SANDY DUNCAN
Name: Sandra Kay Duncan
Born: 20 February 1946 Henderson, Texas, U.S.
Sandra Kay "Sandy" Duncan (born February 20, 1946) is an American singer and
actress of stage and television. Her most notable trademarks are her pixie
blonde hairdo and her perky demeanor. She was born in Henderson, Texas. Among
her most prominent roles is playing Sandy Hogan on the sitcom The Hogan Family.
A brilliant dancer, she also captivated Broadway audiences with her engaging
personality. In 1970, she was named one of the "most promising faces of tomorrow"
by TIME magazine. After a short role on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow, in
1968, she starred in the television series Funny Face (later renamed The Sandy
Duncan Show). Her performance as Missy Anne Reynolds in the miniseries Roots
earned her an Emmy Award nomination. In 1976, she was a guest star in an episode
of the first season of The Muppet Show. It was then that she went back to
Broadway for many years. Notable performances include her 1979 stint as the
title role in Peter Pan, My One and Only, and Chicago.
She has also been nominated for a Tony Award three times: as Best Supporting or
Featured Actress (Musical), in 1969 for Canterbury Tales, and as Best Actress (Musical),
in 1971 for a revival of The Boy Friend, and in 1980 for Peter Pan.
In the 1970s, during her first season on Funny Face, she was treated for a tumor
behind her left eye, which damaged the optic nerve. She lost the sight in the
eye, but is still able to move it normally. This led to the
cancellation of Funny Face, but during the following season, she returned to her
character of Sandy Stockton in The Sandy Duncan Show.
In 1987, she joined the cast of Valerie's Family (which was previously titled
Valerie, and soon to be retitled The Hogan Family) after Valerie Harper left the
show abruptly over financial matters. Sandy filled the "mother" role as "aunt",
Sandy Hogan, the patriarch's sister.
In 1988, she did the first three Barney and the Backyard Gang videos as Michael
and Amy's mother. She has been in many traveling stage productions, including
The King and I.
She has also lent her voice talents to animated characters; in 1984 she was the
speaking and singing voice of Firefly in the pilot episode of My Little Pony,
and in 1994 she was the voice of Queen Uberta in The Swan Princess.
Name: Sandra Kay Duncan
Born: 20 February 1946 Henderson, Texas, U.S.
Sandra Kay "Sandy" Duncan (born February 20, 1946) is an American singer and
actress of stage and television. Her most notable trademarks are her pixie
blonde hairdo and her perky demeanor. She was born in Henderson, Texas. Among
her most prominent roles is playing Sandy Hogan on the sitcom The Hogan Family.
A brilliant dancer, she also captivated Broadway audiences with her engaging
personality. In 1970, she was named one of the "most promising faces of tomorrow"
by TIME magazine. After a short role on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow, in
1968, she starred in the television series Funny Face (later renamed The Sandy
Duncan Show). Her performance as Missy Anne Reynolds in the miniseries Roots
earned her an Emmy Award nomination. In 1976, she was a guest star in an episode
of the first season of The Muppet Show. It was then that she went back to
Broadway for many years. Notable performances include her 1979 stint as the
title role in Peter Pan, My One and Only, and Chicago.
She has also been nominated for a Tony Award three times: as Best Supporting or
Featured Actress (Musical), in 1969 for Canterbury Tales, and as Best Actress (Musical),
in 1971 for a revival of The Boy Friend, and in 1980 for Peter Pan.
In the 1970s, during her first season on Funny Face, she was treated for a tumor
behind her left eye, which damaged the optic nerve. She lost the sight in the
eye, but is still able to move it normally. This led to the
cancellation of Funny Face, but during the following season, she returned to her
character of Sandy Stockton in The Sandy Duncan Show.
In 1987, she joined the cast of Valerie's Family (which was previously titled
Valerie, and soon to be retitled The Hogan Family) after Valerie Harper left the
show abruptly over financial matters. Sandy filled the "mother" role as "aunt",
Sandy Hogan, the patriarch's sister.
In 1988, she did the first three Barney and the Backyard Gang videos as Michael
and Amy's mother. She has been in many traveling stage productions, including
The King and I.
She has also lent her voice talents to animated characters; in 1984 she was the
speaking and singing voice of Firefly in the pilot episode of My Little Pony,
and in 1994 she was the voice of Queen Uberta in The Swan Princess.