Actress Andrea AKA Andi Saks
currently co-stars as Ana Kruschtov,
A formidable Russian intelligence agent, opposite Lee Majors and the late Tom Sizemore
in writer/director Shawn Welling’s zombie/alien action thriller Mission from Outer Space
2037. She also co-stars as an evil drug lord opposite Majors, Jake Busey and Terry
Kiser in Welling’s upcoming comedy The Great American Action Hero. Putting on her
producer cap, Andi raised production capital for writer/director Victor V Gelsomino’s
action/thriller Death Merchant: City of Insurrection.
Born in Pearland, Texas, a suburb of Houston, Andi’s first brush with the acting bug
came in her own backyard where she organized various productions of Peter Pan with
neighborhood kids. She began appearing on stage at the age of nine, and credits her
performance as the Julia Roberts character in a ninth-grade stage production of Steel
Magnolias as a galvanizing moment.
After graduating from Clear-Creek High School, she received her Bachelor’s degree
in marketing and micro-biology from the University of Houston. Heading for a nursing
career, her trajectory was stymied by Covid, which led her to support herself by selling
medical devices. Her diverse heritage, encompassing Russian, Polish, and Spanish
roots, has played a significant role in shaping her artistic journey, which began with
rigorous training at the renowned Los Angeles Acting School, crediting acting coach
BoJesse Christopher who co-starred in Point Break and his known portrayal of
Grommet/LBJ, the reckless younger brother of Patrick Swayze, as one of her mentors.
When she isn’t acting, this mother of two children, 5 and 2, loves to travel and
spends time in Europe at least three times a year.
-Charles Sherman Public Relations