Born on July 22, 1978, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, to Mike and Sandra Cook, Andrea Joy Cook is one of the rising young stars in Hollywood today. Though she didn't begin acting until age 17, Miss Cook has appeared in nearly a dozen films and several TV shows before the age of twenty-five. Before taking up acting, she was a dancer, having started dancing competitively at age 4 in the styles of tap, jazz, and ballet. Her first big role came in the 1999 film 'The Virgin Suicides,' directed by Sofia Coppola. Later that year she landed the role of Shelby Merrick in the TV series 'Higher Ground,' which also starred her good friend and fellow Canadian Jewel Staite.!!