Jaime Allison Andrews (born October 21, 1976) is an American actress, producer, business director and playwright who is known for her comedic commentary on the cable television series truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...[1][2][3] She has appeared in a number of television commercials over the years and was cast as Dottie in the Amazon Prime series Good Girls Revolt.[2][4][5]
Jaime Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jaime Allison Andrews October 21, 1976 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer, business director, playwright |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Curt Bonnem (m. 2020) |
| Website | www |
Early life and career
editA native of Long Island, Andrews first began performing in local children's shows. She appeared in her first television pilot in 2001 as part of a comedy reality series on The Nashville Network (later Spike) called Crash Test. It aired two episodes in 2004, but the program was quickly canceled.[6]
Andrews performed regularly in live theater throughout the New York City area before moving west to Los Angeles in 2005.
After her arrival in California, Andrews became a longstanding member of Sacred Fools Theater Company. She has been part of many main-stage productions, including Goose & Tomtom, Claire Z, La Bête, The Swine Show, Forbidden Zone: Live in the 6th Dimension, Fast & Loose, Serial Killers and Absolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody).[2][7]
She produced the shows The Gas House and Baal in 2007 and 2010, respectively, as well as writing and leading in Cookie & the Monster in 2015. The production won Best in Ensemble Theatre at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.[8] Andrews has also served Sacred Fools as a business manager, 13th Season Artistic Committee member (2009-2010), and for three years as managing director.[2] She continues to perform at theaters in her native New York from time to time.
Andrews modeled with Jamisin Matthews as the demolition couple on the DVD cover Life on the Murder Scene by rock band My Chemical Romance, which was released in 2006.[9] She has provided comedic commentary in truTV Presents: World's Dumbest... from 2008 through 2013.
Andrews has also appeared on two episodes of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! in 2008 and 2009, as well as playing the role of Betty Bobbins in the original series of Baby Geniuses. This was released on video between 2013 and 2015. She was cast as Dottie in the Amazon Prime series Good Girls Revolt, which first aired on October 28, 2016.
The show was canceled on December 2, 2016, after one season.[10][11]
Andrews played the leading role of Andi James in a 2022 drama film called Division, which she wrote. It also stars her husband, Curt Bonnem, as well as Joshua Payne.[12]
Personal life
editAndrews is married to actor and director Curt Bonnem, who was cast as Brad King in the YouTube and Hulu web television series Old Dogs & New Tricks.[13] Bonnem appeared on an episode of Criminal Minds in 2007. He was also a member of Sacred Fools Theater Company.[2][14] Andrews and Bonnem were married in June 2020. The two currently reside in Atlanta, Georgia.[15]
Filmography and theatrical roles
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Let's Meet Johnny[16] | Short Film | |
| 2001 | Pass the Buck | Short Film | |
| 2001 | What a Man Wouldn't Do for a Woman | ||
| 2001 | Sqrat | Short Film | |
| 2002 | City in my Pocket | Short Film | |
| 2002 | Fee, Alabama | Short Film | |
| 2002 | It's a Haunted Happenin'! | Zera | |
| 2005 | Photosynthesis | Young Margerie | Short Film |
| 2005 | All Features Great and Small | Brandy Peters | Short Film |
| 2007 | Paralegal | Rachel | Short Film |
| 2007 | Universal Remote | Short Film | |
| 2007 | Making a Killing | Celia | Short Film |
| 2007 | Wretched | Jenny | Short Film |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Ceremony | Short Film | |
| 2009 | Scream of the Bikini | ||
| 2009 | Nothing for Something | Janine | Short Film |
| 2010 | Coffee | Short Film | |
| 2010 | Bold Native | Agent Burke | |
| 2013 | Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels | Betty Bobbins | |
| 2014 | Severe F**cking Drought | Jaime | Short Film |
| 2014 | Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt | Betty Bobbins | |
| 2015 | Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby | Betty Bobbins | |
| 2020 | Greenland | Mother on Plane | Supporting Role |
| 2022 | Samaritan | News Reporter | Supporting Role[17] |
| 2022 | Division | Andi James | Written by Andrews[12] |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | AMC Interstitials[16] | Herself | AMC/Rainbow Media |
| 2004 | Crash Test | Herself | The Nashville Network/Spike |
| 2004 | Best Week Ever | Herself/Guest Star | VH1 |
| 2005 | How to Be... [Pilot] | Herself | We TV |
| 2007 | Not Penn Jillette [Pilot] | Herself/Guest Star | Showtime |
| 2008 | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! -- "Being Green" | Herself/Field Interviewer | Showtime |
| 2008 | UFO [Pilot][18] | Herself | Meetinghouse Productions |
| 2008 | Expedition Danger [Pilot][18] | Herself | Meetinghouse Productions |
| 2008-2013 | truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...—78 Episodes | Herself | truTV |
| 2009 | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! -- "Organic Food" | Herself/Field Interviewer | Showtime |
| 2013 | Crash & Bernstein -- "Crash Asks Too Many Questions" | Cassie | Disney XD |
| 2016 | Good Girls Revolt—Episodes 4-10 | Dottie | Amazon Prime |
| 2017 | 20 Seconds To Live -- "Medium"[19] | Margaret | YouTube |
| 2020 | The Oval -- "The Loving Parents" | Kate Yarasloy | BET |
| 2022 | Legacies -- "Was This the Monster You Saw?"[20] | Nurse | The CW |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Sexual Politics of Blue Jays Wearing Little Plastic Pants[21] | Jams/Improvisational | |
| 2001 | Finding Gräfenberg[21] | Jams/Improvisational | |
| 2002 | Spurn[22] | Various Parts/Sketch | |
| 2005 | Goose & Tomtom[16] | Lorraine | |
| 2006 | Claire Z | Mrs. Schill/Ensemble | |
| 2006 | La Bête | Catherine DeBrie | |
| 2006-2009 | Serial Killers | Various Parts/Sketch | Seasons 1-5 |
| 2007 | The Swine Show | Ensemble | |
| 2007 | The Gas House | Adria | Produced by Andrews |
| 2007-2008 | Tom, Dick & Harry | Katerina | |
| 2007–2009, 2012 | Magnum Opus Theatre -- "Abi's Choice"[23][24] | Abi | |
| 2008 | Magnum Opus Theatre -- "What's Love Made Of, Anyway?" | Leila | |
| 2008-2009 | Fast & Loose | Mare/Ensemble | |
| 2009 | Tartuffe | Dorine | |
| 2009 | End of Civilization | Lily | |
| 2010 | Baal | Emily/LaSoubrette | Produced by Andrews |
| 2010-2011 | Forbidden Zone: Live in the 6th Dimension | Ex-Queen/Ensemble | |
| 2012 | Wheel of Misfortune[25] | Herself | Written by Andrews |
| 2013-2014 | Absolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody)[14] | Marcie | |
| 2015 | Cookie & the Monster[8] | Cookie | Written by Andrews |
| 2016 | Serial Killers -- "Lord Wolfbane's Mistress"[26] | Clarissaton Flumpenflumpf | Season 11 |
| 2017 | The Sirens of Titan[27] | Beatrice Rumfoord | |
| 2017 | Night Witches[28] | Yevdokia "Yev" Bershanskaya |
Other theatrical performances done by Andrews, primarily in New York:[16]
- The Real Thing as Debbie
- The Sisters Rosensweig as Tess Goode
- Fifteen Minutes as Linda
- Fefu & Her Friends as Cindy
- subUrbia as Erica
- 'Tis Pity She's a Whore as Annabella
- Uncle Vanya as Helena
- JFK vs. the UFO's as Peaches
Andrews also had parts, including improvisational and sketches, in Campaign 2025, Ka-Baam!, Scrambled Eggs, and 600 Days of Pain.
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Instant Films[16] | Best Cast | The Ultimate Ceremony | Won |
| 2008 | South African Horrorfest | Best Lead - Female | Wretched | Won |
| 2008 | L.A. Weekly Theater Award | Best Ensemble | The Swine Show | Nominated |
| 2006 & 2008 | Sacred Fools Theater Company | Actress Award | Serial Killers | Won |
| 2013 | L.A. Weekly Theater Award[29] | Best Ensemble | Absolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody) | Won |
| 2014 | New York International Fringe Festival[30] | Overall Play | Absolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody) | Won |
| 2015 | Hollywood Fringe Festival[8] | Best Ensemble Theatre | Cookie & the Monster | Won |
| 2017 | Hollywood Fringe Festival[28] | Best Ensemble Theatre | Night Witches | Won |
| 2022 | Lady Filmmakers Festival[31] | Best Actress - Feature Film | Division | Won |
| 2022 | Lady Filmmakers Festival | Best Ladies First - Feature Film | Division | Won |
| 2022 | Lady Filmmakers Festival | Blockbuster - Feature Film | Division | Won |
References
edit- ^ Blogspot - Not Very Famous...But Should Be - Jaime Andrews by Mike Trippiedi, March 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Sacred Fools Theater Company - Members. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Intelius, Jaime A. Andrews. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ SerialTV - Good Girls Revolt Season 1, AfterBuzz TV Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Amazon.com - Good Girls Revolt. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Multichannel News - TNN Readies Flex, Crash Test, February 20, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Absolutely Filthy - Cast/Crew Archived 2016-12-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ a b c Hollywood Fringe Festival, Cookie & the Monster. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ My Chemical Romance - Music Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ The Atlantic, "The Infuriating Cancellation of Good Girls Revolt" by Marianne Cooper, 12 December 2016.. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Deadline Hollywood, ‘Good Girls Revolt’ Is Officially Over After Rescue Efforts Fail, Says Creator by Nellie Andreeva, January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Internet Movie Date Base, Division (2022), Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.
- ^ Jaime Andrews (Main Page). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ a b Absolutely Filthy (Main Page) Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ Shoutout Atlanta, Meet Jaime Andrews | Actress, Writer & Producer, July 29, 2021, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Jaime Andrews - Resume. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Internet Movie Data Base, Samaritan, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Breakdown Express - Jaime Andrews (Resume). Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ 20 Seconds To Live (Official Website), Retrieved Aug. 25, 2020.
- ^ Internet Movie Database, Legacies -- "Was This the Monster You Saw?", Season 4, 2022, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.
- ^ a b trip. New York (History). Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Spurn (2002). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ All About the Stage - 5-minute interview with Jaime Andrews, June 23, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ Sacred Fools Theater Company - Magnum Opus Theater. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ Sacred Fools Theater Company - Jaime Andrews' Wheel of Misfortune, July 2012]. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ Sacred Fools Theater Company -- "Lord Wolfbane's Mistress". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ Sacred Fools Theater Company -- "The Sirens of Titan". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Hollywood Fringe Festival -- "Night Witches". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ The Observer, Charlie Brown Is Dead and the NYC Fringe Festival Has Gotten Absolutely Filthy by Nicole Vranjican, August 20, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ TheaterMania, 2014 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award Recipients Announced, August 25, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Lady Filmmakers Festival, 2022 Awards, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.