Sandra Faison is an American actress and singer. She became an acting teacher after her performing career.
Career
Acting In 1977, she made her Broadway debut as Grace Farrell, secretary to Daddy Warbucks, in Annie. Additional theatre credits include Charlie and Algernon (1980)," Charlie and Algernon Broadway" playbill (vault), accessed March 23, 2019 Is There Life After High School? (1982)," Is There Life After High School? Broadway" playbill (vault), accessed March 23, 2019 and You Can't Take It with You (1983, replacement Alice Sycamore)" You Can't Take It with You Broadway" playbill (vault), accessed March 23, 2019
Faison's feature film credits include The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)The Sterile Cuckoo tcm.com, accessed March 23, 2019 and All the Right Moves (1983).All the Right Moves tcm.com, accessed March 23, 2019
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"Sandy Faison" masterworksbroadway.com, accessed March 23, 2019
In the television movie An Eight Is Enough Wedding (1989), she played Abby Bradford.An Eight Is Enough Wedding tcm.com, accessed March 23, 2019
Teaching After 13 years, Faison retired from teaching at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School."Sandy Faison Fund" alumniandfriends.org, accessed March 23, 2019 where she also served as LaGuardia's assistant principal of theater for her last five years."Technical Theater. Sandy Faison, Assistant Principal" laguardiahs.org, accessed March 23, 2019 , she teaches an annual workshop at London's Royal Academy of Music, is the artistic director for the ArtsBridge Summer Musical Theater 2, and teaches the second year acting and music students at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1969The Sterile CuckooNancy PutnamUncredited1983All the Right MovesSuzie1992Play NiceMrs. Holland
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1976Street KillingSusan BrennerTelevision film1976SerpicoSaraEpisode: "Country Box"1977The Annie Christmas ShowGrace FarrellTelevision film1977Guiding LightBrandy Shellooe #11 episode1979Another WorldRamona / Model1983–1984The Edge of NightDr. Beth Corell185 episodes1985Scarecrow and Mrs. KingJean KearsleyEpisode: "Vigilante Mothers"1987Time Out for DadPam KowalskiTelevision film1987–1988The Days and Nights of Molly DoddMamie Grolnick10 episodes1988CBS Summer PlayhouseFelicityEpisode: "Old Money"1989Anything but LovePamela Payton-Finch6 episodes1989An Eight Is Enough WeddingAbby BradfordTelevision film1990CoachBeverly GraustarkEpisode: "The Break-Up"1991Quantum LeapEmma RickettEpisode: "Runaway - July 4, 1964"1991Pros and ConsJanetEpisode: "May the Best Man Win"1992CBS Schoolbreak SpecialEmily LanceEpisode: "Two Teens and a Baby"1992The Wonder YearsJune AidemEpisode: "Of Mastodons and Men"1995Mrs. HollandKimberly HartfordEpisode: "Grace at the Campfire"1997The Westing GameGrace WexlerTelevision film1997Party of FiveSallyEpisode: "Past Imperfect"
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