| Andrea Harrison | |
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| The Walking Dead character | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Thewalkingdeadandrea.jpg) Andrea, as portrayed by Laurie Holden in the television series (left) and in the comic book series (right). | |
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| Created by | Robert Kirkman Tony Moore |
| Adapted by | Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead) |
| Portrayed by | Laurie Holden |
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| Occupation | Comics: Law firm clerk Look-out for the Alexandria Safe-Zone Member of the Militia Member of the Herd-Duty Crew Television: Civil rights lawyer Supply Runner for the Atlanta Camp Look-out for the Greene Family Farm Guard for Woodbury |
| Family | Amy (sister) Comics: Jeffrey Grimes (brother-in-law) Andrea Grimes (stepgranddaughter) |
| Spouse | Comics: Rick Grimes |
| Significant others | Comics: Dale Television: The Governor |
| Children | Comics: Carl Grimes (stepson) Sophia (stepdaughter-in-law) Andrea Grimes II (step-granddaughter) Ben (adopted son) Billy (adopted son) |
Andrea[a] is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and was portrayed by Laurie Holden in the American television series of the same name. The character was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore, and debuted in The Walking Dead #2 in 2003. In both mediums, she and her sister Amy are among a group of survivors near Atlanta, Georgia.
In the comic book series, Andrea is a 25-year-old law firm clerk who develops from an insecure and inexperienced young woman into a mature and hardened warrior, having killed more than any other character. She forms a relationship with moral compass Dale and they raise a short-lived family with adoptive twin sons, Billy and Ben. Andrea becomes the group's primary sharpshooter and, later, a main instigator in the war against the infamous tyrant, Negan. During this event, the stress of war and grief over the loss of her family brings her closer to group leader Rick Grimes, with whom she becomes romantically involved thereafter, also becoming a surrogate mother to Carl, who begins calling her "mom."
In the television series, Andrea is eleven years older, and a former successful civil rights attorney who forms a strong, but platonic, relationship with moral center, Dale Horvath. Her grief over her sister's loss causes her to attempt suicide. Robert Kirkman assured this would initiate her transformation into the "fearless sharpshooter," mirroring her comic book counterpart,[1] although the character's arc drastically diverts further from her comic counterpart in the third season, and her primary story arc involves the character being caught in the conflict between Rick and The Governor.
For her performance as Andrea, Holden received favorable reviews, although the character's story arc in the third season was not well received. She was nominated for several awards including the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2010 — later winning the same award in 2013.
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- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (October 11, 2011). "'The Walking Dead': Go Behind the Scenes of Season 2 (Photos)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 9, 2012.