Laurie Holden

Laurie Holden played Andrea, a civil rights attorney and survivor, as a main cast member in Seasons 1 to 3 (31 episodes, 2010-2013).

Born December 17, 1969, in Los Angeles and raised in Toronto, Laurie studied economics and political science at McGill University, then earned a theater and film degree from UCLA, where she received the Natalie Wood Acting Award. She later earned a master’s degree in human rights from Columbia University, and is an activist as well as an actress and producer. She won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2013 for The Walking Dead, and is also known as Marita Covarrubias on The X-Files, Cybil Bennett in Silent Hill and Amanda Dumfries in The Mist.