Born on July 22, 1978, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, to Mike and Sandra Cook, Andrea Joy Cook is one of the rising young stars in Hollywood today. Though she didn't begin acting until age 17, Miss Cook has appeared in nearly a dozen films and several TV shows before the age of twenty-five. Before taking up acting, she was a dancer, having started dancing competitively at age 4 in the styles of tap, jazz, and ballet. Her first big role came in the 1999 film The Virgin Suicides, directed by Sofia Coppola. Later that year she landed the role of Shelby Merrick in the TV series Higher Ground, which also starred her good friend and fellow Canadian Jewel Staite.
Was first "Higher Ground" cast member to know of Hayden Christensen's winning the role of Anakin Skywalker. Met her husband in film class at UVSC She has 3 siblings, Nathan, Paul and Angie. Her father, Mike, is a teacher and her mother, Sandra, works for a psychiatrist. Decided she wanted to become an actress after being inspired by the film, "Dirty Dancing" Before she got into acting, she was a competitive dancer and taught dance back home in Oshawa Didn't begin acting until she was 17 years old Her first acting job was in a McDonald's commercial in 1997 Is good friends with fellow Higher Ground cast mate, Jewel Staite.