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BIO

After graduating from Emerson College, Andrea Martin began her professional career in a touring production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. She relocated to Toronto in 1970 and worked in television, film and theater. In 1972, she appeared in a Toronto production of Godspell. Her early film roles included Cannibal Girls (1973) and Black Christmas (1974).



From 1976 to 1984, Martin was a cast member and writer on the Canadian television series SCTV, portraying multiple recurring characters. She received an Emmy nomination in 1981 and won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program in 1982 and 1983. During the 1970s, she also performed with Toronto’s Second City.

She made her Broadway debut in My Favorite Year (1992), winning the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Theatre World Award. Her subsequent Broadway credits include Candide (1997), Oklahoma! (2002), Young Frankenstein (2007), Exit the King (2009), Pippin (2013), Act One (2014), Noises Off (2015–2016) and McNeal (2024). She earned multiple Tony nominations and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Pippin. She also appeared in regional theater productions including The Rose Tattoo and Betty’s Summer Vacation, and wrote and performed the solo show Nude, Nude, Totally Nude (1996).

Her television work includes Sesame Street (from 1989), Kate & Allie (1980s), Roxie (1990), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1990s), Life… and Stuff (1997), Nurse Jackie (2009), 30 Rock (2012), Difficult People (2015–2017), Hairspray Live! (2016) and Working the Engels (2014).

Martin’s film credits include Club Paradise (1986), All I Want for Christmas (1991), Wag the Dog (1997), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), The Producers (2005), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), All Over the Guy (2001), Breaking Upwards (2009), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023). She also appeared in the 2006 remake of Black Christmas.

She has performed extensive voice work in animation, including Anastasia (1997), Rugrats, The Simpsons, Recess, Kim Possible, SpongeBob SquarePants, American Dad! (2012) and Brother Bear 2 (2006). In 2018, she was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame.

She most recently appeared in Meet the Cartozians Off-Broadway, and will appear in High Spirits at Encores! in 2026.

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STAGE CREDITS

High Spirits
[Off-Broadway]
2026
Madame Arcati
Meet the Cartozians
[Off-Broadway]
2025
Ensemble [Replacement]
[Replacement]
McNeal McNeal
[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Broadway Premiere Producion, 2024
Stephie Banic
A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
Ghost of Christmas Past
Hairspray Live! Hairspray Live!
[Motion Picture]
NBC Live Televised Production, 2016
Prudy Pingleton
White Rabbit Red Rabbit White Rabbit Red Rabbit
[Off-Broadway]
New York Premiere Production, 2016
Performer [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Noises Off Noises Off
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Production, 2015
Dotty
Pippin Pippin
[US Tour]
US National Tour, 2014
Berthe [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Act One Act One
[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 2014
Aunt Kate
Beatrice Kaufman
Frieda Fishbein
Aunt Kate
Beatrice Kaufman
Frieda Fishbein
Pippin Pippin
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2013
Berthe [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Exit The King Exit The King
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Juliette
On the Town On the Town
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2008
Performer
Young Frankenstein Young Frankenstein
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Frau Blucher
Fiddler on the Roof Fiddler on the Roof
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2004
Golde [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Exonerated
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Performer [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Funny Girl
[Broadway]
Actors' Fund Concert, 2002
Fanny Brice
Oklahoma!
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2002
Aunt Eller
The Vagina Monologues
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1999
Performer [Replacement]
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
Candide
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1997
Old Lady
Nude Nude Totally Nude
[Off-Broadway]
1996
Performer
Out of this World
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 1995
Juno
The Merry Wives of Windsor
[Off-Broadway]
1994
Mistress Quickly
My Favorite Year
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1992
Alice Miller
Performer
Alice Miller
Performer
Sorrows of Stephen
[Off-Broadway]
1979
Liz [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Salvation
[Canada]
Canadian Revival, 1971
Performer

Writing

Movies

Foxy Lady
[ 1971 ] Girl Next Door
Cannibal Girls
[ 1973 ] Gloria Wellaby
Wholly Moses!
[ 1980 ] Zipporah
Soup for One
[ 1982 ] Concord Seductress
Club Paradise
[ 1986 ] Linda White
Innerspace
[ 1987 ] Waiting Room Patient
Martha, Ruth & Edie
[ 1988 ] Ruth Morton
Rude Awakening
[ 1989 ] April Stool
Worth Winning
[ 1989 ] Claire Braudy
Too Much Sun
[ 1990 ] Bitsy
Ted & Venus
[ 1991 ] Bag Lady
Stepping Out
[ 1991 ] Dorothy
All I Want for Christmas
[ 1991 ] Olivia
Bogus
[ 1996 ] Penny
Wag the Dog
[ 1997 ] Liz Butsky
Anastasia
[ 1997 ] Phlegmenkoff, Old Woman
The Rugrats Movie
[ 1998 ] Aunt Miriam
Believe
[ 2000 ] Muriel Twyman
Loser
[ 2000 ] Professor
All Over the Guy
[ 2001 ] Dr. Ellen Wyckoff
Recess: School's Out
[ 2001 ] Lunch lady #1
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
[ 2001 ] Miss Fowl
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
[ 2001 ] Phyllis Stein
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
[ 2002 ] Aunt Voula
New York Minute
[ 2004 ] Senator Anne Lipton
The Producers
[ 2005 ] Kiss Me-Feel Me
Black Christmas
[ 2006 ] BarbaraMs. MacMacHenry
The TV Set
[ 2006 ] Becky
How to Eat Fried Worms
[ 2006 ] Mrs. Bommley
Young Triffie's Been Made Away With
[ 2006 ] Mrs. Grace Melrose
The Toe Tactic
[ 2008 ] Honey
Breaking Upwards
[ 2009 ] Helaine
Girl Most Likely
[ 2012 ] Andrea Martin
Delivering the Goods
[ 2012 ] Anna
BuzzKill
[ 2012 ] Lil Albright
Sesame Street: Elmo's World - All About Animals
[ 2014 ] Bubbles Martin
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
[ 2014 ] Rose Archivist
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
[ 2016 ] Aunt Voula
Diane
[ 2018 ] Bobbie
Little Italy
[ 2018 ] Franca Angioli
Fantasy Life
[ 2025 ] Helen

TV Shows

Difficult People
Marilyn Kessler
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man
Mayor Gallagher, Madame Rosebud
Elena of Avalor
Queen Abigail
Elmo's World
Lecture Lady, The Friends Lady
Evil
Sister Andrea
Fugget About It
The Virgin Mary
George and Martha
Martha
Great News
Carol Wendelson
Hercules
Waitress, Bird, Snake woman
Kim Possible
Mrs. Stoppable, Sassy's Owner, Nervous Singer
Rugrats
Aunt Miriam, Woman
SCTV
Edith Prickley, Edith Prickly
SCTV Channel
Blanche Ray, Marlena Zadora
SCTV Network
Libby Wolfson, Edith Prickley
Superman: The Animated Series
Mad Harriet
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
Ms. Fowl, Miss Fowl
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
Bernadette, Themba, Mabel
The Good Fight
Francesca Lovatelli
Evil
[ 2021-2024 ] Sister Andrea
The Patrick Star Show
[ 2023-2024 ] Agnes Steelhead
The Patrick Star Show
[ 2023-2024 ] Agnes Steelhead
Evil
[ 2021-2024 ] Sister Andrea
The Gilded Age
[ 2022-2025 ] Madame Dashkova
Overcompensating
[ 2025-2025 ] Yates Dean

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Andrea Martin, Noises Off


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Andrea Martin, Act One

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Andrea Martin, Pippin

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

Andrea Martin, Pippin

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Andrea Martin , Pippin

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Andrea Martin, Pippin

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Andrea Martin, Exit the King

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Andrea Martin, Exit the King

Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Andrea Martin, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Andrea Martin, Young Frankenstein

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

Andrea Martin, Oklahoma

Tony Awards - 2002 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Andrea Martin, Oklahoma!

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

Andrea Martin, Candide

Tony Awards - 1997 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Andrea Martin, Candide


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1993 - Performance

Andrea Martin, My Favorite Year


winner
Tony Awards - 1993 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Andrea Martin, My Favorite Year

Drama Desk Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

Andrea Martin, My Favorite Year

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Andrea Martin been in?

Andrea Martin has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.

How many West End shows has Andrea Martin been in?

Andrea Martin has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Andrea Martin been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Noises Off, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Act One, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Pippin, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Pippin, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Pippin, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Pippin, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Exit the King, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Exit the King, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Young Frankenstein, Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Oklahoma, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Oklahoma!, Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Candide, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Candide, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for My Favorite Year, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for My Favorite Year and Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for My Favorite Year.

What awards has Andrea Martin won?

Andrea Martin has won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Act One. She also received the Performance award from the Theatre World Awards for My Favorite Year. Additionally, she won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for My Favorite Year.

How many shows has Andrea Martin written?

Andrea Martin has written 1 shows including Nude Nude Totally Nude (Playwright).

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