Allegra Edwards Explained

Allegra Edwards
Birth Date:9 September 1987[1]
Nationality:American
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2009–present
Children:1
Known For:Briarpatch, Upload

Allegra Rose Edwards is an American television actress known for playing Cindy McCabe in the USA Network anthology series Briarpatch and Ingrid Kannerman in the Amazon Prime Video comedy Upload.

Early life

Edwards is originally from Denver, Colorado.[2] She began modeling when she was 18 months old and continued to model, dance, and act throughout her childhood.[3]

Career

Edwards studied theatre and television at Pepperdine University in Malibu.[4] During her time at Pepperdine, she wrote scenes for Pepperdine's annual Songfest, performed with Pepperdine's Improv Troupe, and appeared in Tutor, a 2009 comedy short written and directed by Jeff Loveness.

After graduating from Pepperdine with her bachelor's degree in 2010, Edwards moved to San Francisco to attend the American Conservatory Theater's three-year Master of Fine Arts program, which she completed in 2013. After earning her MFA, she spent time in Los Angeles and New York City. In 2015, she performed in an off-Broadway production of "Everything You Touch."[5]

In 2019, Edwards played Cindy McCabe in the USA Network anthology series Briarpatch.[6] [7] She stars as Ingrid Kannerman on the Amazon Prime Video comedy Upload that first aired in 2020.[8] [9]

Edwards has also appeared in episodes of Modern Family, New Girl, Friends from College, The Mindy Project, and Orange Is the New Black.[7] [10] [11]

Personal life

Edwards lives in Los Angeles.[2] She is married to actor Clayton Snyder.[12] [13] [14] [15]

Edwards and Snyder welcomed a son on July 12, 2022.

Filmography

!Year!Name!Role!Notes
2016Modern FamilyArizonaEpisode: "Blindsided"
New GirlMarissa BlumenstockEpisode: "Homecoming"
2017Friends from CollegeMadisonEpisode: "Second Wedding"
The Mindy ProjectLorieEpisode: "Mindy Lahiri is a White Man"
Orange Is the New BlackTV anchorEpisode: "The Reverse Midas Touch"
Sandy WexlerMary
2020BriarpatchCindy McCabeRecurring
2020–presentUploadIngrid KannermanSeries regular
2024GhostsDonnaEpisode: "Isaac's Wedding"

Notes and References

  1. https://www.formulatv.com/personas/allegra-edwards/ formulatv Allegra Edwards
  2. Web site: Edwards. Allegra. About. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200723092249/http://allegraedwards.com/about. July 23, 2020. June 21, 2020. Allegra Edwards.
  3. Web site: Ramsey. Abigail. October 24, 2019. Setting the Scene. June 21, 2020. Pepperdine Magazine.
  4. Web site: April 29, 2020. 'There Was a Spirit of Joy, Gratitude, Play': Allegra Edwards on USA Network's Briarpatch and Amazon's Upload. April 7, 2022. CBS Los Angeles.
  5. News: Soloski. Alexis. 2015-03-29. Review: 'Everything You Touch,' a Brash Examination of Self-Image. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-06-21. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Upload Allegra Edwards on Admiring Unlikable Characters & Living Forever. May 2, 2020. Comic Book Resources. Cynthia. Vinney. May 6, 2020.
  7. Web site: Goals, Self-Discipline and Quarantining with Your Parents—Upload Allegra Edwards Tells All. LA Weekly Staff. May 1, 2020. LA Weekly. May 6, 2020.
  8. Web site: Upload: Kevin Bigley, Allegra Edwards & Zainab Johnson to Star in Amazon Series; Three More Cast. Denise. Petski. Deadline Hollywood. February 19, 2020. May 6, 2020.
  9. Web site: Upload Renewed For Season 2 By Amazon. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. May 8, 2020. May 8, 2020.
  10. Web site: Who stars in Amazon Prime Video's Upload?. Samuel. Spencer. May 4, 2020. Newsweek. May 7, 2020.
  11. Web site: 10 Things You Didn't Know about Allegra Edwards. Camille. Moore. March 19, 2020. TV Overmind. May 10, 2020.
  12. Web site: Actors Allegra Edwards and Clayton Snyder's Storybook Wedding.
  13. Web site: Clayton Snyder aka Ethan Craft Is All Grown Up and Just Got Engaged IRL. Lauren. Rearick. Teen Vogue. December 3, 2019. May 6, 2020.
  14. Web site: Lizzie McGuire Clayton Snyder Engaged to Actress Allegra Edwards: 'Looking Forward to Wifing You'. People. Ashley. Boucher. December 2, 2019. May 6, 2020.
  15. Web site: Lizzie McGuire Actor Clayton Snyder Engaged to Allegra Edwards. Entertainment Tonight. Jennifer. Drysdale. December 2, 2019. May 6, 2020.