Meredith Hoyt Monroe was born in Houston, Texas and was raised in Hinsdale, Illinois. Before acting, Meredith appeared on packaging for such products like a Conair hair crimper and was on five book covers in the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys series. She made her TV debut in 1996 with a commercial for Tylenol Sinus and later had her first role on ABC's now-canceled TV show "Dangerous Minds." Meredith Monroe plays Andie McPhee on the WB's phenomenally popular show "Dawson's Creek" and appears in the movie "Fallen Arches."