
Andrea Werhun
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Canada
Andrea Werhun
Biography
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
Acting
(2025)
Paying for It
as Denise/Yulissa
(2025)
Modern Whore
as Self
(2023)
Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie
as Stacey Womansbridge / Zombie
(2021)
Last Night at the Strip Club
as Herself
(2020)
Modern Whore
as Self
(2012)
Advocate
as Josie
Crew
(2025)
Modern Whore
Original Story, Producer, Writer
(2023)
Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie
Writer, Producer
(2020)
Modern Whore
Executive Producer