Jaime Andrews

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Jaime Andrews
Born
Jaime Allison Andrews

(1976-10-21) October 21, 1976 (age 49)
OccupationsActress, producer, business director, playwright
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Curt Bonnem
(m. 2020)
Website www.jaimeandrews.com

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 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]

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Early life and career

A 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

Andrews 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

Film
YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1999Let's Meet Johnny [16] Short Film
2001Pass the BuckShort Film
2001What a Man Wouldn't Do for a Woman
2001SqratShort Film
2002City in my PocketShort Film
2002Fee, AlabamaShort Film
2002It's a Haunted Happenin'!Zera
2005PhotosynthesisYoung MargerieShort Film
2005All Features Great and SmallBrandy PetersShort Film
2007ParalegalRachelShort Film
2007Universal RemoteShort Film
2007Making a KillingCeliaShort Film
2007WretchedJennyShort Film
2007The Ultimate CeremonyShort Film
2009 Scream of the Bikini
2009Nothing for SomethingJanineShort Film
2010CoffeeShort Film
2010Bold NativeAgent Burke
2013 Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels Betty Bobbins
2014Severe F**cking DroughtJaimeShort Film
2014 Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt Betty Bobbins
2015 Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby Betty Bobbins
2020 Greenland Mother on PlaneSupporting Role
2022 Samaritan News ReporterSupporting Role [17]
2022 Division Andi JamesWritten by Andrews [12]
Television
YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2003AMC Interstitials [16] Herself AMC/Rainbow Media
2004Crash TestHerself The Nashville Network/Spike
2004 Best Week Ever Herself/Guest Star VH1
2005How to Be... [Pilot]Herself We TV
2007Not Penn Jillette [Pilot]Herself/Guest Star Showtime
2008 Penn & Teller: Bullshit! -- "Being Green"Herself/Field InterviewerShowtime
2008UFO [Pilot] [18] HerselfMeetinghouse Productions
2008Expedition Danger [Pilot] [18] HerselfMeetinghouse Productions
2008-2013 World's Dumbest... —78 EpisodesHerself truTV
2009Penn & Teller: Bullshit! -- "Organic Food"Herself/Field InterviewerShowtime
2013 Crash & Bernstein -- "Crash Asks Too Many Questions"Cassie Disney XD
2016 Good Girls Revolt —Episodes 4-10Dottie Amazon Prime
201720 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
Theater
YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2000The Sexual Politics of Blue Jays Wearing Little Plastic Pants [21] Jams/Improvisational
2001Finding Gräfenberg [21] Jams/Improvisational
2002Spurn [22] Various Parts/Sketch
2005Goose & Tomtom [16] Lorraine
2006Claire ZMrs. Schill/Ensemble
2006 La Bête Catherine DeBrie
2006-2009Serial KillersVarious Parts/SketchSeasons 1-5
2007The Swine ShowEnsemble
2007The Gas HouseAdriaProduced by Andrews
2007-2008Tom, Dick & HarryKaterina
2007–2009, 2012Magnum Opus Theatre -- "Abi's Choice" [23] [24] Abi
2008Magnum Opus Theatre -- "What's Love Made Of, Anyway?"Leila
2008-2009Fast & LooseMare/Ensemble
2009 Tartuffe Dorine
2009End of CivilizationLily
2010 Baal Emily/LaSoubretteProduced by Andrews
2010-2011Forbidden Zone: Live in the 6th DimensionEx-Queen/Ensemble
2012Wheel of Misfortune [25] HerselfWritten by Andrews
2013-2014Absolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody) [14] Marcie
2015Cookie & the Monster [8] CookieWritten by Andrews
2016Serial Killers -- "Lord Wolfbane's Mistress" [26] Clarissaton FlumpenflumpfSeason 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]

Andrews also had parts, including improvisational and sketches, in Campaign 2025, Ka-Baam!, Scrambled Eggs, and 600 Days of Pain.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2007Instant Films [16] Best CastThe Ultimate CeremonyWon
2008 South African Horrorfest Best Lead - FemaleWretchedWon
2008 L.A. Weekly Theater Award Best EnsembleThe Swine ShowNominated
2006 & 2008 Sacred Fools Theater Company Actress AwardSerial KillersWon
2013L.A. Weekly Theater Award [29] Best EnsembleAbsolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody)Won
2014 New York International Fringe Festival [30] Overall PlayAbsolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody)Won
2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival [8] Best Ensemble TheatreCookie & the MonsterWon
2017Hollywood Fringe Festival [28] Best Ensemble TheatreNight WitchesWon
2022 Lady Filmmakers Festival [31] Best Actress - Feature FilmDivisionWon
2022Lady Filmmakers FestivalBest Ladies First - Feature FilmDivisionWon
2022Lady Filmmakers FestivalBlockbuster - Feature FilmDivisionWon

References

  1. Blogspot - Not Very Famous...But Should Be - Jaime Andrews by Mike Trippiedi, March 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sacred Fools Theater Company - Members. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. Intelius, Jaime A. Andrews. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  4. SerialTV - Good Girls Revolt Season 1, AfterBuzz TV Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  5. Amazon.com - Good Girls Revolt. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  6. Multichannel News - TNN Readies Flex, Crash Test, February 20, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  7. Absolutely Filthy - Cast/Crew Archived 2016-12-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 Hollywood Fringe Festival, Cookie & the Monster. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  9. My Chemical Romance - Music Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  10. The Atlantic, "The Infuriating Cancellation of Good Girls Revolt" by Marianne Cooper, 12 December 2016.. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  11. Deadline Hollywood, ‘Good Girls Revolt’ Is Officially Over After Rescue Efforts Fail, Says Creator by Nellie Andreeva, January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  12. 1 2 Internet Movie Date Base, Division (2022), Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.
  13. Jaime Andrews (Main Page). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  14. 1 2 Absolutely Filthy (Main Page) Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  15. Shoutout Atlanta, Meet Jaime Andrews | Actress, Writer & Producer, July 29, 2021, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Jaime Andrews - Resume. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  17. Internet Movie Data Base, Samaritan, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.
  18. 1 2 Breakdown Express - Jaime Andrews (Resume). Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  19. 20 Seconds To Live (Official Website), Retrieved Aug. 25, 2020.
  20. Internet Movie Database, Legacies -- "Was This the Monster You Saw?", Season 4, 2022, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.
  21. 1 2 trip. New York (History). Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  22. Spurn (2002). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  23. All About the Stage - 5-minute interview with Jaime Andrews, June 23, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  24. Sacred Fools Theater Company - Magnum Opus Theater. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  25. Sacred Fools Theater Company - Jaime Andrews' Wheel of Misfortune, July 2012]. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  26. Sacred Fools Theater Company -- "Lord Wolfbane's Mistress". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  27. Sacred Fools Theater Company -- "The Sirens of Titan". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  28. 1 2 Hollywood Fringe Festival -- "Night Witches". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  29. 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.
  30. TheaterMania, 2014 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award Recipients Announced, August 25, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  31. Lady Filmmakers Festival, 2022 Awards, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.