Sandra Purpuro

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Sandra Purpuro is an American film and television actress. Her most prominent roles are those of Katherine McClain on Oz, [1] and Liz Labella on DiResta . [2] She has also appeared in Lethal Weapon, [3] Days of Our Lives , The Young and the Restless , and Switched at Birth. [4] Other work include guest appearances on series like Caroline in the City , NYPD Blue , Six Feet Under , The Shield , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Will & Grace Two and a Half Men , Desperate Housewives , Malcolm in the Middle , The Suite Life on Deck [5] [6] [7] , House M.D. , Modern Family and 24 .

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Acting career

Purpuro played Gloria Flores in the 2003 crime series The Handler. [8] In 2006, she starred in the short film Man vs. Monday, directed by Ian Ziering.

Theatre

In 1991, Purpuro acted in the musical comedy Prom Queens Unchained. [9] Purpuro was praised for her role in the 1994 Broadway production of Grease directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun. [10] [11] Ben Brantley of The New York Times commented that "the liveliest bonafide dancing comes from Sandra Purpuro, as the exotic outsider at the senior prom". [12] She also appeared in the 2009 production Red, Hot and Blue, [13] and Douglas Green's 2010 production of Cold Lang Syne. [14] In 2011, Purpuro played the role of Livvy in The Sonneteer, by Nick Salamone. [15] She appeared in Kristen Lazarian's Love Like Blue. [16]

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