Sandy Martin

Sandy Martin

出生 : 1949-03-03, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

略歴

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.

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Mosquito
Annie
A tale of sacrifice and showmanship told through rival doctors in the old west.
あの夏のルカ
Grandma Paguro (voice)
水にぬれると変身し、自由自在に海を泳ぐことができる不思議な能力を持つ種族シー・モンスターの少年ルカ。彼は人間と交わってはいけないというおきてを破り、北イタリアにある海辺の町ポルト・ロッソを訪れる。シー・モンスターを目にしたことがなく、恐れを抱く人間たちに正体を知られないようにしながら、ルカは海では体験できなかった人間の世界の風景に感激する。
ダンボ
Verna the Secretary
サーカスで生まれた象のダンボは、耳が大き過ぎると笑われていた。だがサーカスの元スター、ホルト(コリン・ファレル)の娘ミリー(ニコ・パーカー)と息子のジョー(フィンリー・ホビンズ)は、家族の一員としてダンボと接していた。ある日ミリーとジョーは、偶然ダンボが空を飛べることを知る。そのことが、ほかのサーカスを経営するヴァンデヴァー(マイケル・キートン)の耳に入る。
The Head Thieves
Judy Castillo
Three brothers develop an elaborate plan to recover stolen cash and go on the run.
スリー・ビルボード
Mrs. Dixon
アメリカ、ミズーリ州の田舎町エビングの道路に立ち並ぶ3枚の広告看板。それは7カ月前に娘を殺されたミルドレッド・ヘイズが、進展しない警察の捜査に腹を立て、エビング広告社のレッド・ウェルビーと契約した広告だった。ウィロビー署長は、看板を見つけたディクソン巡査から報せを受け、ミルドレッド宅を訪ねて捜査状況を丁寧に説明するが彼女は聞く耳を持たない。多くの町の人々はウィロビーを敬愛しており、ミルドレッドを説得しようとするが問題は深まるばかり。警察の捜査を進展させるはずが、孤立無援となっていくミルドレッド。ところが、ミルドレッドはもちろん、この広告騒ぎに関わったすべての人々の人生さえも変えてしまう衝撃の事件が起きてしまう。
Stars Are Already Dead
Grandma
After his mother's devastating death, Phoenix moves to LA where he meets two people change his life forever. Together they will pull each other out of the tragedy of their pasts and shine as stars in the darkness that surrounds their lives.
おとなのワケあり恋愛講座
Susan Vale
By day, Richard Haig is a successful and well-respected English professor at renowned Trinity College in Cambridge. By night, Richard indulges his own romantic fantasies with a steady stream of beautiful undergraduates. But Richard has grown tired of the game and is looking for something more meaningful and lasting. So when Kate, Richard’s tanned, athletic, 25-year-old American girlfriend tells him that she is pregnant, Richard is thrilled. He looks forward to having a family of his own, being a father his children could be proud of, not some sex-fueled bobcat. There is only one problem. Richard’s not in love with Kate. Richard is in love with Kate’s sister, Olivia. He had been in love with her ever since he first saw her.
ラヴレース
Ticket Lady
Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
Ass Backwards
Qwen
Two best friends embark on a cross country trip back to their hometown to attempt to win a pageant that eluded them as children.
Sunset Stories
Stu
A dark comedy about two people's chase around Los Angeles to find a missing cooler.
My Suicide
Mrs. Ellis
After declaring that he's going to film himself committing suicide for a school project, Archie videotapes his surprising interactions with worried family members, interested classmates, unreliable medical experts and the hottest girl in school.
マーリー 世界一おバカな犬が教えてくれたこと
Lori
子育ての予行演習のつもりで犬を飼い始めた新婚夫婦と、ラブラドール・レトリバーの愛ときずなを描く感動作。愛犬との生活を通し、結婚生活をめぐる普遍的な悩みや問題を描き出したベストセラー・エッセーを映画化。監督は『プラダを着た悪魔』のデヴィッド・フランケル。主人公夫婦を『ダージリン急行』のオーウェン・ウィルソンと「フレンズ」のジェニファー・アニストンが演じている。泣いて笑って、最後は温かい気持ちになれる一作。
Adam & Steve
Biker Chick
Adam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now a Manhattan tour guide, and Steve, a psychiatrist, meet again -- but neither remembers the other from years before. The two begin dating, even playing matchmaker for their friends Michael and Rhonda, but their promising relationship hits a major snag when Adam and Steve finally recall their past connection.
ナポレオン・ダイナマイト
Grandma
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
ジュエルに気をつけろ!
Bingo Vendor Woman
Every man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night.
Marlene
Louella Parsons
Marlene is a 2000 German biopic film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and starring Katja Flint, Hans Werner Meyer and Herbert Knaup. It follows the life of the German actress Marlene Dietrich and her success in Hollywood.
ハード・キャンディ
Nurse
When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.
Krippendorf's Tribe
Nurse
After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged rituals transform his three troubled children into the Shelmikedmu, a primitive culture whose habits enthrall scholars. But when a spiteful rival threatens to blow the whistle on Krippendorf's ruse, he gets into the act as well.
イヴの秘かな憂鬱
Trudy
An ambitious female attorney wallows in excess and meaningless sex with both male and female partners, while dealing with her personal life problems including helping her kleptomaniac sister.
スピード
Bartender
ロサンゼルスのオフィスビルにあるエレベーターに爆弾が仕掛けられ、乗客達が閉じ込められる事件が発生。ロサンゼルス市警察SWAT隊員であるジャック・トラヴェンはマクマホン分隊長や同僚のハリー達と共に爆弾を排除、乗客達を救出。さらに身代金を要求してきた犯人のハワード・ペインを追い詰めるがもう一息のところで逃げられる。 ペインは元アトランタ警察爆発物処理班員で、処理中の爆発事故により左手親指を失う障害を負って退職せざるを得なくなったが「命がけで何十年も働いてきたのに、警察当局は退職記念の金時計と障害年金を寄越しただけで、他に何も補償してくれない」と逆恨み、警察に挑戦を始めた。 逃げおおせたペインは路線バスに爆弾を仕掛け、ジャックに対応させるよう仕向ける。信管は速度測定系に連動、バスの速度が一度でも時速50マイル(約80Km)を越えると安全装置が解除され、更に、速度がこれを下回ると爆発する。爆破を阻止するために標的となったバスを止めて飛び乗ったジャックだったが、不法滞在している自分を追ってきたと思い込んだ乗客の一人が誤って発砲し、運転手(サム)が負傷。スピード違反で免停中のためバス通勤していた若い女性、アニーがハンドルを任された。
China Moon
Gun Saleswoman
Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After shooting her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but Kyle's partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Counselor Pennell
Three novels - three dramatic stories in the walls of the women's prison. The first story - a brand new, first went to prison inmates. The second - about a mother whose son has ceased to go to prison for visits. The third - about the experiences of women on the eve of its release.
Little Girl Lost
Violet Young
This heart-wrenching story inspired by real events depicts the trials of the Brady family, who are trying desperately to adopt a helpless little girl they took in when she was in a foster care program. Clara and Tim Brady are in for the fight of their lives as they find that adopting Tella will not be so easy -- especially when social services puts her back into the care of her abusive father.
The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
Mrs. Dickey
Brady Hawkes and Billy Montana join forces once again in this new adventure. This time around their goal is to help the Sioux fight the government and get the supplies they need. They also uncover corruption within a government outpost and find themselves in a dangerous position.
バーフライ
Janice
Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.
Daddy
Ultrasound Receptionist
Two high schoolers are unprepared for the reality of parenthood when the girl becomes pregnant.
Vendetta
Kay Butler
A sexy stuntwoman gets herself thrown into prison to avenge the death of her sister.
Extremities
Officer Sudow
A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In fact, the man does use the information in her bag and comes to her apartment with the intent of rape, but she sprays him in the face with insect repellent, and then holds him captive. She is then faced with deciding whether to go to the police who might not believe her and release him, or to kill him.
天才アカデミー
Mrs. Meredith
15歳で大学に入った天才少年の愛と冒険をコミカルに描く。
Carpool
Peggy Ryan
Four strangers are thrown together in a carpool when a bag of money, almost a million dollars, falls from a Brinks truck into their path. Because of circumstances, they are unable to turn in the money, and they struggle over what to do. They are pursued by thieves, the mob, and the police.
48時間
Policewoman
カリフォルニア州の砂漠地帯にある刑務所から受刑者が脱獄する。受刑者の名はアルバート・ギャンズ、強盗殺人の前科がある危険な男だ。ギャンズは共犯者ビリー・ベアと共にサンフランシスコに逃亡する。 次の日、サンフランシスコ市警察本部のジャック・ケイツ部長刑事は、同僚の刑事2人と共に非行少年が潜伏しているホテルに踏み込む。ところが、そこにいたのは非行少年ではなく、ギャンズたちであった。激しい銃撃戦となり、刑事2人は射殺されてしまう。 ケイツは、ギャンズのかつての仲間であり現在は服役中のレジー・ハモンドというチンピラから手掛かりを引き出そうとする。「ギャンズを捕まえるために自分を刑務所から出して協力させろ」と要求するハモンドに対して、48時間の期限付き仮出所を取り付けたケイツ。ハモンドは仮出所できた解放感からか、女を口説くなど軽薄な行動をするが、その度にケイツを苛立たせる。
One Shoe Makes it Murder
Gloria
Robert Mitchum stars as a down-and-out ex-cop whose entanglement with a shady casino owner leaves him one step behind a killer in the mystery One Shoe Makes It Murder. Soon after the Nevada Gaming Commission suspends his casino license, gambling czar Carl Charnock (Mel Ferrer) hires private investigator Harold Schillman (Mitchum) to find his missing wife. With the help of Fay Reid (Angie Dickinson), Schillman locates the unfaithful spouse--right before she falls from a balcony! Now Schillman must determine whether she jumped or ... whether One Shoe Makes It Murder.
Farrell: For the People
Newswoman
Adventures of the DA's new lady assistant.
The Patricia Neal Story
1st Woman
The dramatic account of actress Patricia Neal's miraculous recovery from a near-fatal stroke in 1966 with the help of her then-husband, author Roald Dahl, and their close friend, veteran actress Mildred Dunnock.
Sizzle
Freda's Assistant
A sultry nightclub singer, a small-town girl in the big city, sets out to avenge her boyfriend's murder after he is killed while running illegal booze for the mob.
The Gift of Love
Jan's Mother
Inspired by O. Henry's short story about a young bride and groom, each of whom foolishly--but quite lovingly--sacrifices a treasured possession to buy the perfect Christmas gift for their mate.
Scalpel
Sandy
A psychopathic plastic surgeon transforms a young accident victim into the spitting image of his missing daughter.