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 Citys 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 Angeless 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 ONeal 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 Olmoss 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 HBOs drama, Big Love as the creepy he/she Selma Green, as well as the comedy, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as Macs 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 Foxs animated version of the 2004 mega indie hit.She played the lead in Tennessee Williams last full-length play; A House Not Meant To Stand in its critically acclaimed West Coast Premiere at the Fountain Theatre in 2011. Her performance was nominated for an Ovation Award - Best Female Lead in 2011.

영화 산업 unavailable from Sandy Martin

Sizzle

Freda's Assistant

영화 1981

The Patricia Neal Story

1st Woman

영화 1981

The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues

Mrs. Dickey

영화 1987

A Very Sunny Christmas

Mrs. McDonald

영화 2009

Vendetta

Kay Butler

영화 1986

Sunset Stories

Stu

영화 2012

Little Girl Lost

Violet Young

영화 1988

Stranger Inside

Mrs. Johnny Cochran

영화 2001

Marlene

Louella Parsons

영화 2000

The Invisible Raptor

Henrietta McCluckskey

영화 2024

Scalpel

Sandy

영화 1977

Mosquito

Annie

영화 2022

My Suicide

Mrs. Ellis

영화 2011

The Head Thieves

Judy Castillo

영화 2018

Stars Are Already Dead

Grandma

영화 2016

One Shoe Makes it Murder

Gloria

영화 1982

China Moon

Gun Saleswoman

영화 1994

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

Counselor Pennell

영화 1991

Carpool

Peggy Ryan

영화 1983

Testing Dirty

영화 1990

TV 시리즈 unavailable from Sandy Martin

Desperate Housewives

Woman

Tv 2004

The Twilight Zone

Tv 1985

CSI: NY

Mrs. Collins

Tv 2004

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Office Manager

Tv 2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Female Trucker

Tv 2000

Napoleon Dynamite

Tv 2012

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Mac's Mom

Tv 2005

Hunter

Iris Balzer

Tv 1984

Make It or Break It

Marge

Tv 2009

Perception

Shirley (Homeless Woman)

Tv 2012

Weeds

Doctor

Tv 2005

Mom

Lillian

Tv 2013

Night Court

Woman in First Row of Gallery #2

Tv 1984

Bravest Warriors

Dolores (voice)

Tv 2012

Grey's Anatomy

Sally

Tv 2005

Lab Rats

Greta

Tv 2012

Night Court

Sister Mo

Tv 1984

ER

Sister Helen

Tv 1994

Sliders

Shirley Montana

Tv 1995

Wander Over Yonder

Dorothy (voice)

Tv 2013

My Name Is Earl

Joy's Grandma

Tv 2005

Shooter

Adele Poole

Tv 2016

Rizzoli & Isles

Kendra Dee

Tv 2010

Ray Donovan

Sandy Patrick

Tv 2013

2 Broke Girls

Ms. Pyle

Tv 2011

Without a Trace

Iris Healy

Tv 2002

Strong Medicine

Iris Rawlings

Tv 2000

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Mrs. Mac

Tv 2005

ER

Mrs. Zarian

Tv 1994

The New Normal

Miss Pepper

Tv 2012

The Closer

Mrs. Wallingham

Tv 2005

Shameless

Doctor

Tv 2011

Falcon Crest

Criminal Institute Hospital Floor Nurse

Tv 1981

Playing House

Mary Pat Caruso

Tv 2014