Dark-haired, dark-eyed actress Andrea Marcovicci first gained recognition as Betsy Chernak in the CBS TV soaper Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1967-73). Prime time audiences were bowled over by Marcovicci's innovative portrayal of a standard damsel-in-distress in the 1974 TV movie Smile, Jenny, You're Dead. Her many film assignments included the role of Woody Allen's activist girlfriend in The Front (1976). Andrea Marcovicci has also pursued a successful career as a Manhattan cabaret singer.