Andrea Frankle is an American TV, film and stage actress best known for her work as Susanna Macon on critically-acclaimed Underground, Ellie Stanton of The Purge and Jan in HBO's True Detective, Season 1. Andrea has worked with numerous Oscar, Golden-Globe and Emmy award-winning actors and directors in almost 50 TV and film projects, including Hilary Swank, Saiorse Ronan, Matthew McConaughey, Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Steve Carell and Jon Stewart (Irresistible, 2020) as well as with Tony and Obie award-winning directors and actors on stage. Raised in Alabama, Andrea received her B.A. in theatre from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and her Master's Degree in Professional Acting from Louisiana State University (LSU). She currently resides in Georgia with her husband and two young sons where she continues to act as well as teach and coach acting.