Lowell attended the University of California, Irvine, where she pursued her Biology degree. She has appeared in numerous TV commercials, TV shows, movies and infomercials. In 2006, Andrea appeared on VH1's The Surreal Life and then came back the following season as a cast member of The Surreal Life: Fame Games.
On December 29, 2009, Lowell married longtime boyfriend James Kim, who is of Korean descent, in Las Vegas.
