Andrea Hays
{{short description|American actress}}
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Andrea Hays is an American actress, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, and nurse, best known for her role as Heidi in Twin Peaks{{Cite web|title=Twin Peaks cast – then and now|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/2017-05-23/twin-peaks-cast-then-and-now/|access-date=2021-01-14|website=Radio Times|language=en}} which she played in both the 1990 original series and the 2017 revival, Twin Peaks: The Return, the 1992 prequel movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (and Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces).{{Cite web|last1=Nguyen|first1=Hanh|date=2017-06-12|title='Twin Peaks': Episode 6 Guide to Returning Characters and Their Deep History With the Town|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/twin-peaks-episode-6-returning-characters-carl-rodd-heidi-1201841223/|access-date=2021-01-14|website=IndieWire|language=en}}
Career
She portrayed Heidi in every filmed incarnation of Twin Peaks.{{Cite web|title=Lost in the Movies: Heidi (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #78)|url=https://www.lostinthemovies.com/2017/02/heidi-twin-peaks-character-series-78.html?m=0|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.lostinthemovies.com}}
In 2020, Entertainment Weekly selected Hays's character and laugh as one of the best moments of the original pilot episode, saying "her laugh is truly haunting" but "she seems like a nice person."{{Cite web|title='Twin Peaks' turns 30: The 30 best things about the pilot|url=https://ew.com/tv/twin-peaks-30th-anniversary-pilot/|access-date=2021-01-14|website=EW.com|language=EN}}
Her role in Twin Peaks effectively added bookends to the original series by being featured in the very first and very last episode, which are two of the most famous episodes. The choice by David Lynch to include the character and actress in key episodes and the movie, even bringing her back for the Season 2 finale despite the character not appearing in the original script, may elevate the role to more significance. All of her scenes are set in the Double R Diner.{{Cite web|last=Nissim|first=Mayer|date=2017-05-15|title=Twin Peaks season 3: Everything you need to catch up|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a828278/twin-peaks-season-3-plot-summary-cast-guide-catch-up-video/|access-date=2021-01-14|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}
She also appeared in the prequel movie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and the feature-length deleted scenes compilation, Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, which was released in 2014.{{Cite web|title=Andrea Hays|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bbed1585c|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112224631/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bbed1585c|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2018|access-date=2021-02-24|website=BFI|language=en}}
She subsequently returned to the role over twenty-five years later, in 2017, appearing in several episodes of the revival series Twin Peaks: The Return.{{Cite web|last=Pearis|first=Bill|title=Andrea Hays|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tags/andrea-hays/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=BrooklynVegan|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=2017-05-07|title=Subtle "Twin Peaks" Teaser is Wonderful and Strange|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3435915/subtle-twin-peaks-teaser-wonderful-strange/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Bloody Disgusting!|language=en-US}}{{Citation|title=Twin Peaks: "Part 6" Review - IGN|date=12 June 2017 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/12/twin-peaks-part-6-review|language=en|access-date=2021-02-24}}{{Cite web|last=O'Falt|first=Chris|date=2018-08-09|title='Twin Peaks: The Return': 30 Photos That Capture David Lynch's Unique Production Design|url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/twin-peaks-the-return-david-lynch-production-design/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=IndieWire|language=en}}
Other film roles include Footloose (1984), playing Cheryl in Oedipal Breakfast (1995) and Pam in The Enquirers (1992), and Lily Babsin in The Houses October Built 2 (2017).
She also played Rossana in the Mexican telenovela Háblame de amor.
Short movie roles include Bowladrome (1984), Goodbye to All That (2021), Tess Tetley - Girl Brand Manager (2020), AFK (away from keyboard) (2018), Retch (2018), Out of Her Mind (2017).
She is playing Mayor Jan Tums in the 2021 web series Bazzooka.{{Cite web|title=BAZZOOKA Double-Feature|url=https://nwfilmforum.org/events/bazzooka-virtual-premiere-watch-party/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Northwest Film Forum|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Streaming Series 'Bazzooka' Follows Black Punks in a Dystopian Seattle|url=https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2021/01/youtube-streaming-series-bazzooka-follows-black-punks-in-a-dystopian-seattle|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Seattle Met|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=The Cast and Crew of Bazzooka on Celebrating BIPOC Art and its Ability to Enact Change|url=https://kexp.org/read/2021/2/16/cast-crew-bazzooka-bipoc-art-interview/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=kexp.org}}{{Cite web|date=2021-01-22|title=PUNK MAESTRO DANNY DENIAL LAUNCHES NEW WEB SERIES 'BAZZOOKA' CHECK IT OUT AND CATCH OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW|url=http://afropunk.com/2021/01/punk-maestro-danny-denial-launches-new-web-series-bazzooka-check-it-out-and-catch-our-exclusive-interview/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=AFROPUNK|language=en-US}}
She had a production company called Smarticle Productions and has played a variety of roles behind the camera, including costume designer, makeup, art department, writer, producer, and more on a wide variety of short movies including The Son, the Father (2017) by Lukas Hassel,{{Cite web|title=The Son, the Father {{!}} Flixster|url=https://www.flixster.com/movie/the-son-the-father/ce303564-b151-3f9f-999b-21e8a5b2a858|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.flixster.com}} which won Best Screenwriting at the HollyShorts Film Festival{{Cite web|title=Success Stories|url=https://cinestory.org/about-us/success-stories/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=The CineStory Foundation|language=en-US}} and The Lunchbox Brigade (2016), writing Miss Final Girl (2019), and many more.{{Cite news|date=2018-07-10|title=Andrea Hays Discusses Playing Heidi, That Iconic Giggle, Fry Sauce? & More!|url=https://25yearslatersite.com/2018/07/10/andrea-hays-discusses-playing-heidi-that-iconic-giggle-fry-sauce-more/|access-date=2021-01-14|website=25YL|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Filling The Void|url=https://seattlefilmsummit.com/filling-the-void|access-date=2021-02-24|website=SEATTLE FILM SUMMIT|language=en-US}}
Personal life
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