Andrea Martin

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Andrea Louise Martin (born January 15, 1947 in Portland , Maine ) is an American actress and comedian of Armenian origin.

Life

Andrea Martin was born in Portland, Maine , in 1947 to Sybil A. (née Manoogian) and John Papazian Martin, the oldest of three children. Her grandparents were Armenian immigrants who fled Turkey to the United States in the early 1900s to escape the Armenian genocide .

She celebrated her first successes in the 1970s in Canada with the films Cannibal Girls and Black Christmas .

In 1992 Andrea Martin made her Broadway debut in the musical My Favorite Year , for which she received several prizes, including a Tony Award . Since then she has appeared in several musicals. She was also featured in an episode of the science fiction series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . In addition, she also celebrated great success in Germany in the role of Aunt Voula in the independent film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which was released in 2002 .

She has two sons (* 1981 and * 1983) with her ex-husband, the Canadian screenwriter Bob Dolman.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

TV Shows

Web links

Commons : Andrea Martin  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b entry at filmreference.com
  2. ↑ Biography for Andrea Martin . Internet Movie Database , accessed October 9, 2013
  3. ↑ Sybil A. Martin , Portland Press Herald (ME), p. 11B, January 19, 1995, accessed October 17, 2012
  4. ↑ Feature Obituary: John P. Martin, 93, pioneer in two Maine industries , The Portland Press Herald, accessed October 17, 2012
  5. ↑ Today He Would Have His Own Show on Fox , The New York Times , accessed October 17, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Andrea
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martin, Andrea Louise (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and comedian
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Portland , Maine , United States