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, ''

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'' (1963) starring

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and

Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ...

, where she plays an evil spirit, and ''

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'' (1962) with Vincent Price. Her most well-known film is the Rum-running, bootleg moonshine action epic ''Thunder Road (1958 film), 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 ''Tales of Wells Fargo'' , an episode of the science fiction anthology series ''Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, One Step Beyond'' called "The Burning Girl"; an episode titled "Knock on Any Tombstone" of the Warner Bros. detective show ''Bourbon Street Beat''; the episode "The Search for Cope Borden" in the Western ''The Man from Blackhawk''; the episode "Home Town", in the Western ''Tate (TV series), Tate''; the Western ''The Rebel (American TV series), The Rebel''; the episodes "Drifter's Gold" and "The Last Journey" in the Western ''Laramie (TV series), Laramie''; the Western ''Wagon Train'' 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 (TV series), The Tall Man''; and the episode "The Yellow Badge of Courage" in a slapstick sitcom 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 film), Thunder Road'' (1958) * ''

'' (1958) * ''

'' (1962) * ''

'' (1963) * ''Blood Bath'' (1966)

Television

* ''State Trooper (TV series), State Trooper'' (1958) * ''Tales of Wells Fargo'' (1958) * ''Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, One Step Beyond'' (1959) * ''Bourbon Street Beat'' (1960) * ''Goodyear Theatre'' (1960) * ''The Man from Blackhawk'' (1960) * ''Tate (TV series), Tate'' (1960) * ''The Rebel (American TV series), The Rebel'' (1960-1961) * ''Laramie (TV series), Laramie'' (1960-1961) * ''Wagon Train'' (1961) * ''Surfside 6'' (1961) * ''The Tall Man (TV series), 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)