Sandra Weintraub Roland is an American soap opera writer and producer. She is most notable for her writing on CBS's The Young and the Restless, which she has written in different positions since 1998. In the 1970s she was also notable for her close relationship with Martin Scorsese. They lived together for four years during which time she worked on Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as associate producer, [1] and also served in other production capacities on Taxi Driver and Mean Streets. In addition, she appeared briefly, and uncredited, in the latter film. Raised in New York City, she is one of four children [2] of former Warner Bros. production executive Fred Weintraub. [3]
Title | Year | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | 1974 | No | No | Associate | |
Tom Horn | 1980 | No | No | Associate | |
High Road to China | 1983 | No | Yes | No | |
Out of Control | 1985 | No | Yes | No | |
The Princess Academy | 1987 | No | Yes | Yes | |
The Women's Club | 1987 | Yes | Yes | No | Directorial debut |
China O'Brien | 1990 | No | Story | Yes | |
China O'Brien II | 1990 | No | No | Yes | Direct-to-video |
The Best of the Martial Arts Films | 1990 | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary film |
Born to Ride | 1991 | No | No | Yes | |
Gypsy Eyes | 1992 | No | No | Yes |
Title | Year | Credited as | Director |
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Mean Streets | 1973 | Pre-production and post-production coordinator | Martin Scorsese |
Taxi Driver | 1976 | Creative consultant | Martin Scorsese |
Title | Year | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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Chips, the War Dog | 1990 | Story | Yes | Television film |
The New Adventures of Robin Hood | 1997-1998 | Yes | Supervising | 19 episodes, also creator |
La Femme Musketeer | 2004 | Yes | No | Miniseries (2 episodes) |
The Young and the Restless | 2008-2012 | Yes | No | 250 episodes |
Ellen Burstyn is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complicated women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting".
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City. First broadcast on March 26, 1973, The Young and the Restless was originally broadcast as half-hour episodes, five times a week. The show expanded to one-hour episodes on February 4, 1980. In 2006, the series began airing previous episodes weeknights on SOAPnet until 2013, when it moved to TVGN. As of July 1, 2013, Pop still airs previous episodes on weeknights. The series is also syndicated internationally.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a 1974 American comedy drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Robert Getchell. It stars Ellen Burstyn as a widow who travels with her preteen son across the Southwestern United States in search of a better life. Kris Kristofferson, Billy "Green" Bush, Diane Ladd, Valerie Curtin, Lelia Goldoni, Vic Tayback, Jodie Foster, Alfred Lutter and Harvey Keitel appear in supporting roles.
Diane Ladd is an American actress. She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles. For the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for Alice (1980–81), and to receive Academy Award nominations for Wild at Heart (1990) and Rambling Rose (1991). Her other film appearances include Chinatown (1974), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000), American Cowslip (2008) and Joy (2015). Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern, with her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern.
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