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{{Infobox actor
| name = Andrea Elson
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1969|3|6}}
| birthplace = [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[USA]]
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| occupation = [[Actress]]
| yearsactive = 1983–2001
| spouse = Scott Hopper (1993–present)
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'''Andrea Elson''' (born [[March 6]], [[1969]] in [[New York City|New York]], [[New York]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]]. She is best known playing the role of Lynn Tanner on ''[[ALF (television)|ALF]]''. She had also previously played in the 1983 show ''[[Whiz Kids (TV series)|Whiz Kids]]'' with [[Matthew Laborteaux]] of ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]''.
Elson married TV producer [[Scott Hopper]] (whom she met while working on the ''ALF'' sitcom) in 1993, and gave birth to daughter Claire in 1997. Elson suffered from [[bulimia]] during the second season of ALF. "I was this skinny little twig when I started, and then I started to get breasts and hips and I didn't like it". Husband Scott Hooper finally confronted her about her bulimia and while she did not seek professional help she said she "became healthy when I was pregnant in 1997."<ref>Who Weekly, June 26 2000 "Where Are They Now? ALF 1986 - 1990</ref>
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[[Category:American television actors]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
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