Early life

Anders was born in Madison, Wisconsin; was raised in DeForest, Wisconsin; and now lives in Los Angeles. She graduated from DeForest Area High School in DeForest, Wisconsin, in 1993; and received a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1997. In 2001, she earned a Master of Fine Arts from Rutgers University.

Her brother is director Sean Anders.

Career

Theatre

In 2001, Anders began her career in theatre. She was an understudy for Mary-Louise Parker in the Broadway production of Proof and later played the part of Elaine Robinson in The Graduate. She also appeared in On the Jump at the Arena Stage, New Doors at the Guthrie Theater, and two New York Stage & Film productions: Cold/Tender and New World Rhapsody.

In May 2007, Anders started in the Geffen Playhouse performance of Fat Pig. She played the part of Jeannie, an accountant. Fat Pig closed on July 1, 2007.

Television and film

One of Anders' first appearances on television was a commercial for Dannon that ran in the 1990s and then again around 2006.

She also appeared on an episode of Law And Order " The Fire This Time" (2001) as a teenager Emily Hoyt

Anders is most notable for her work on Joey as lawyer Alex Garrett and on the ensemble situation comedy The Class as Nicole Allen (née Campbell), an ex-football player's wife. She appeared in all episodes of both Joey and The Class. Both shows were shortly canceled.

Anders has also made guest appearances on One Life to Live, Law & Order, Guiding Light, and Tru Calling. She appeared in five episodes of HBO drama series Oz as Donna Degenhart in 2003 and made a minor appearance in the 2004 film The Stepford Wives, playing the part of Heather. Anders also appeared on Numb3rs in 2008.

Anders appeared in two unsuccessful television pilots, Spellbound and News To Me. More recently, Anders appeared on Better Off Ted, a single-camera workplace comedy written by Victor Fresco for ABC.

In 2011, Anders co-starred in the television series Mr. Sunshine alongside creator Matthew Perry. ABC picked up the comedy as a midseason replacement for the 2010-11 television season. In May 2011, ABC cancelled this series.

Also in 2011, Anders appeared briefly as a cheerleader in the music video "Revenge of the Nerds", a rap song recorded by her former Better Off Ted co-star Malcolm Barrett under the stage name "Verbal". The video features all the other main actors from the Better Off Ted series in cameos either as their TV characters or, in the case of Anders, new characters.

Personal life

Anders began dating actor Matt LeBlanc in 2006 when they worked together on the short-lived TV series, Joey. They confirmed their relationship ended in 2015.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	One Life to Live	Elaine
2003	Oz	Donna Degenhart	5 episodes
2004	Stepford Wives, TheThe Stepford Wives	Heather	Movie cameo
2004	News To Me	Emma Leeds	Television pilot
2004	Tru Calling	Fake Chris Berensen/Kathy	Guest appearance
2004-2006	Joey	Alexis "Alex" Garrett	Starring role in 46 episodes
2005	Never Been Thawed	Christian Band Slut
2006-2007	Class, TheThe Class	Nicole Allen (née Campbell)	Starring role in 19 episodes
2008	Numb3rs	Rena Vining	Guest appearance
2008	Sex Drive	Brandy	Supporting actress
2009-2010	Better Off Ted	Linda Zwordling	Starring role in 26 episodes
2011	Mr. Sunshine	Alice	Starring role in 13 episodes
2011	Necessary Roughness	Laura	4 episodes
2014-2015	About a Boy	Joanne	3 episodes
2014-2015	Modern Family	Amber	4 episodes

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