| This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (February 2010) | Andrea Elson (born March 6, 1969 in New York City, New York) is an American actress. She is best known playing the role of Lynn Tanner on ALF. She had also previously played in the 1983 show Whiz Kids with Matthew Laborteaux of Little House on the Prairie where she played the character Alice Tyler. Career Her first television role was as Alice Tyler on the hit series Simon & Simon. She then revisited the role for three episodes on the short lived series Whiz Kids. This led to numerous guest appearances on popular shows such as Silver Spoons with teen heart throb Rick Schroder. She then got her big break, landing the role of Lynn Tanner on the hit show ALF. Personal life Elson married TV producer Scott Hopper (whom she met while working on the ALF sitcom) in 1993 at the age of 24, and gave birth to daughter Claire in 1997. Elson suffered from bulimia during the second and fourth seasons of ALF. "I was this skinny little twig when I started, and then I started to get breasts, hips, and full lips and I didn't like it". Husband Scott Hopper finally confronted her about her bulimia and while she did not seek professional help she said she "became healthy when I was pregnant in 1997." Though in an interview with Who Weekly she admitted to continued struggles with eating disorders, with her weight fluctuating by up to 60 pounds. In early 2000, she complained about being referred to as "fat ass" or "lard butt".[1] Filmography - The Young and the Restless (1973) as Debbie Thompson (unknown episodes, 1998)
- Men Behaving Badly as Girl #1 (1 episode, 1997)
- Kirk (1 episode, 1996)
- Step By Step as Bonnie (1 episode, 1996)
- Mad About You as Joanne (1 episode, 1994)
- Surgical Strike (1994) (V) as Co-Pilot
- Married with Children as Heidi (1 episode, 1993)
- Frankenstein: The College Years (1991) (TV) as Andi Richmond
- Married People (1 episode, 1991) as Single Girl #2
- ABC Afterschool Special as Liz in "The Less Than Perfect Daughter" (1 episode, 1991)
- They Came from Outer Space as Julie Carter (1 episode, 1990)
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Denise (1 episode, 1990)
- Who's the Boss? as Melinda (1 episode, 1990)
- ALF as Lynn Tanner (82 episodes, 1986-1990)
- Class Cruise (1989) (TV) as Staci Poston
- Silver Spoons as Kimberly (1 episode, 1985)
- Whiz Kids as Alice Tyler (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
- Simon & Simon as Alice Tyler (1 episode, 1983)
References - ^ Who Weekly June 26 2000 "Where Are They Now? ALF 1986 - 1990
External links - Andrea Elson at the Internet Movie Database
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