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| Born | Sandra Faison United States |
| Occupations | Actress, singer; acting teacher |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Sandra Faison is an American actress and singer. She became an acting teacher after her performing career.
Sandy Faison | |
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| Born | Sandra Faison United States |
| Occupations | Actress, singer; acting teacher |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Sandra Faison is an American actress and singer. She became an acting teacher after her performing career.
In 1977, she made her Broadway debut as Grace Farrell, secretary to Daddy Warbucks, in Annie . Additional theatre credits include Charlie and Algernon (1980), [1] Is There Life After High School? (1982), [2] and You Can't Take It with You (1983, replacement Alice Sycamore) [3]
Faison's feature film credits include The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) [4] and All the Right Moves (1983). [5]
On television she was featured in the soap operas The Guiding Light as the original Brandy Shellooe before actress JoBeth Williams took over the role, Another World , and The Edge of Night . She had a recurring role in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Molly's sister Mamie, a regular role in the first season of Anything but Love , and made guest appearances on Scarecrow and Mrs. King , Quantum Leap , The Wonder Years , Grace Under Fire and Party of Five , among others [6]
In the television movie An Eight Is Enough Wedding (1989), she played Abby Bradford. [7]
After 13 years, Faison retired from teaching at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. [6] [8] where she also served as LaGuardia's assistant principal of theater for her last five years. [9] As of 2021 [update] , she teaches an annual workshop at London's Royal Academy of Music, [10] is the artistic director for the ArtsBridge Summer Musical Theater 2, [10] and teaches the second year acting and music students at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1969 | The Sterile Cuckoo | Nancy Putnam | Uncredited |
| 1983 | All the Right Moves | Suzie | |
| 1992 | Play Nice | Mrs. Holland |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1976 | Street Killing | Susan Brenner | Television film |
| 1976 | Serpico | Sara | Episode: "Country Box" |
| 1977 | The Annie Christmas Show | Grace Farrell | Television film |
| 1977 | Guiding Light | Brandy Shellooe #1 | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Another World | Ramona / Model | |
| 1983–1984 | The Edge of Night | Dr. Beth Corell | 185 episodes |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Jean Kearsley | Episode: "Vigilante Mothers" |
| 1987 | Time Out for Dad | Pam Kowalski | Television film |
| 1987–1988 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Mamie Grolnick | 10 episodes |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Felicity | Episode: "Old Money" |
| 1989 | Anything but Love | Pamela Payton-Finch | 6 episodes |
| 1989 | An Eight Is Enough Wedding | Abby Bradford | Television film |
| 1990 | Coach | Beverly Graustark | Episode: "The Break-Up" |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap | Emma Rickett | Episode: "Runaway - July 4, 1964" |
| 1991 | Pros and Cons | Janet | Episode: "May the Best Man Win" |
| 1992 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Emily Lance | Episode: "Two Teens and a Baby" |
| 1992 | The Wonder Years | June Aidem | Episode: "Of Mastodons and Men" |
| 1995 | Mrs. Holland | Kimberly Hartford | Episode: "Grace at the Campfire" |
| 1997 | The Westing Game | Grace Wexler | Television film |
| 1997 | Party of Five | Sally | Episode: "Past Imperfect" |
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