career.
Parker got his first major role in 1996 in the series Pretender. Her heroine even left the real name that Andrea wears.
In 2012, the actress appeared in the image of Laura in the series "The Common Matter", where Michael Ile and Warren Cole also played. In 2014, Parker was invited to play the role of Frances in the Jennifer's Fall project with Jamie Pressley. In 2015, Andrea appeared in the dramatic serial film Red Bracelets.