Sandra D. Knight is a retired American actress.

Acting career

Film

Knight acted in low-budget films of the 1950s and 1960s, such as ''

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'' (1958) in which she played the titular role, '' The Terror'' (1963) starring

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and Jack Nicholson, where she plays an evil spirit, and ''

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'' (1962) with

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. Her most well-known film is the

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action epic '' Thunder Road'' (1958) starring Robert Mitchum.

Television

She appeared as a guest star in numerous television series, including the episode "The Legacy" in the Western ''

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'' , an episode of the

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series ''

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'' called "The Burning Girl"; an episode titled "Knock on Any Tombstone" of the

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detective show ''

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''; the episode "The Search for Cope Borden" in the Western '' The Man from Blackhawk''; the episode "Home Town", in the Western ''

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''; the Western '' The Rebel''; the episodes "Drifter's Gold" and "The Last Journey" in the Western '' Laramie''; the Western ''

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'' in the episode "The Bettina May Story"; the episode "Separate Checks" in the detective show '' Surfside 6''; the episode "A Time to Run" of the Western '' The Tall Man''; and the episode "The Yellow Badge of Courage" in a slapstick

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called '' I'm Dickens, He's Fenster.''

Personal life

In 1962, Knight married fellow actor Jack Nicholson, with whom she had worked on ''The Terror''. They have a daughter, Jennifer. Knight retired from acting in 1966. Knight and Nicholson divorced in 1968, and she went on to marry John Arthur Stephenson in 1982.

Selected filmography

Film

* '' Thunder Road'' (1958) * ''

'' (1958) * ''

'' (1962) * '' The Terror'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1966)

Television

* ''

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'' (1958) * ''

'' (1959) * ''

'' (1960) * '' Goodyear Theatre'' (1960) * '' The Man from Blackhawk'' (1960) * ''

'' (1960) * '' The Rebel'' (1960-1961) * '' Laramie'' (1960-1961) * ''

'' (1961) * '' Surfside 6'' (1961) * '' The Tall Man'' (1962) * '' I'm Dickens, He's Fenster'' (1962)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knight, Sandra 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Pennsylvania American film actresses American television actresses Living people 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people)