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Born November 16, 1972 in Houston, Texas, USA Birth Name Andrea Kay Pyle Nickname Little Missi Height 5' 11¾" (1.82 m)

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Attended and graduated from Germantown (Tennessee) High School (1991) (where Chris Parnell graduated (1985)). She appeared in the school's GHS-TV cable access station and Poplar Pike Playhouse Theatre.

In the mid-1990s, she played the "black widow" character at the interactive theme restaurant, Jekyll and Hyde, in New York City.



Attended the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.



Ranked #98 in Maxim magazine's 100 Hot Women of 2004 list.



Was scheduled to ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange on September 29, 2008 - a day when the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 778 points - but decided not to so as to "let the day be about the market and not about having a celebrity ring the bell".





Casey Anderson 's 800-pound grizzly bear, Brutus, which he raised since it was a baby, was a guest at their wedding. The couple wed on September 12, 2008 in Montana.



Missi teamed up with fellow actress Shawnee Smith , of the Saw franchise and Becker (1998), to start the band Smith & Pyle. The band tours regularly throughout California and the West Coast as well as performing at conventions for fans. They are a smooth blend of southern rock and sarcasm.



In 2004, she received an MTV Movie Awards "Best Fight" nomination alongside Queen Latifah for the film Haus über Kopf (2003).



She has four older siblings: Debbie Pyle, Julie Pyle, Sam Pyle and Paul Pyle. She also has half-siblings Gordon Pyle and Meredith Pyle

Trained in Taekwondo.



Personal Quotes (2)

[on her band, Smith & Pyle] We have yet to make any money as musicians. Whenever we tour, we bring along a great group of musicians, so if we break even we're doing pretty well.



Creating a successful film and television career is not easy. It requires a lot of dedication. More than that, it requires the ability to withstand rejection repeatedly a million times over. For every yes, there are thousands of nos.

