Jaime Allison Andrews (born October 21, 1976) is an American actress, producer, business director and playwright who is known for her comedic commentary on the cable television series World's Dumbest...Blogspot - Not Very Famous...But Should Be - Jaime Andrews by Mike Trippiedi, March 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2016.Sacred Fools Theater Company - Members. Retrieved December 14, 2016.Intelius, Jaime A. Andrews. Retrieved February 6, 2017. She has appeared in a number of television commercials over the years and was cast as Dottie in the Amazon Prime series Good Girls Revolt.SerialTV - Good Girls Revolt Season 1, AfterBuzz TV . Retrieved December 14, 2016.Amazon.com - Good Girls Revolt. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
Early life and career A native of Long Island, Andrews first began performing in local children's shows. She appeared in her first television pilot in 2001 as part of a comedy reality series on The Nashville Network (later Spike) called Crash Test. It aired two episodes in 2004, but the program was quickly canceled.Multichannel News - TNN Readies Flex, Crash Test, February 20, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
Andrews performed regularly in live theater throughout the New York City area before moving west to Los Angeles in 2005.
After her arrival in California, Andrews became a longstanding member of Sacred Fools Theater Company. She has been part of many main-stage productions, including Goose & Tomtom, Claire Z, La Bête, The Swine Show, Forbidden Zone: Live in the 6th Dimension, Fast & Loose, Serial Killers and Absolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody).Absolutely Filthy - Cast/Crew . Retrieved December 14, 2016.
She produced the shows The Gas House and Baal in 2007 and 2010, respectively, as well as writing and leading in Cookie & the Monster in 2015. The production won Best in Ensemble Theatre at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.Hollywood Fringe Festival, Cookie & the Monster. Retrieved December 14, 2016. Andrews has also served Sacred Fools as a business manager, 13th Season Artistic Committee member (2009-2010), and for three years as managing director. She continues to perform at theaters in her native New York from time to time.
Andrews modeled with Jamisin Matthews as the demolition couple on the DVD cover Life on the Murder Scene by rock band My Chemical Romance, which was released in 2006.My Chemical Romance - Music . Retrieved December 14, 2016. She has provided comedic commentary in truTV Presents: World's Dumbest... from 2008 through 2013.
Andrews has also appeared on two episodes of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! in 2008 and 2009, as well as playing the role of Betty Bobbins in the original series of Baby Geniuses. This was released on video between 2013 and 2015. She was cast as Dottie in the Amazon Prime series Good Girls Revolt, which first aired on October 28, 2016.
The show was canceled on December 2, 2016, after one season.The Atlantic, "The Infuriating Cancellation of Good Girls Revolt" by Marianne Cooper, 12 December 2016.. Retrieved December 14, 2016.Deadline Hollywood, ‘Good Girls Revolt’ Is Officially Over After Rescue Efforts Fail, Says Creator by Nellie Andreeva, January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
Andrews played the leading role of Andi James in a 2022 drama film called Division, which she wrote. It also stars her husband, Curt Bonnem, as well as Joshua Payne.Internet Movie Date Base, Division (2022), Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.
Personal life Andrews is married to actor and director Curt Bonnem, who was cast as Brad King in the YouTube and Hulu web television series Old Dogs & New Tricks.Jaime Andrews (Main Page). Retrieved December 19, 2016. Bonnem appeared on an episode of Criminal Minds in 2007. He was also a member of Sacred Fools Theater Company.Absolutely Filthy (Main Page) . Retrieved December 19, 2016. Andrews and Bonnem were married in June 2020. The two currently reside in Atlanta, Georgia.Shoutout Atlanta, Meet Jaime Andrews | Actress, Writer & Producer, July 29, 2021, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022.
Filmography and theatrical roles + Film Year Title Role(s) Notes 1999 Let's Meet Johnny Short Film 2001 Pass the Buck Short Film 2001 What a Man Wouldn't Do for a Woman 2001 Sqrat Short Film 2002 City in my Pocket Short Film 2002 Fee, Alabama Short Film 2002 It's a Haunted Happenin'! Zera 2005 Photosynthesis Young Margerie Short Film 2005 All Features Great and Small Brandy Peters Short Film 2007 Paralegal Rachel Short Film 2007 Universal Remote Short Film 2007 Making a Killing Celia Short Film 2007 Wretched Jenny Short Film 2007 The Ultimate Ceremony Short Film 2009 Scream of the Bikini 2009 Nothing for Something Janine Short Film 2010 Coffee Short Film 2010 Bold Native Agent Burke 2013 Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels Betty Bobbins 2014 Severe F**cking Drought Jaime Short Film 2014 Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt Betty Bobbins 2015 Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby Betty Bobbins 2020 Greenland Mother on Plane Supporting Role 2022 Samaritan News Reporter Supporting RoleInternet Movie Data Base, Samaritan, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022. 2022 Division Andi James Written by Andrews
+ Television Year Title Role(s) Notes 2003 AMC Interstitials Herself AMC/Rainbow Media 2004 Crash Test Herself The Nashville Network/Spike 2004 Best Week Ever Herself/Guest Star VH1 2005 How to Be... [Pilot] Herself We TV 2007 Not Penn Jillette [Pilot] Herself/Guest Star Showtime 2008 Penn & Teller: Bullshit! -- "Being Green" Herself/Field Interviewer Showtime 2008 UFO [Pilot]Breakdown Express - Jaime Andrews (Resume). Retrieved December 16, 2016. Herself Meetinghouse Productions 2008 Expedition Danger [Pilot] Herself Meetinghouse Productions 2008-2013 World's Dumbest...—78 Episodes Herself truTV 2009 Penn & Teller: Bullshit! -- "Organic Food" Herself/Field Interviewer Showtime 2013 Crash & Bernstein -- "Crash Asks Too Many Questions" Cassie Disney XD 2016 Good Girls Revolt—Episodes 4-10 Dottie Amazon Prime 2017 20 Seconds To Live -- "Medium"20 Seconds To Live (Official Website), Retrieved Aug. 25, 2020. Margaret YouTube 2020 The Oval -- "The Loving Parents" Kate Yarasloy BET 2022 Legacies -- "Was This the Monster You Saw?"Internet Movie Database, Legacies -- "Was This the Monster You Saw?", Season 4, 2022, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022. Nurse The CW
+ Theater Year Title Role(s) Notes 2000 The Sexual Politics of Blue Jays Wearing Little Plastic Pantstrip. New York (History). Retrieved December 17, 2016. Jams/Improvisational 2001 Finding Gräfenberg Jams/Improvisational 2002 SpurnSpurn (2002). Retrieved December 15, 2016. Various Parts/Sketch 2005 Goose & Tomtom Lorraine 2006 Claire Z Mrs. Schill/Ensemble 2006 La Bête Catherine DeBrie 2006-2009 Serial Killers Various Parts/Sketch Seasons 1-5 2007 The Swine Show Ensemble 2007 The Gas House Adria Produced by Andrews 2007-2008 Tom, Dick & Harry Katerina 2007–2009, 2012 Magnum Opus Theatre -- "Abi's Choice"All About the Stage - 5-minute interview with Jaime Andrews, June 23, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2016.Sacred Fools Theater Company - Magnum Opus Theater. Retrieved December 18, 2016. Abi 2008 Magnum Opus Theatre -- "What's Love Made Of, Anyway?" Leila 2008-2009 Fast & Loose Mare/Ensemble 2009 Tartuffe Dorine 2009 End of Civilization Lily 2010 Baal Emily/LaSoubrette Produced by Andrews 2010-2011 Forbidden Zone: Live in the 6th Dimension Ex-Queen/Ensemble 2012 Wheel of MisfortuneSacred Fools Theater Company - Jaime Andrews' Wheel of Misfortune, July 2012]. Retrieved December 18, 2016. Herself Written by Andrews 2013-2014 Absolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody) Marcie 2015 Cookie & the Monster Cookie Written by Andrews 2016 Serial Killers -- "Lord Wolfbane's Mistress"Sacred Fools Theater Company -- "Lord Wolfbane's Mistress". Retrieved December 19, 2016. Clarissaton Flumpenflumpf Season 11 2017 The Sirens of TitanSacred Fools Theater Company -- "The Sirens of Titan". Retrieved April 4, 2017. Beatrice Rumfoord 2017 Night WitchesHollywood Fringe Festival -- "Night Witches". Retrieved June 8, 2017. Yevdokia "Yev" Bershanskaya
Other theatrical performances done by Andrews, primarily in New York: The Real Thing as Debbie The Sisters Rosensweig as Tess Goode Fifteen Minutes as Linda Fefu & Her Friends as Cindy subUrbia as Erica 'Tis Pity She's a Whore as Annabella Uncle Vanya as Helena JFK vs. the UFO's as Peaches
Andrews also had parts, including improvisational and sketches, in Campaign 2025, Ka-Baam!, Scrambled Eggs, and 600 Days of Pain.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2007 Instant FilmsJaime Andrews - Resume. Retrieved December 14, 2016. Best Cast The Ultimate Ceremony 2008 South African Horrorfest Best Lead - Female Wretched 2008 L.A. Weekly Theater Award Best Ensemble The Swine Show 2006 & 2008 Sacred Fools Theater Company Actress Award Serial Killers 2013 L.A. Weekly Theater AwardThe Observer, Charlie Brown Is Dead and the NYC Fringe Festival Has Gotten Absolutely Filthy by Nicole Vranjican, August 20, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016. Best Ensemble Absolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody) 2014 New York International Fringe FestivalTheaterMania, 2014 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award Recipients Announced, August 25, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016. Overall Play Absolutely Filthy (An Unauthorized Peanuts Parody) 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival Best Ensemble Theatre Cookie & the Monster 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival Best Ensemble Theatre Night Witches 2022 Lady Filmmakers FestivalLady Filmmakers Festival, 2022 Awards, Retrieved Oct. 10, 2022. Best Actress - Feature Film Division 2022 Lady Filmmakers Festival Best Ladies First - Feature Film Division 2022 Lady Filmmakers Festival Blockbuster - Feature Film Division
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Sacred Fools Theater Company