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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

6.689

48 Hrs.
1982-12-07

0

Sizzle
1981-11-29

The Patricia Neal Story

5

The Patricia Neal Story
1981-12-08

The Gift of Love

6

The Gift of Love
1978-12-08

Napoleon Dynamite

6.781

Napoleon Dynamite
2004-06-11

The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues

5.875

The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
1987-11-22

7.194

Marley & Me
2008-12-25

A Very Sunny Christmas

9.1

A Very Sunny Christmas
2009-11-17

5

Vendetta
1986-09-12

4.463

Ass Backwards
2013-01-21

Farrell: For the People

1

Farrell: For the People
1982-10-18

6.02

Lovelace
2013-08-08

5

Sunset Stories
2012-03-10

Female Perversions

5

Female Perversions
1997-04-25

6.7

Real Genius
1985-08-07

Little Girl Lost

8

Little Girl Lost
1988-04-25

One Night at McCool's

5.874

One Night at McCool's
2001-04-19

Stranger Inside

4.4

Stranger Inside
2001-06-23

5.7

Marlene
2000-03-09

Some Kind of Beautiful

5.641

Some Kind of Beautiful
2015-07-16

The Invisible Raptor

5.818

The Invisible Raptor
2024-12-06

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

8.066

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017-12-01

6.068

Extremities
1986-08-22

6.846

Barfly
1987-09-02

6.286

False Face
1977-03-04

7.142

Speed
1994-06-09

0

Mosquito
2022-05-07

6.188

My Suicide
2009-02-07

The Head Thieves

0

The Head Thieves
2018-12-14

6.602

Dumbo
2019-03-27

Stars Are Already Dead

0

Stars Are Already Dead
2016-01-01

One Shoe Makes it Murder

6.5

One Shoe Makes it Murder
1982-11-06

6.1

China Moon
1994-03-04

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

3.8

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

6.357

Jawbreaker
1999-01-30

2

Carpool
1983-10-05

Krippendorf's Tribe

4.6

Krippendorf's Tribe
1998-02-27

5.5

Adam & Steve
2005-04-24

7.2

Daddy
1987-04-14

7.805

Luca
2021-06-17

0

Testing Dirty
1990-10-18

Desperate Housewives

7.915

Desperate Housewives
2004-10-03

The Twilight Zone

7.76

The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27

7.356

CSI: NY
2004-09-22

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.635

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.635

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

Napoleon Dynamite

6

Napoleon Dynamite
2012-01-15

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

8.29

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

7.152

Hunter
1984-09-18

Make It or Break It

7.643

Make It or Break It
2009-06-22

7.177

Perception
2012-07-09

7.481

Weeds
2005-08-07

7.319

Mom
2013-09-23

5.3

Hot Sluts
2009-05-26

7.349

Night Court
1984-01-04

Bravest Warriors

7.7

Bravest Warriors
2012-11-08

8.228

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

8.103

Lab Rats
2012-02-27

7.349

Night Court
1984-01-04

7.824

ER
1994-09-19

7.612

Sliders
1995-03-22

Wander Over Yonder

7.388

Wander Over Yonder
2013-09-13

My Name Is Earl

7.672

My Name Is Earl
2005-09-20

7.17

Shooter
2016-11-15

Rizzoli & Isles

7.908

Rizzoli & Isles
2010-07-12

7.499

Ray Donovan
2013-06-30

7.193

2 Broke Girls
2011-09-19

Without a Trace

7.262

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

Strong Medicine

7.1

Strong Medicine
2000-07-23

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

8.29

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

7.824

ER
1994-09-19

6.008

The New Normal
2012-09-10

7.873

The Closer
2005-06-13

8.16

Shameless
2011-01-09

5.5

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

6.406

Playing House
2014-04-29