Andrea Savage

Andrea Kristen Savage (born February 20, 1973) is an American comedian, actress, writer, and producer. She is the creator of I'm Sorry, and plays the lead role of Andrea Warren.

Early life
Andrea was born in Santa Monica, California and graduated from Cornell University with a major in government and a minor in law studies. Andrea was a member of the Groundlings Theatre, and has performed stand-up comedy at The Improve, The Comedy Store, and The Ice House.

Career
Andrea's acting career began by playing Brazilian exchange student Renata Vargas on Sweet Valley High. Andrea then starred as Chelsea in the television series Significant Others, and Tillie Sullivan in Dog Bites Man.

Starring opposite Will Ferrell, Andrea was in the film Step Brothers and later went on a comedy tour with Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Demetri Martin, and Nick Swardson. In 2008, Andrea starred in The Grand with Woody Harrelson.

Andrea took 2009 off to have her first child. Her first film after returning was 2010's Dinner For Schmucks starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd. She also filmed a pair of television pilots: The Strip and Wilfred. In addition, Andrea created and starred in a series of shorts for Funny or Die Presents which dealt with a very pregnant woman trying to engage in some casual sex. She also made a series called "Reenactments of Actual Conversations from the Ladies Rooms of Hollywood."

Andrea had originally been cast as Casey Klein in the Starz cult hit Party Down, and filmed the original, unaired pilot. However, due to her pregnancy, she was replaced by Lizzy Caplan when the show began production. Andrea would guest star on the series.

Turning to writing, Andrea created pilots for shows for Comedy Central, FOX, and NBC, as well as the screenplay Girls Weekend for Castle Rock Films. She was also in the film You're Not You opposite Hilary Swank

Andrea made her directorial debut in 2012, shooting the fake PSA Republicans Get in My Vagina!. She also wrote and starred in the short alongside Kate Beckinsale and Judy Greer. The video short is one of Funny Or Die's most successful.

In 2013, Andrea wrote two TV pilots – one for ABC/Sony, and one called River Dogs, which was produced by Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions.She was acted opposite John Leguizamo in a pilot for ABC. Andrea also starred in FOX pilot Rebounding and NBC pilot Lies & The Wives We Tell Them To. She also guest-starred in comedies such as Modern Family, House of Lies, and The League.

In 2014, Andrea was cast in the Hulu series The Hotwives, a parody of the reality television franchise The Real Housewives. In 2016, Andrea began appearing as Laura Montez on Veep.