Sandy Faison

Sandy Faison
In Annie (1977). Sandy Faison (left); Reid Shelton as Daddy Warbucks, Andrea McArdle in title role
Born
Sandra Faison

United States
Occupation(s)Actress, singer; acting teacher
Years active1977–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 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]

Teaching

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, 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]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1969 The Sterile Cuckoo Nancy Putnam Uncredited
1983 All the Right Moves Suzie
1992 Play Nice Mrs. Holland

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1952 Guiding Light Brandy Shellooe #1 1 episode
1964 Another World Ramona / Model
1976 Street Killing Susan Brenner Television film
1976 Serpico Sara Episode: "Country Box"
1977 The Annie Christmas Show Grace Farrell Television film
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"

References

  1. ^ " Charlie and Algernon Broadway" playbill (vault), accessed March 23, 2019
  2. ^ " Is There Life After High School? Broadway" playbill (vault), accessed March 23, 2019
  3. ^ " You Can't Take It with You Broadway" playbill (vault), accessed March 23, 2019
  4. ^ The Sterile Cuckoo tcm.com, accessed March 23, 2019
  5. ^ All the Right Moves tcm.com, accessed March 23, 2019
  6. ^ a b "Sandy Faison" masterworksbroadway.com, accessed March 23, 2019
  7. ^ An Eight Is Enough Wedding tcm.com, accessed March 23, 2019
  8. ^ "Sandy Faison Fund" alumniandfriends.org, accessed March 23, 2019
  9. ^ "Technical Theater. Sandy Faison, Assistant Principal" laguardiahs.org, accessed March 23, 2019
  10. ^ a b "Sandy Faison, Neighborhood Playhouse". ArtsBridge. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  11. ^ "Sandy Faison ~ Meisner Acting Technique II & Music". Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Retrieved 2021-12-15.