Biography
Burchard was born in Lawrence, Kansas. Her acting career began on the stage, taking roles in prominent production companies. She has played various roles in television, film, and theatre. Petrea has been a guest star on NBC's ER, Passions, and The West Wing, and CBS's How I Met Your Mother, Joan of Arcadia, The Guardian, and The Young and the Restless. She is also the opening woman in the 1992 black comedy Death Becomes Her.
Petrea studied Shakespeare with Barbara Gaines of Chicago Shakespeare Repertory and with John Barton and members of the Royal Shakespeare Company at the British/American Drama Academy. Her credits in Shakespeare include Antony and Cleopatra (as Cleopatra), Titus Andronicus (as Empress Tamora), The Taming of the Shrew, Measure For Measure, and Julius Caesar (as Julius Caesar). She originated in the James Sherman plays "Mr. 80%", "The God of Isaac", and "The Escape Artist".
She is the voice over for Stater Brothers in southern California. She is also a writer. She has a story called "Things" from the book, A Cup of Comfort For Christmas and has her own column on the LA actors' website, NowCasting.com, called "Act As If".
She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, film maker John Sandel.
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