Andrea Elson 2397060 225128560 2008-07-12T00:54:42Z Patrickmn 2024417 added a link for bulimia {{Infobox actor | name = Andrea Elson | image = | caption = | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1969|3|6}} | birthplace = [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[USA]] | deathdate = | deathplace = | occupation = [[Actress]] | yearsactive = 1983–2001 | spouse = Scott Hopper (1993–present) | website = }} '''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> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{imdb name|0255699|Andrea Elson}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Elson, Andrea}} [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub}} [[bg:Андреа Елсън]] [[de:Andrea Elson]] [[es:Andrea Elson]] [[fr:Andrea Elson]] [[nl:Andrea Elson]] [[pl:Andrea Elson]] [[pt:Andrea Elson]] [[ru:Элсон, Андреа]] [[sv:Andrea Elson]] [[uk:Андреа Ельсон]]