Andrea Deck (born February 5, 1994) is an American film, television and theater actress. She trained at the

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. She is best known for her voice role as Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley, in '' Alien: Isolation'', as well as her role as CIA agent Jenna Bragg on the Showtime series ''

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''.

Early life and education

Deck was born February 5, 1994, and grew up in

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. At the age of 15, she began attending the

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summer camp until she graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School at the age of 18. She subsequently moved to London, England, to study at the

. She graduated with a bachelor's degree with honors in professional acting.

Career

Deck's first acting role was in the film ''In Love With a Nun'', which was screened at the Short Film Corner of the

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in 2009. In the same year, she was cast as Allie in

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's ''The Lovers'', and as opera singer Charlotte Watson in the film '' The Devil's Violinist'' directed by Bernard Rose in which she showcased her classically trained singing voice, as well as appearing in

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's ''

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'' later that year. She later went on to play silent-movie star

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in ITV's ''

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''. In April 2013, she co-founded London-based production company Tough Dance Ltd. Deck voiced Amanda Ripley in video game '' Alien: Isolation'', which also starred

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and the cast of

's original film. Alien: Romulus, directed by

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, drew significant inspiration from '' Alien: Isolation''. Later, she reprised the role in ''Alien: Blackout''. She is rumoured to return to her role as Amanda Ripley in Alien Isolation 2 which is in early development by Creative Assembly. She also starred in a film adaptation of

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's play ''

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'', directed by Ben Cura, playing writer Chloe Fleury, as well as being a producer on the film. In 2015, she played the lead female character in British horror film ''The Ghost Writer'', due for release in 2016. In 2018, she played murder victim Mahalia Geary in

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's adaptation of

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's '' The City & The City''. In 2020, she played CIA agent Jenna Bragg on season 8 of ''

''.

Filmography

Actor

Producer

Voice work

Web

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deck, Andrea Living people 1994 births 21st-century American actresses Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art American emigrants to England American expatriate actresses American expatriates in England American film actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses People from Grosse Pointe, Michigan People with type 1 diabetes