Biography

Andrea Lee Davis

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A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Andrea made her professional acting debut at nine in Trinity Repertory Company's "A Christmas Carol" under the direction of Adrian Hall, and in Brown University's "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" under the direction of Kate Burton. In her teens, she went on to tour in theatrical productions throughout New England, studied dance at the Boston School of Ballet, and received a diploma in Piano Performance from The Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. As a pianist, she won numerous regional competitions and studied at the prestigious Tanglewood Institute. Andrea went on to earn a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in Italian from UCLA.

Since moving to Los Angeles, Andrea has appeared in numerous films, including the recent indie award winner, "No Ordinary Hero: The Superdeafy Movie", with Marlee Matlin. She worked with Cuba Gooding Jr. on "What Love Is" and had a recurring role as the Italian pianist on "The Bold and The Beautiful", as well as appearing with her vocal trio, The Swing Dolls, on the popular "Gilmore Girls" episode, "We've Got Magic to Do". She also wrote the lyrics and vocal arrangement for the Italian song, "La Vita italiana fa per me (The Italian Life's For Me)", in the Fiat 500L commercial, "Wedding", as well as singing on the recording with her vocal trio. Recently Andrea has been studying at the Second City Conservatory in Hollywood.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lourdes Regala

Andrea's father was a Staff Photographer at National Geographic in the 1950s under then editor Melville Bell Grosvenor, who was the son of the founding editor, and grandson of Alexander Graham Bell.
Andrea's grandfather, 2 great uncles, and great aunt were a touring Vaudeville act known as "The Davis Children". Her great aunt Madeleine Davis was considered the "Shirley Temple of her day" according to author Nell Brown Propst in "Those Strenuous Dames of the Colorado Prairie".

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