{{Short description|American model (1934–2022)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} [[File:Sandra Warner 1962 (cropped).JPG|thumb|upright=0.85|Warner in ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1962)]] '''Sandra Faye Warner''' (May 12, 1934 – March 13, 2022), also known as '''Sandy Warner''' and later '''Sandra Warner Gendel''',<ref name=guiten>{{cite news |last=Guiten |first=Elizabeth |date=October 8, 2009 |title=Hotel Del Coronado Celebrates 50 Years Of 'Some Like It Hot' |url=http://www.coronadonewsca.com/news/hotel-del-coronado-celebrates-50-years-of-some-like-it-hot/article_129869bb-42a1-5740-bc0b-c4e89f6dc5b9.html |work=Coronado Eagle & Journal |access-date=March 15, 2021}}</ref> was an American actress, model, and singer, who sometimes performed with her twin sister '''Sonia Warner'''.
== Early years == Sandy and Sonia Warner began entertaining with a singing act when they were five years old.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sandra Warner Is Bright Spot in 'Mr. Smith' Show|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9291655/lake_charles_americanpress/|work=Lake Charles American-Press|agency=Associated Press|date=November 23, 1962|location=Louisiana, Lake Charles|page=12|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = March 2, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>
== Modeling and music == Sandra Warner was the cover girl on Martin Denny's 1957 album ''Exotica'', which reached no.1 in the ''Billboard'' charts, and on the album's first 11 sequels. Denny recalled, "She was a stunning model, extremely photogenic. She posed for at least the first dozen albums I did. They always changed her looks to fit the mood of the package."<ref>''Incredibly strange music'', pg 144. 1993 Re/Search publications {{ISBN|0-940642-22-0}}</ref> She also appeared as cover girl for other artists such as Mickey Katz's ''The Most Mishige''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-most-mishige-mw0000929582|title=The Most Mishige - Mickey Katz - User Reviews|website=AllMusic|accessdate=February 12, 2019}}</ref>
In 1959 Warner released ''Steve Allen Presents Sandy Warner: Fair & Warner'', one of a series of albums presented by Steve Allen, for which Martin Denny wrote the liner notes. The album was rereleased in 2014 by Edberg & Smith Records with the title ''Crazy Kisses''.
== Television and film career == In ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', a 1962–63 ABC sitcom based on the 1939 film of the same name, Warner co-starred as the wife of U.S. Senator Eugene Smith (Fess Parker). Warner appeared in a number of films,<ref name="Sandra Warner I">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912581/|title=Sandra Warner|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=February 12, 2019}}</ref> often with her twin sister Sonia, including ''The Human Jungle'', ''Some Like It Hot'', Nicholas Ray's ''Party Girl'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reviews/movies|title=Movie Reviews|date=February 12, 2019|accessdate=February 12, 2019|website=The New York Times}}</ref> and John Boorman's ''Point Blank''.<ref name="Sandra Warner I" /> Other television appearances included ''The Fugitive'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0584009/|title=The Chinese Sunset|accessdate=February 12, 2019|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> two episodes of ''The Twilight Zone'' ("A Nice Place to Visit"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734544/fullcredits|title="The Twilight Zone" A Nice Place to Visit (TV Episode 1960)|accessdate=February 12, 2019|website=IMDb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sandra-warner/credits/207564|title=Sandra Warner - TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|accessdate=February 12, 2019}}</ref> and "The Dummy"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734636/|title=The Dummy|accessdate=February 12, 2019|website=IMDb.com|date=May 4, 1962}}</ref>), and one episode of ''Perry Mason'' ("The Case of the Bountiful Beauty"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0673204/|title=The Case of the Bountiful Beauty|accessdate=February 12, 2019|website=IMDb.com|date=February 6, 1964}}</ref> (1964)), playing the role of murder victim Stephanie Carew. She also made a brief appearance in the ''Have Gun, Will Travel'' episode "The Marshall's Boy" broadcast November 26, 1960.
In September 2009, Warner attended a celebration at the Hotel del Coronado of the 50th anniversary of the filming there of ''Some Like It Hot''.<ref name=guiten/>
Warner died in Los Angeles on March 13, 2022, at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandra Gendel |url=https://obituaries.neptunesociety.com/obituaries/sherman-oaks-ca/sandra-gendel-10630920 |website=Neptune Society |access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref> She was predeceased by her sister, Sonia Warner.<ref>Clemens, Samuel. "Pageantry", ''Lulu Press''. August 2022</ref>
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==External links== *{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceagepop.com/warner.htm|title=Sandy Warner|website=Spaceagepop.com|accessdate=February 12, 2019}} *{{IMDb name}}
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