Though Andréa was born in Washington, D.C., her family moved to Africa when Andréa was at a young age and they lived there for many years. She and her family lived in Africa for 11 years, including Ethiopia and The Ivory Coast. She attended the International Community School of Abidjan and graduated in June 1998. Andréa returned to the United States at the age of seventeen and attended California State University Fullerton, where she majored in theatre. With a father who is American and mother Brazilian, the common language ended up not being english or portuguese at the time, but French. Thus Andrea is fluent in French. Andréa has appeared on Aaron Spelling's show, 7th Heaven, for a handful of episodes. Andréa also appeared on WB's popular teen drama, Dawson's Creek. Her film debut occured in 2002 when she appeared as Jewel on American Gun.