How does Andrea die in The Walking Dead?

Last Modified Feb 4, 2025 02:51 EST
How does Andrea die in The Walking Dead?
Andrea Harrison in The Walking Dead (Source: YouTube)


Andrea Harrison commits suicide to avoid being turned after she is bitten by a zombified Milton.


Developed by Frank Darabont for television, The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series that premiered in October 2010. The television show was based on the comic series created by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard, and ran for over a decade before concluding in November 2022. During its tenure on the air, the series became one of the longest-running shows on AMC and has spanned an entire universe packed with prequels and sequels.


Warning: The following article contains spoilers for The Walking Dead


How does Andrea die in The Walking Dead?


After being captured by The Governor, Andrea is retrained in his torture chair and locked in a prison cell. But as he is also unhappy with Milton, the Governor beats him up and then asks him to kill Andrea to live, but Milton refuses to do so. Instead, he attempts to kill the Governor himself, who stabs Milton.


He then locks the dying Milton with a restrained Andrea in the cell and leaves, which is when Milton tells Andrea that he left pliers behind her chair. She attempts to get to them before Milton dies and turns into a walker. She nearly manages to do that but it’s too late as Milton bites her just as she frees her hand. Andrea then kills Milton and sits waiting as Rick, Michonne and the rest enter the cell a little while later to find her.


She asks Rick for his revolver to commit suicide and Rick obliges, giving her the gun and stepping outside. Andrea then bids her farewells to her friends and everyone steps outside with only Michonne staying behind as the shot rings out off-screen.


Who portrays Andrea Harrison in The Walking Dead?


How does Andrea die in The Walking Dead?
Laurie Holden (Source: Instagram)


Andrea Harrison is played by Heather Laurie Holden, aka Laurie Holden, an American-Canadian actor, model, producer, and human rights activist. The now 55-year-old is best known for her roles on The Walking Dead, The X-File,s and The Mist alongside other small screen roles. While she has acted in both film and television throughout her career, Holden made her debut in 1980, at the age of 11.


In the years since, she became a prolific actor on the small screen with roles in major films like Fantastic Four, Dumb and Dumber to, Silent Hill, The Mist, and more. However, she is best known for her roles across various television shows, winning three awards for her role as Andrea on The Walking Dead.


Also read: Who dies in The Walking Dead season 7?

FAQs on Andrea in The Walking Dead

A. The Governor imprisons Andrea in a torture chamber and then fatally wounds Milton, turning him into a walker who later bites Andrea.

A. Andrea dies in season 3 episode 16 of The Walking Dead.

A. While Rick Grimes and Andrea don’t get into a relationship during The Walking Dead TV series, in the comics they are a couple until Andrea dies after a walker bite.

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