Andrea Roth, a first generation Scottish-Dutch Canadian, was born in Woodstock, Ontario. Her first theatrical appearance was in The Miracle Worker when she was eleven. She received her big show business break when she starred in
the mini-series
A Woman of Independent Means (1995), playing
Sally Field's character's daughter Eleanor. In this period piece, she aged from 16 to 60. Other cast members included
Charles Durning and
Tony Goldwyn.
Andrea began her career in television with HBO's
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985).
She has been a guest star on over 15 television shows, including
Highlander (1992),
Dead at 21 (1994) and
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990).
She also starred in
A Change of Place (1994)
and
In Spite of Love (1994),
two very well-received mini-series.