Andrea Werhun
Actor
Andrea Werhun is a writer, performer, and producer based in Toronto. She is the author & co-creator of Modern Whore: A Memoir (2022, Strange Light/Penguin Random House Canada) with filmmaker Nicole Bazuin. The book is soon to be a major motion picture, starring Andrea and executive produced by 2024 Palme D'Or winner Sean Baker. In 2023, Andrea co-wrote, produced, and performed in Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie, starring Black non-binary former sex worker Kitoko Mai, about their dissociative identity disorder diagnosis. The short film enjoyed its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and was selected as one of TIFF Canada's Top Ten 2023. Andrea is also the subject, performer, and producer of the award-winning short films Modern Whore (SXSW) and the CBC short doc, Last Night at the Strip Club (Hot Docs). She has been interviewed by The New York Times, The Guardian, CBC Radio, and is a regular contributor to The Globe & Mail.
Known for
Acting6
- 2025Modern Whore as Self
- 2025Paying for It as Denise/Yulissa
- 2023Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie as Stacey Womansbridge / Zombie
- 2021Last Night at the Strip Club as Herself
- 2020Modern Whore as Self
- 2012Advocate as Josie
Behind the camera3
- 2025Modern Whore Original Story, Producer, Writer
- 2023Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie Writer, Producer
- 2020