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Sandy Martin
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Sandy Martin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-03-03,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Female
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

6.676

48 Hrs.
1982-12-07

10

Sizzle
1981-11-29

The Patricia Neal Story

6.5

The Patricia Neal Story
1981-12-08

The Gift of Love

6.7

The Gift of Love
1978-12-08

Napoleon Dynamite

6.802

Napoleon Dynamite
2004-06-11

The Gambler: The Legend Continues

6

The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987-11-22

7.174

Marley & Me
2008-12-25

A Very Sunny Christmas

8

A Very Sunny Christmas
2009-11-17

4.8

Vendetta
1986-09-12

4.4

Ass Backwards
2013-01-21

Farrell: For the People

4.5

Farrell: For the People
1982-10-18

6

Lovelace
2013-08-08

5

Sunset Stories
2012-03-10

Female Perversions

5.1

Female Perversions
1996-11-21

6.68

Real Genius
1985-08-07

Little Girl Lost

8

Little Girl Lost
1988-04-25

One Night at McCool's

5.861

One Night at McCool's
2001-04-19

Stranger Inside

4.5

Stranger Inside
2001-06-23

5.7

Marlene
2000-03-09

Some Kind of Beautiful

5.64

Some Kind of Beautiful
2014-11-06

The Invisible Raptor

5.8

The Invisible Raptor
2024-12-06

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

8.051

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017-12-01

6.2

Extremities
1986-08-22

6.89

Barfly
1987-09-02

6.3

False Face
1977-03-04

7.159

Speed
1994-06-09

0

Mosquito
2022-05-07

6.1

My Suicide
2009-02-07

The Head Thieves

2

The Head Thieves
2018-12-14

6.584

Dumbo
2019-03-27

Stars Are Already Dead

0

Stars Are Already Dead
2016-01-01

One Shoe Makes it Murder

7.1

One Shoe Makes it Murder
1982-11-06

6.1

China Moon
1994-03-04

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

4.2

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991-01-26

6.435

Jawbreaker
1999-01-30

4

Carpool
1983-10-05

Krippendorf's Tribe

4.6

Krippendorf's Tribe
1998-02-27

5.4

Adam & Steve
2005-04-24

7.2

Daddy
1987-04-14

7.772

Luca
2021-06-17

4.5

Testing Dirty
1990-10-18

4.2

Sparkler
1997-10-01

They Come at Night

8

They Come at Night
1998-09-16

Seven Psychopaths

6.815

Seven Psychopaths
2012-10-12

3.2

On the Line
1998-01-15

4.6

Lower Learning
2008-10-10

The Great Buck Howard

6

The Great Buck Howard
2008-01-18

Desperate Housewives

7.9

Desperate Housewives
2004-10-03

The Twilight Zone

7.691

The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27

7.314

CSI: NY
2004-09-22

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

Napoleon Dynamite

5.677

Napoleon Dynamite
2012-01-15

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

8.249

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005-08-04

7.1

Hunter
1984-09-18

Make It or Break It

7.7

Make It or Break It
2009-06-22

7.2

Perception
2012-07-09

7.5

Weeds
2005-08-07

7.3

Mom
2013-09-23

4.9

Hot Sluts
2009-05-26

7.323

Night Court
1984-01-04

Bravest Warriors

7.6

Bravest Warriors
2012-11-08

8.204

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

8

Lab Rats
2012-02-27

7.323

Night Court
1984-01-04

7.8

ER
1994-09-19

7.6

Sliders
1995-03-22

Wander Over Yonder

7.524

Wander Over Yonder
2013-09-13

My Name Is Earl

7.6

My Name Is Earl
2005-09-20

7.216

Shooter
2016-11-15

Rizzoli & Isles

7.88

Rizzoli & Isles
2010-07-12

7.503

Ray Donovan
2013-06-30

7.2

2 Broke Girls
2011-09-19

Without a Trace

7.2

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

Strong Medicine

7.4

Strong Medicine
2000-07-23

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

8.249

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005-08-04

7.8

ER
1994-09-19

6

The New Normal
2012-09-10

7.8

The Closer
2005-06-13

8.167

Shameless
2011-01-09

5.6

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

6.6

Playing House
2014-04-29

7.1

The Division
2001-01-07

6.9

Big Love
2006-03-12

7.183

Nip/Tuck
2003-07-22

7.5

Parenthood
2010-03-02

6.4

Transparent
2014-09-26

7.4

Saving Grace
2007-07-23

5.7

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

7

Matlock
1986-03-03

The Duck Factory

6.1

The Duck Factory
1984-04-12

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

6.7

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983-10-03

7.4

Lou Grant
1977-09-20

0

Police Story
1988-10-29

7.363

The Unit
2006-03-07