A native of
Long Island, Andrews first began performing in local children's shows. She appeared in her first
television pilot in 2001 as part of a comedy reality series on
The Nashville Network (later
Spike) called
Crash Test. It aired two episodes in 2004, but the program was quickly canceled. Andrews performed regularly in live theater throughout the
New York City area before moving west to
Los Angeles in 2005. After her arrival in California, Andrews became a longstanding member of
Sacred Fools Theater Company. She has been part of many main-stage productions, including
Goose & Tomtom,
Claire Z,
La Bête,
The Swine Show,
Forbidden Zone: Live in the 6th Dimension,
Fast & Loose,
Serial Killers and
Absolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody). She produced the shows
The Gas House and
Baal in 2007 and 2010, respectively, as well as writing and leading in
Cookie & the Monster in 2015. The production won Best in Ensemble Theatre at the
Hollywood Fringe Festival. Andrews has also served Sacred Fools as a business manager, 13th Season Artistic Committee member (2009-2010), and for three years as managing director. She has provided comedic commentary in ''truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'' from 2008 through 2013. Andrews has also appeared on two episodes of
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! in 2008 and 2009, as well as playing the role of Betty Bobbins in the original series of
Baby Geniuses. This was released on video between 2013 and 2015. She was cast as Dottie in the Amazon Prime series
Good Girls Revolt, which first aired on October 28, 2016. The show was canceled on December 2, 2016, after one season. Andrews played the leading role of Andi James in a 2022 drama film called
Division, which she wrote. It also stars her husband,
Curt Bonnem, as well as Joshua Payne. ==Personal life==