Andrea Emmes

Andrea Emmes is an American actress, who started her career performing at the Trinity Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Born in Hollywood, Florida, her family moved around a lot taking them to Indiana, Tennessee and finally settling down in Riverside, Rhode Island where the bulk of her Ukrainian, Italian and Portuguese family resides. After leaving high school, Andrea headed back to Florida to attend the University of Tampa for a year as a Liberal Arts Major but then moved to Orlando in 1994 to pursue her career as an actress. Her first big break was in the hit 50's style show, "Night at the Hop". She then ventured into singing and dancing at many theme parks such as Walt Disney World (MGM, now Hollywood Studios), Universal Studios Florida, and Pirates Dinner Adventure. Andrea did some work in voice-over on animation and video games but in 2001 she knew that it was time to move on to bigger opportunities, so she moved to Los Angeles. She continued performing on stage at Pirates Dinner Adventure CA, Knotts Berry Farm and even toured with the girl group, "The GG Girls" all over Los Angeles and headlined on the Vegas Strip for 19 months. After a life-altering injury and diagnosis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (aka RSD) in 2006, Andrea was forced to retire from performing so she could regain functionality while living with this neurological pain disorder. It was because of this painful experience that Andrea wrote, produced and self-released her debut award-winning Album (L.A. Music Award) called, "I'm On My Way". "If I can inspire others who are feeling broken or are going through a hard time like I did that there is still hope, that they are "Beautifully Broken", then all of this will be worth it", she expresses about her journey with chronic pain and how she was able to overcome it and inspire others. In 2009, she went back to college and got her Bachelor of Science degree in Game Art and Design and worked as an associate game designer for Disney Interactive for two years. Andrea is also a Best Selling, Award-winning Audiobook Narrator with over 100 titles to her name working for publishers and independent authors. Awards: 2020 Audies Award Nominee, 2019 Voice Arts Awards winner, 2019 Independent Audiobook Awards - Best Female Narrator, 2019/2018 Parents Choice Foundation Winner, 2018 Audiobook Listener's Award Winner. "There is nothing that you can't accomplish if you decide to choose not to let your adversities get in the way. Make them an asset, find your passion and never give up."