Meghan Andrews
American actress and singer
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Meghan Andrews is an American actress and singer.
Meghan Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
Career
Andrews began her career as a child actor, appearing in the television series The Baby-Sitters Club, which aired on HBO.[1][2] She also appeared in other television programming during the early 1990s.[3]
She later established a stage career, appearing in Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and touring productions. Her theater credits include productions such as The Trip to Bountiful, King Charles III, King Lear, and The Spitfire Grill, which were reviewed in regional and national publications.[4][5][6]
Andrews appeared in a production of Doubt: A Parable, which was reviewed by The New York Times. The review described her performance as Sister James as being “played with heartbreaking intensity.”[7]
Andrews was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for her performance in The Trip to Bountiful.[8] In 2022, she received a BroadwayWorld Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.[9]
Andrews appeared in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking as Jennie.[10]
In addition to acting, Andrews is a singer-songwriter who has released studio recordings and performed live.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Earthday Birthday | (voice) | TV movie |
| 1990-1993 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Mallory Pike[11] | 13 Episodes |
| 1991 | Flesh 'n' Blood | Beauty Weed | 12 episodes |
| 1996 | Law & Order | Brandson Daughter | Episode: "Corpus Deliciti" |
| 1997 | Cost of Living | Ted's Sister | |
| 2004–2005 | Guiding Light | Tara Ledom | TV series |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Vanessa Albert | Episode: "Lonelyville" |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | Cedar Lake Receptionist | |
| 2011 | Justified | Jill | Episode: "Save My Love" |
| 2016 | Drifting | Robbie | |
| 2016 | The Big Swim | Mary Simmons | Short |
| 2024 | Shrinking | Jennie | Episode: "Psychological Something-ism" |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Secret Garden | Mary | 1st Broadway Workshop Production | Jujamcyn Productions |
| 1990 | Forgiving Typhoid Mary | Sarah | George Street Playhouse | |
| 1990 | The Grapes of Wrath | Ruthie Joad - Understudy | Cort Theatre - Broadway | Produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company |
| 1990 | Tamara | Tamara | Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC | Off-Off Broadway |
| 1999 | The Taming of the Shrew | Bianca | Franklin Stock Company | |
| 2003 | All's Well That Ends Well | Countess | Blessed Unrest, NYC | Off-Off Broadway |
| 2004 | Defences of Prague | Diana | La Mama Experimental Theatre Club | Off-Off Broadway |
| 2004 | Sympathy | Jean | Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC | Off-Off Broadway |
| 2005-2006 | The Trip to Bountiful | Thelma | Signature Theatre Company, NYC | Off-Broadway Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Lucille Lortel Awards[12] |
| 2006 | Clocks & Whistles | Anne | Origin Theatre Company, NYC[13][14] | Off-Off Broadway |
| 2006 | Honky Tonk Angels | Darlene | Alabama Shakespeare Festival | |
| 2007 | Dracula | Mina | Fulton Opera House | |
| 2007 | Doubt: A Parable | Sister James | George Street Playhouse[15][16] | |
| 2007 | Frost/Nixon | Evonne, Caroline understudy | St. James Theatre - Broadway | Produced by The Donmar Warehouse |
| 2008 | The Trip to Bountiful | Thelma | The Goodman Theatre |Chicago[17][18][19] | |
| 2008-2009 | Frost/Nixon | Evonne | Broadway Tour | 1st National Tour |
| 2012 | Words By... Ira Gershwin | Chanteuse | North Coast Repertory Theatre | San Diego, California |
| 2013 | Educating Rita | Rita | North Coast Repertory Theatre[20] | San Diego, California |
| 2013 | Miracle on South Division Street | Beverly | Colony Theatre - Burbank[21] | ArtsInLA.com Best Actress Critics Pick |
| 2014 | Collected Stories | Lisa | Rubicon Theatre[22][23] | Ventura, CA |
| 2015 | The Empty Man | Kate | The Blank Theatre Company | Los Angeles |
| 2016 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Here & Now Theatre Company | West Townshend, Vermont |
| 2017 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena | Here & Now Theatre Company | West Townshend, Vermont |
| 2017 | The Spitfire Grill | Shelby | North Coast Reperatory Theatre[24] | San Diego,CA |
| 2017 | King Charles III | Kate Middleton | Pasadena Playhouse[25][26] | Los Angeles |
| 2018 | Theory Of Nothing | Sugar | Pasadena Playhouse | Los Angeles |
| 2018 | King Lear | Regan | Rubicon Theatre[27][28] | Ventura, CA |
| 2019 | Ladies | Elizabeth Montagu | Boston Court Pasadena Theatre Company[29][30][31] | Los Angeles |
| 2020 | Passion | Fosca | Boston Court Pasadena Theatre Company[32] | Los Angeles |
| 2022 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Alabama Shakespeare Festival[33] | |
| 2023 | Into the Breeches | Maggie | I.C.T | Long Beach |
| 2023 | The Sound of Music | Elsa | Musical Theatre West | 2023-2024 Scenies Winner! Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical Stage Scene LA |
Awards and nominations
- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress (2006, nominated, The Trip to Bountiful)[34]
- Best Featured Performance in a Musical at the Stage Scene LA Awards "Scenies" (2023, win for The Sound of Music)[35]