Andrea Elson is now not walking the red carpet in Cannes, and her photographs do not occupy the first pages of glossy movie magazines. But still, we all know something in the guise of this green-eyed beauty. Well, of course, this is the same actress who starred in the Alphabet series, which has become a textbook! I remember that at the end of the 80s of the last century, with bated breath and anticipation of joy, we awaited the release of a new story about the adventures of this funny shaggy creature, which at the same time looked like an anteater and an orangutan. But what about Lynn? We remember her at the beginning of the series as a teenager with a chicken breast, and at the end she is already a seductive girl. What is the actress doing now? What other films did she star in? How was her private life? You will learn about everything from the article.
Childhood and the beginning of a career in cinema
Usually, actors come to the set, creating a name for themselves on the stage. This rule does not apply to Andrea Elson. She came to the cinema through advertising, because her father was an agent in this business. She was born in 1969, on March 6, in New York. True, due to the work of the head of the family, the girl did not have constant friends. In the first ten years of her life, Andrea traveled to New York, San Diego and many other cities and states. But father’s occupation also had its advantages. He found her an agent with which she began to successfully star in commercials. Acting data girls did not go unnoticed. Some directors ventured to try her talent first on the roles of the second and third plan in some episodes of the series. So, she flashed in "Simon and Simon", "Silver Spoons", "Geeks."
At the zenith of fame
How did it happen that the previously unknown actress Andrea Elson won a casting to participate in such a cult series as Alf? Yes, because in the beginning no one predicted him such a resounding glory! The dizzying success of the series was a complete surprise to its creators. And the doll played the main role in it. The actors in the series are pushed into the background, they were, so to speak, a necessary background for the witty replicas of a shaggy alien. So it happened that Andrea got the role of Lynn, the eldest daughter of the Tanner family, who sheltered Alpha. After all, the cast of the series was not the most stellar, that is, not highly paid. You can talk for a long time about what brought Andrea world fame - the expertly played role of a teenage girl or the entire series as a whole. One gets the impression that the success of this epic is the result of the team work of all the actors involved in the filming.
Andrea Elson - filmography and biography
We already mentioned that Lynn Tanner in "Alpha" was not the first role of the actress. Before her, Andrea managed to star in several TV shows, where she played episodic characters. The most serious role in this early period of the actress’s work is Alice Taylor in The Prodigies, which she performed when she was only 14 years old. But after Alpha, invitations to act in film fell on the actress as if from a cornucopia. The shooting of the cult epic about an alien from outer space had not yet been completed, and Andrea Elson was already involved in the TV series “Who's the Boss?”, “New Hollywood Square” and “Married and with Children”. She also worked on the School Cruise television project. Prior to her marriage, Andrea worked on such TV shows as Parker Lewis Is Not Lost, They Came From Outer Space, and Step By Step. But with the birth of her daughter, the actress made a courageous decision to interrupt her career and devote herself to the cares of motherhood. The last series with her participation is “Mad About You” (1992-1999), where she played Joan.
Personal life
Participation in the series "Alf" was doubly successful for Andrea. It not only brought her the laurels of the actress, but also served as the beginning for the development of personal relationships. On the set, she met with assistant director Scott Hopper. As you know, the series was shot for five years, from 1986 to 1990. We do not know exactly at what stage in the development of the plot Andrea had reciprocal feelings for Scott. Officially, the couple got married after the shooting, in 1993. And four years later, Andrea Elson again fell into the lenses of the paparazzi. A photo of a little bit plump beauty of childbirth with her daughter Claire flew around all the magazines telling about the personal life of TV stars. Andrea herself admitted that during the filming of the second season of Alpha, bulimia developed on her nerves. But she defeated the disease with enhanced training in gyms and yoga classes.
What is Andrea Elson doing now?
45-year-old Andrea looks much younger than her years. A calm family life and yoga classes help her keep fit. This oriental art once helped the actress cope with bulimia (a nervous disease associated with gluttony), as we have already said. Passion has grown into a profession - Andrea now has a yoga school. For the twentieth year, she has been happy in her marriage to Scott Hopper. In addition to her daughter, she also has a son. And she never regretted leaving the set.