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Personal Info

Birth date

1949-03-03 (76 Years)

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as

샌디 마틴

Sandy Martin

Biography

Sandy Martin began her acting career at the age of 15 touring the country with Martha Raye in Good-bye Charley. After several East Coast touring productions she settled in New York City. Martin began working in many of New York City's esteemed theatres: Lincoln Center, La Mama, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Playwrights Horizon, The American Place Theatre acting in over 70 stage productions.

After their enormous hit with the stage play, Hothouse by Megan Terry, Sandy wrote the screen adaptation which she packaged with her good friends, Amy Madigan and Ed Harris, both whom she acted with in the award winning world premiere of, Prairie Avenue by Edward Allen Baker, both in New York City. (at Est.) & Los Angeles's Callboard Theatre.

Esparza/Katz Prod. quickly acquired Hothouse, and thus began a long working relationship with Moctesume Esparza and Robert Katz that lasted over ten years. Starting as a Development Executive, Sandy worked her way up to being the Associate Producer of the company, working on the critically acclaimed feature films: Milagro Bean Field Wars and Selena. She was also Associate Producer of Gettysburg for Turner and Bowl Of Beings starring the famed comedy troupe, Culture Clash for Great Performances on PBS.

During her tenure with Esparza/Katz Prod., Martin wrote several treatments and screenplays; Underdogs, which was optioned by Avnet/Kerner (Risky Business, Fried Green Tomatoes), Thirteenth Duke, commissioned by Marchelo Danon (Producer of the original, La Cage aux Folles), The James Dean Story (Mini-series - Marvin Worth Prod.), she also co-wrote a musical revival of Reefer Madness with Dan Gerrity - directed by the late, great Ron Link. Martin penned Ms. Prez a screenplay that she co-authored with Patrick O'Neal about the first African American Woman President.

Martin produced and directed two documentaries. The Great Meddler about the founding of the American Society for the Protection Of Cruelty To Animals) and The United Farm Workers - A Tribute to Caesar Chavez. The short, Lovely Rita, stars her friend, Cch Pounder - (The Shield) Martin was also President of Edward James Olmos's production company, Olmos Prod. at ABC for four years in early 2000.

Thrilled to go back to acting, Martin was very happy to score a recurring role on HBO's drama, Big Love as the creepy he/she Selma Green, as well as the comedy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as Mac's Mom. Sandy has guest starred on numerous hit shows: CSI, Nip Tuck, Shameless, Saving Grace, Weeds, Cold Case, 2 Broke Girls, Parenthood, The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles etc. She looks forward to continuing her role as Grandma from Napoleon Dynamite for Fox's animated version of the 2004 mega indie hit.

She played the lead in Tennessee William's last full-length play; A House Not Meant To Stand in it's critically acclaimed West Coast Premiere at the Fountain Theatre in 2011. Her performance was nominated for an Ovation Award - Best Female Lead in 2011.

Filmography

Acting

2024The Invisible Raptor as Henrietta McCluckskey

2022Mosquito as Annie

2021Luca as Grandma Paguro (voice)

2019Dumbo as Verna

2018The Head Thieves as Judy Castillo

2017Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Mrs. Dixon

2016Shooter (1 Episode) as Adele Poole

2016Stars Are Already Dead as Grandma

2015Some Kind of Beautiful as Susan Vale

2014Playing House (6 Episodes) as Mary Pat Caruso

2013Mom (1 Episode) as Lillian

2013Wander Over Yonder (1 Episode) as Dorothy (voice)

2013Lovelace as Ticket Lady

2013Ray Donovan (4 Episodes) as Sandy Patrick

2013Ass Backwards as Qwen

2012Bravest Warriors (1 Episode) as Dolores (voice)

2012The New Normal (1 Episode) as Miss Pepper

2012Perception (1 Episode) as Shirley (Homeless Woman)

2012Sunset Stories as Stu

2012Lab Rats (1 Episode) as Greta

2012Napoleon Dynamite (6 Episodes) as Grandma

20112 Broke Girls (1 Episode) as Ms. Pyle

2011Shameless (1 Episode) as Doctor

2010Rizzoli & Isles (1 Episode) as Kendra Dee

2009A Very Sunny Christmas as Mrs. McDonald

2009Make It or Break It (1 Episode) as Marge

2009Hot Sluts (5 Episodes) as Jackie

2009My Suicide as Mrs. Ellis

2008Marley & Me as Lori

2006Big Love (10 Episodes) as Selma Greene

2005My Name Is Earl (1 Episode) as Joy's Grandma

2005Weeds (1 Episode) as Doctor

2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (8, 8 Episode) as Mac's Mom, Mrs. Mac

2005The Closer (1 Episode) as Mrs. Wallingham

2005Adam & Steve as Biker Chick

2005Grey's Anatomy (2 Episodes) as Sally

2004Desperate Housewives (1 Episode) as Woman

2004CSI: NY (1 Episode) as Mrs. Collins

2004Napoleon Dynamite as Grandma

2003Nip/Tuck (1 Episode) as Helen Holden

2002Without a Trace (1 Episode) as Iris Healy

2001Stranger Inside as Mrs. Johnny Cochran

2001One Night at McCool's as Bingo Vendor Woman

2001The Division (1 Episode) as Marriage Counselor

2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1, 1 Episode) as Office Manager, Female Trucker

2000Strong Medicine (1 Episode) as Iris Rawlings

2000Marlene as Louella Parsons

1999Jawbreaker as Nurse

1998Krippendorf's Tribe as Nurse

1997Sparkler as Ed

1997Female Perversions as Trudy

1995Sliders (1 Episode) as Shirley Montana

1994ER (1, 1 Episode) as Sister Helen, Mrs. Zarian

1994Speed as Bartender

1994China Moon as Gun Saleswoman

1991Prison Stories: Women on the Inside as Counselor Pennell

1990Testing Dirty as Unknown

1988Little Girl Lost as Violet Young

1987The Gambler: The Legend Continues as Mrs. Dickey

1987Barfly as Janice

1987Daddy as Ultrasound Receptionist

1986Vendetta as Kay Butler

1986Extremities as Officer Sudow

1985The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as (segment "Nightcrawlers")

1985Real Genius as Mrs. Meredith

1984Hunter (1 Episode) as Iris Balzer

1984Night Court (1, 1 Episode) as Woman in First Row of Gallery #2, Sister Mo

1983Carpool as Peggy Ryan

198248 Hrs. as Policewoman

1982One Shoe Makes it Murder as Gloria

1982Farrell: For the People as Newswoman

1981The Patricia Neal Story as 1st Woman

1981Falcon Crest (1 Episode) as Criminal Institute Hospital Floor Nurse

1981Sizzle as Freda's Assistant

1978The Gift of Love as Jan's Mother

1977False Face as Sandy