Andrea Joyce Marino worked in New York, as a lawyer, until she moved to Grandview. She then obtained a job at The Same As It Never Was, the antique store owned by Melinda Gordon.
When Andrea first moved to Grandview, she was a little skeptical of Melinda. When Melinda told Andrea of her special gift that she sees Earth-bound spirits, Melinda at first, thought Andrea would reject her. But instead, she accepted Melinda's gift and they become best friends. Melinda told Andrea her ability when Andrea was being haunted by a ghost that used to live in her apartment. Andrea was always open-minded and insightful and she tried to be compassionate but also assertive regarding what she stands for, evident of when she got a con man to return the money he stole from her and Melinda[1] and also when she recounted a bigoted security guard tackling her to ground because he thought she stole a bottle of wine.[2] In the season 1 finale, and season 2 premiere, Andrea was on her way to her brother Mitch's apartment in the city, but her car was in the path of the plane when it crashed. Andrea did not realize she was dead until The One (Part Two) when Mitch finally arrives at the store to meet with Melinda, he runs right past Andrea as if she wasn't there, but it was only when Melinda hugged Mitch and offered her condolences that Andrea finally understood that she had died in the crash, not Mitch. Melinda tried to tell Andrea but the latter would always interrupt. While Melinda tried to figure out how to help her best friend cross over, she had to contend with Romano, a former cult leader who died by leading a mass suicide in 1939. He wanted to take Andrea for himself and convince her to avoid the light and remain earth bound based on lies and false promises. In the end, she made peace with Mitch and crossed over into the Light.
Relationships[]
Melinda Gordon - Best friend and partner of the antique shop.
Jim Clancy - Melinda's husband and friend of Andrea's.
Mitch Marino - Brother