Andrea Martin

Active years (films on this site)

1973–2026

Genres

ComedyDramaHorrorMusicalMystery

Schools and movements

New HollywoodAmerican Independent CinemaBritish CinemaCanadian Cinema

Biography

Andrea Louise Martin is an American and Canadian actress and comedian, best known for her work in the television series SCTV and Great News. She has appeared in films such as Black Christmas (1974) and its 2006 remake, Wag the Dog (1997), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), Little Italy (2018) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023). Martin is also a prolific voice actress, lending her voice to many animated series and films, including Anastasia (1997), The Rugrats Movie (1998), and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001). From 2021 to 2024, she co-starred in the supernatural drama series Evil. She plays a recurring role on Only Murders in the Building as of 2021.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award 1973
• Earle Grey Award 1995
• Canada's Walk of Fame 2018
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
• Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

National / local

• Theatre World Award 1993

Awards (from the Sinekatalog award pages)

• 1973 · Sitges Film Festival: Best Actress (Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award) — Cannibal Girls

Directors worked with

Ivan Reitman1 filmBob Clark1 filmLewis Gilbert1 filmNorman Jewison1 filmBarry Levinson1 filmJohn Cameron Mitchell1 filmKirk Jones1 filmLawrence Kasdan1 film

8 films on this site

1. Cannibal Girls 1973 · Ivan Reitman · IMDb 4.6 · Cast
2. Black Christmas 1974 · Bob Clark · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. Stepping Out 1991 · Lewis Gilbert · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
4. Bogus 1996 · Norman Jewison · IMDb 5.4 · Cast
5. Wag the Dog 1997 · Barry Levinson · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
6. Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2001 · John Cameron Mitchell · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
7. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 2016 · Kirk Jones · IMDb 6.0 · Cast
8. Marty, Life Is Short 2026 · Lawrence Kasdan · IMDb 7.7 · Cast