Andrea Whiting

Andrea Whiting, played by actress Joan Copeland was a fictional character, on the cancelled American Soap opera "Search for Tomorrow".

Andrea was the spiteful former wife of Sam Reynolds, who had fallen in love with Joanne Gardner. Her daughter, Patti Tate fell for Andrea's son, Dr. Len Whiting. Len was a weak-willed individual, who was often easy prey for his manipulative mother. (Andrea made her son use her maiden name for his own surname) She made life miserable for both Len and Patti, and also made trouble for Joanne.

However, Andrea's manipulative nature was due to her heavy guilt over the death of Len's twin brother. She eventually relented in Len marrying Patti, and they all moved to Seattle. Andrea having become more sympathetic when she left Henderson.

When Patti returned to Henderson in 1986, she had told her mother that she and Len divorced, while they were in Seattle, and no mention was ever made of Andrea. It is presumed that she still lives in Seattle with her son, Len.