Andrea Savage

**Andrea Savage** is one of the actors of ***A Million Little Things***, portraying the role of Dr. Stacy.

## Biography

### **Early life**

Savage was born on February 20, 1973 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She is the daughter of Sharon Lee (née Chrystie) and Richard Savage. She is three quarters Ashkenazi Jewish and one quarter Greek descent (her maternal grandfather was of Greek origin).

In her senior year of high school, Savage played Mame in *Mame*. She graduated from Cornell University with a degree in government and a minor in law studies. She has performed stand-up comedy at The Improv, The Comedy Store, The Ice House and other venues around Los Angeles.

### **Career**

Savage began her acting career playing Renata Vargas, a Brazilian exchange student on *Sweet Valley High*. Soon after, she joined The Groundlings theater, performing weekly in their company. Savage received starring roles in *Significant Others* as Chelsea, and in *Dog Bites Man* as Tillie Sullivan. Soon after, she had a small role in *Step Brothers* opposite Will Ferrell, following that with a comedy tour with Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Demetri Martin, and Nick Swardson. She also appeared with Woody Harrelson in *The Grand* (2008).

After taking time off to have her child, in 2010 Savage had a small role in the film *Dinner For Schmucks*. She also filmed two television pilots: *The Strip* created by Tom Lennon and Ben Garant for NBC; and *Wilfred*, a dark Australian comedy being redone for FX. In addition, Savage created and starred in a series of shorts for the HBO show *Funny or Die Presents*, about a very pregnant woman trying to engage in some casual sex.

Savage was also seen in the cult hit *Party Down for Starz*. Soon after, she wrote television pilots for Comedy Central, Fox Studios, and NBC as well as the screenplay *Girls Weekend* for Castle Rock Films. She also filmed opposite Hilary Swank in the film *You're Not You*. Her directorial debut was in 2012 when she shot her satirical PSA Republicans, *Get in My Vagina*, which she wrote and also stars in, alongside Kate Beckinsale and Judy Greer. This premiered on *Real Time with Bill Maher* on HBO, and is one of *Funny Or Die'*s most successful video shorts of all time.

In 2013, Andrea wrote a TV pilot for ABC/Sony produced by Jamie Tarses as well as another pilot for Comedy Central, *River Dogs*, produced by Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions. She also acted opposite John Leguizamo as "Juicy" in an untitled John Leguizamo pilot for ABC. Savage's other television credits include starring roles in the FOX pilot *Rebounding and Lies*, and *The Wives We Tell Them To* on NBC. Additionally, she has recently appeared on other popular comedies such as *Modern Family*, *House of Lies*, and *The League*.

Savage also starred in the Hulu original series *The Hotwives*. The series is a parody of the reality television franchise *The Real Housewives* on Bravo. In 2016, she began appearing as Senator (and later President) Laura Montez on *Veep*, who first appears as the running mate of the titular *Veep'*s opponent, before ultimately becoming president in a complex manipulation of constitutional procedure.

In 2017, Savage created the semi-autobiographical TruTV comedy *I'm Sorry*, in which she also stars. The series premiered on July 12, 2017. In 2019, she launched a podcast, *Andrea Savage: A Grown-Up Woman #buttholes*.

In 2018, Savage was cast as Dr. Stacy on *A Million Little Things*. She voiced the character in the Season 1 episode "I Dare You". She later returned for the third season.

## External links

* Official Facebook
* Official Twitter
* Official Instagram

## References

1. ↑ ‘A Million Little Things’: Andrea Savage To Reprise Her Dr. Stacy Role On ABC Drama Series, by Denise Petski, *Deadline* (March 15, 2021)