Andrea Menard (author, songwriter, actor, playwright), who is of Métis descent, is best known for her work on the television series Moccasin Flats (2003), in which she played a police officer with the Regina Police Service in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, for her starring role as Constable Tara Wheaton in the television series Rabbit Fall (2007–2008), and the voice of the characters Sarah Merasty and Kohkum on the APTN animated program, Wapos Bay: The Series. Most recently, she has gained fame by starring in the popular Netflix series, Sullivan’s Crossing, as Edna Cranebear.

An accomplished jazz singer, Menard wrote and composed the one-woman musical play, The Velvet Devil, which opened to rave reviews in 1998. A soundtrack album featuring 18 songs was released in 2002, and the CBC made a film based on the play, which aired in Canada in April 2006. In 2005,

Menard was featured on the compilation album, Real Divas – Torch Light Volume II, along with 15 other Canadian jazz vocalists. Menard’s music has been used in several TV shows internationally, most notably her tongue-in-cheek ode to gender politics, “If I Were a Man,” which was featured on an episode of the television series Queer as Folk.

Menard’s second CD, Simple Steps, was released on December 3, 2005. Her third album, a collection of Christmas/winter songs entitled Sparkle, was

released in 2008.

Menard has also written two books: Seeds from the Sacred Feminine (2023), a “wisdom deck” of cards with a handbook (illustrated by Leah Dorion), and  Reflections on Allyship (2023), co-written with Marc Bhalla.