How ‘Evil’ and Andrea Martin Created the Toughest, Funniest Nun on TV
You’ve never seen a nun quite like Andrea Martin’s “Sister Andrea” on Paramount+’s Evil. At first blush, one might mistake her for an ordinary woman of God; in fact, the characters around her tend to do just that. But much like all of Martin’s characters—from Aunt Voula in My Big Fat Greek Wedding to Francesca Lovatelli on The Good Fight—anyone who underestimates our Sister in Christ does so at their own peril.
Evil creators Robert and Michelle King (who, incidentally, also spawned The Good Fight) knew what they were doing when they brought Martin on as a series regular for this season, which comes to a spectacular close Sunday night. In fact, Sister Andrea might be the most formidable nun we’ve seen on screen in recent memory; she kills demons no one else can see, and she’s the only one that consistently puts Leland Townsend (played by Michael Emerson, our consummate TV villain) in his place.
More importantly, however, Sister Andrea is a comedic force to be reckoned with—a font of dry humor, coy smiles, and one-liners. Her chief passion in life (apart from riding the bus) seems to be allowing everyone around her to think they’re in control when really, much like Leland, she’s the one pulling the strings.