# Sandy Faison
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{{short description|American actress and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Sandy Faison
|image = Scene from Annie 1977 2.JPG
|caption = In ''[Annie](/source/Annie_(musical))'' (1977). Sandy Faison (left); [Reid Shelton](/source/Reid_Shelton) as Daddy Warbucks, [Andrea McArdle](/source/Andrea_McArdle) in title role
|birth_name = Sandra Faison
|birth_date =
|birth_place = United States
|death_date =
|death_place =
|occupation = 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.
== Career ==
=== Acting ===
In 1977, she made her [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) debut as Grace Farrell, secretary to [Daddy Warbucks](/source/Daddy_Warbucks), in ''[Annie](/source/Annie_(musical))''. Additional theatre credits include ''[Charlie and Algernon](/source/Charlie_and_Algernon)'' (1980),[[http://www.playbill.com/production/charlie-and-algernon-helen-hayes-theatre-vault-0000004466 " ''Charlie and Algernon'' Broadway"] playbill (vault), accessed March 23, 2019] ''[Is There Life After High School?](/source/Is_There_Life_After_High_School%3F)'' (1982),[[http://www.playbill.com/production/is-there-life-after-high-school-ethel-barrymore-theatre-vault-0000004318 " ''Is There Life After High School?'' Broadway"] playbill (vault), accessed March 23, 2019] and ''[You Can't Take It with You](/source/You_Can't_Take_It_with_You_(play))'' (1983, replacement Alice Sycamore)[[http://www.playbill.com/production/you-cant-take-it-with-you-plymouth-theatre-vault-0000009567 " ''You Can't Take It with You'' Broadway"] playbill (vault), accessed March 23, 2019]
Faison's [feature film](/source/feature_film) credits include ''[The Sterile Cuckoo](/source/The_Sterile_Cuckoo)'' (1969)[[https://web.archive.org/web/20120114194550/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16430/The-Sterile-Cuckoo/ ''The Sterile Cuckoo''] tcm.com, accessed March 23, 2019] and ''[All the Right Moves](/source/All_the_Right_Moves_(film))'' (1983).[[https://web.archive.org/web/20160901190325/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/67092/All-the-Right-Moves/ ''All the Right Moves''] tcm.com, accessed March 23, 2019]
On television she was featured in the [soap opera](/source/soap_opera)s ''[The Guiding Light](/source/The_Guiding_Light)'' as the original Brandy Shellooe before actress [JoBeth Williams](/source/JoBeth_Williams) took over the role, ''[Another World](/source/Another_World_(TV_series))'', and ''[The Edge of Night](/source/The_Edge_of_Night)''. She had a recurring role in ''[The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd](/source/The_Days_and_Nights_of_Molly_Dodd)'' as Molly's sister Mamie, a regular role in the first season of ''[Anything but Love](/source/Anything_but_Love)'', and made guest appearances on ''[Scarecrow and Mrs. King](/source/Scarecrow_and_Mrs._King)'', ''[Quantum Leap](/source/Quantum_Leap_(1989_TV_series))'', ''[The Wonder Years](/source/The_Wonder_Years)'', ''[Grace Under Fire](/source/Grace_Under_Fire_(TV_series))'' and ''[Party of Five](/source/Party_of_Five)'', among others[[https://masterworksbroadway.com/artist/sandy-faison/ "Sandy Faison"] masterworksbroadway.com, accessed March 23, 2019]
In the [television movie](/source/television_movie) ''An [Eight Is Enough](/source/Eight_Is_Enough) Wedding'' (1989), she played Abby Bradford.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20210118111527/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/463027/an-eight-is-enough-wedding ''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](/source/Fiorello_H._LaGuardia_High_School).[[https://alumniandfriends.org/fund/sandy-faison/ "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.[[https://www.laguardiahs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=314386&type=d "Technical Theater. Sandy Faison, Assistant Principal"] laguardiahs.org, accessed March 23, 2019] {{As of|2021}}, she teaches an annual workshop at London's [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music),[{{cite web |title=Sandy Faison, Neighborhood Playhouse |website=[ArtsBridge](/source/ArtsBridge) |url=https://artsbridge.com/wp_super_faq/sandy-faison/ |access-date=2021-12-15}}] is the artistic director for the [ArtsBridge](/source/ArtsBridge) Summer Musical Theater 2,[ and teaches the second year acting and music students at the [Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre](/source/Neighborhood_Playhouse_School_of_the_Theatre) in New York City.][{{cite web |title=Sandy Faison ~ Meisner Acting Technique II & Music |website=[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre](/source/Neighborhood_Playhouse_School_of_the_Theatre) |url=https://neighborhoodplayhouse.org/about/faculty |access-date=2021-12-15}}]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1969
|''[The Sterile Cuckoo](/source/The_Sterile_Cuckoo)''
|Nancy Putnam
|Uncredited
|-
|1983
|[''All the Right Moves''](/source/All_the_Right_Moves_(film))
|Suzie
|
|-
|1992
|''Play Nice''
|Mrs. Holland
|
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1976
|''Street Killing''
|Susan Brenner
|Television film
|-
|1976
|[''Serpico''](/source/Serpico_(TV_series))
|Sara
|Episode: "Country Box"
|-
|1977
|''The Annie Christmas Show''
|Grace Farrell
|Television film
|-
|1977
|''[Guiding Light](/source/Guiding_Light)''
|Brandy Shellooe #1
| rowspan="2" |1 episode
|-
|1979
|[''Another World''](/source/Another_World_(TV_series))
|Ramona / Model
|-
|1983–1984
|''[The Edge of Night](/source/The_Edge_of_Night)''
|Dr. Beth Corell
|185 episodes
|-
|1985
|''[Scarecrow and Mrs. King](/source/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](/source/The_Days_and_Nights_of_Molly_Dodd)''
|Mamie Grolnick
|10 episodes
|-
|1988
|''[CBS Summer Playhouse](/source/CBS_Summer_Playhouse)''
|Felicity
|Episode: "Old Money"
|-
|1989
|''[Anything but Love](/source/Anything_but_Love)''
|Pamela Payton-Finch
|6 episodes
|-
|1989
|''An Eight Is Enough Wedding''
|Abby Bradford
|Television film
|-
|1990
|[''Coach''](/source/Coach_(TV_series))
|Beverly Graustark
|Episode: "The Break-Up"
|-
|1991
|''[Quantum Leap](/source/Quantum_Leap_(1989_TV_series))''
|Emma Rickett
|Episode: "Runaway - July 4, 1964"
|-
|1991
|[''Pros and Cons''](/source/Pros_and_Cons_(TV_series))
|Janet
|Episode: "May the Best Man Win"
|-
|1992
|''[CBS Schoolbreak Special](/source/CBS_Schoolbreak_Special)''
|Emily Lance
|Episode: "Two Teens and a Baby"
|-
|1992
|''[The Wonder Years](/source/The_Wonder_Years)''
|June Aidem
|Episode: "Of Mastodons and Men"
|-
|1995
|''Mrs. Holland''
|Kimberly Hartford
|Episode: "Grace at the Campfire"
|-
|1997
|[''The Westing Game''](/source/Get_a_Clue_(1997_film))
|Grace Wexler
|Television film
|-
|1997
|''[Party of Five](/source/Party_of_Five)''
|Sally
|Episode: "Past Imperfect"
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0265678}}
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