Andrea Canning
- Born
- Dec 10, 1972age 53
- height
- 5'6" (or 167 cm)
- nationality
- Canadian
Career
Active 1996 – present
Biography
About Andrea Canning
At 5'6" with blonde hair and blue eyes, Andrea Canning has an average build and a natural 36C chest. She grew up in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, and graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in psychology in 1994. She also studied radio and television arts at Ryerson Polytechnic University.
Canning began her career in 1996, and in 2012 she was named a Dateline NBC correspondent. She contributes to Today, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC, and she fills in as anchor on Today and Weekend Today. Off the news desk, she writes for Hallmark Channel and Lifetime movies. She has been married to Lt. Col Tony Bancroft, an F/A-18 instructor pilot, since 2008. They have five daughters and one son.
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Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 1996-present (started around 23 years old; 30 years active)
- Birthplace
- Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
- Sexuality
- Straight
Body
- Hair Color
- Blonde
- Eye Color
- Blue
- Weight
- 137 lbs (or 62 kg)
- Measurements
- 35–25–36 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.69
- Bra/Cup Size
- 36C show conversions - UK: 36C, EU: 80C, AU: 14C, JP: 80C
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 103k (as of June 2026)
Frequently asked
How did Andrea Canning combine her background in psychology and radio/TV arts into her journalism career?
Canning studied psychology at the University of Western Ontario and radio and television arts at Ryerson Polytechnic University, which together gave her a foundation for her work as a journalist and writer.
What is Andrea Canning's role on Dateline NBC?
She was named a Dateline NBC correspondent in 2012 and also contributes to Today, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC, and she serves as a fill-in anchor on Today and Weekend Today.
Did you know
- Canning's husband, Lt. Col Tony Bancroft, is an F/A-18 instructor pilot, and they have six children together.
- She studied radio and television arts at Ryerson Polytechnic University in addition to her psychology degree.
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