Sandra Dorsey

Sandra Dorsey
Born (1939-09-28) September 28, 1939
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Occupation Actress, director, writer, choreographer
Years active 1976–present
Spouse(s) Joe Dorsey (?–present)
Website http://dorseystudios.com

Sandra Dorsey (born September 28, 1939) is an American film and television actress, she is also a theatre actress, director, writer and choreographer. She is best known for her role in the 1989 horror sequel Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland.

Life and career

Dorsey was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Dorsey founded Dorsey Studios in 1977.[1] Before her acting career, Dorsey was a teacher of acting and singing exclusively in New York City. She has also taught at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and in Emory University. she is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Actors' Equity Association, The American Federation of Television and Radio Arts, the Dekalb Council for the Arts, The College Music Society, the Episcopal Drama Foundation, and The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She has also served as SAG president for the state of Georgia. In addition to her work at Dorsey studios, Dorsey has worked at the Bachelor of Arts, Oglethorpe University, Master of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance and the University of Georgia. She has also attended the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, and has studied extensively with the David LeGrant Actors Studio in New York. She has performed in five plays on Broadway in NYC, Illya Darling with Melina Mercouri, Gantry with Robert Shaw and Rita Moreno, Drat! The Cat! with Elliott Gould,[2] On the Town with Bernadette Peters and Phyllis Newman, and Mata Hari with Pernell Roberts and directed by Vincent Minnelli. She played Franlein Kost in the National Tour of Cabaret directed by Harold Prince. Dorsey wrote and directed Biba Revue at Maxim’s in Chicago, she directed and choreographed Amahl and the Night Visitors in Atlanta, and was musical director for An Evening with Rodgers and Hammerstein at Emory University. She also directed the critically acclaimed Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.[3]

Dorsey began her acting career in 1976 when she appeared in the horror film Grizzly. She then appeared in her second film They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way in 1978 and the following year she starred alongside Sally Field and Beau Bridges in the classic film Norma Rae. Dorsey's husband Joe Dorsey also made appearances in each of these films. Dorsey is best known for her role in the cult classic horror sequel Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland, alongside Pamela Springsteen and Michael J. Pollard. In the film she played the role of camp owner Lily Miranda, she and her on-screen husband (Michael J. Pollard) Herman's character names where named after The Munsters characters Herman and Lily Munster, the other character in the film where named after The Brady Bunch. Her death scene, her head being decapiated by the lawnmower, is perhaps the best death scene in the film.[4][5] This was Dorsey's second time working with director Michael A. Simpson, as the first was in 1986 with Impure Thoughts. In 1995, Dorsey played the role of Maxine in the Disney movie Gordy, which was her final feature film.

Her television credits include The Dukes of Hazzard. She has also appeared in several television films including Passing Glory, with Rip Torn, Frankenstein, with Parker Posey, and Angel City, which again featured her husband, Joe working alongside her.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1976 Grizzly Sally Walker
1978 They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way Lady with Kids
1979 Norma Rae Jail Matron
1986 Impure Thoughts Sister Othilda
1989 Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland Lily Miranda
1995 Gordy Maxine
2007 Tonky[6] Aunt Dotty Short film
2014 Dumb and Dumber To Stuffy Woman
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1979 The Dukes of Hazzard Deputy Hazel Episode: "One Armed Bandits"
1980 The Georgia Peaches Television film
Angel City 1st Woman Television film
1982 Maid in America Construction Worker #3 Television film
1999 Passing Glory Sister Gonzaga Television film
2004 Frankenstein Nancy Whistler Television film

References

  1. ↑ "An Interview with Sleepaway Camp 3's Sandra Dorsey". sleepawaycampmovies.com. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Dale, Michael (November 12, 2010)"Review - Drat! The Cat!: Steal With Style". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Sandra Dorsey - Bobby". quarterlifeben.com. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sleepaway Camp III Deleted Scenes". sleepawaycampmovies.com. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Lawnmower Decapitation". metacafe.com. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tonky Full Movie". imdb.com. Retrieved 30 September 2011.


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