---
name: "Sandra Bernhard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sandra-bernhard"
fi1m_id: "sandra-bernhard"
imdb_id: "nm0000928"
tmdb_id: 3664
wikidata_id: "Q236181"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 June 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-04T17:31:59.648710+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sandra Bernhard

## Identity

Sandra Bernhard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sandra-bernhard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sandra-bernhard
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000928
- **TMDB ID:** 3664
- **Wikidata ID:** Q236181
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Bernhard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236181, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000928/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3664

Actor. Born 6 June 1955 in Flint, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 June 1955, Flint, Michigan, USA
- **Active:** 1981–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 69 (2), 2000s 74 (1), 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 3, Sport 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $293m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Bernhard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236181, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000928/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3664

## Biography

Sandra Bernhard is an American actress, comedian and singer. Born on 6 June 1955 in Flint, Michigan, she began performing stand-up comedy in the late 1970s at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles and appeared on *The Richard Pryor Show* in 1977.

She made her feature film debut as Masha in Martin Scorsese's *The King of Comedy* (1982), for which she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is also known for playing Nancy Bartlett on the sitcom *Roseanne* (1991–1997) and for roles in *Pose* and *Severance*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Marty Supreme* (2025), Fi1m 82, as Judy — [page](https://film.one/film/marty-supreme.md)
- *POSE* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Judy Kubrak — [page](https://film.one/tv/pose.md)
- *Zoolander* (2001), Fi1m 74, as Sandra Bernhard — [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *The King of Comedy* (1982), Fi1m 88, as Masha — [page](https://film.one/film/the-king-of-comedy.md)
- *Nice Dreams* (1981), Fi1m 50, as Girl Nut — [page](https://film.one/film/nice-dreams.md)

## Complete filmography (95)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Marty Supreme* (2025), as Judy — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/marty-supreme.md)
- *Out of Order* (2025), as Judge Stevenson
- *Babes* (2024), as Dr. Shirley
- *Percy Jackson and the Olympians* (2023), series, as Anger
- *Survival of the Thickest* (2023), series, as Hannah Sommar
- *Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride* (2023), Actor
- *So Help Me Todd* (2022), series, as Belinda Tuttle
- *Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration* (2022), Actor
- *69 Parts* (2022), as The Landlady
- *Severance* (2022), series, as Cecily — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md)
- *POSE* (2018), series, as Judy Kubrak — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/pose.md)
- *Secs & Execs* (2017), as Kath Fairchild
- *Difficult People* (2015), series, as Lilith Feigenbaum
- *Broad City* (2014), series, as Brenda — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/broad-city.md)
- *Getting On* (2013), series, as Marla Pounder
- *The Birthday Boys* (2013), series, Actor
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, as Darlene Linetti — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *Diving Normal* (2013), as Carmella
- *DTLA* (2012), series, as Carla
- *GCB* (2012), series, as Debby Horowitz
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, as Fran, Hannah
- *2 Broke Girls* (2011), series, as Joedth
- *Switched at Birth* (2011), series, as Prof. Teresa Ledarsky
- *Lez Chat* (2010), as Folk Music Lover
- *Hot in Cleveland* (2010), series, as Nan
- *See You in September* (2010), as Charlotte
- *Dare* (2009), as Dr. Serena Mohr
- *The New Adventures of Old Christine* (2006), series, as Audrey
- *Disney Heroes Volume 1* (2005), as Cassandra (voice)
- *Searching for Bobby D* (2005), as Sherri Dansen
- *The Search for the Funniest Mom in America* (2005), series, Actor
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Old Lady (voice)
- *The Easter Egg Adventure* (2004), as Claralyne Cluck (voice)
- *Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock* (2004), as Sarah Baker (voice)
- *The L Word* (2004), series, as Charlotte Birch
- *Silver Lake* (2004), as Sheila Fontana
- *The Third Date* (2003), as Ola
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Margo Poon
- *L.A. Dragnet* (2003), series, Actor
- *Method Acting* (2002), Actor
- *Zoolander* (2001), as Sandra Bernhard — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Roz Framus
- *One Hell of a Guy* (2000), as God (voice)
- *Girlfriends* (2000), series, as Marcia
- *Dinner Rush* (2000), as Jennifer Freely
- *Playing Mona Lisa* (2000), as Bibi Carlson
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Defense Attorney Priscilla Chaney
- *Hercules: Zero to Hero* (1999), as Cassandra (voice) (archive sound)
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Sandra Bernhard (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Gina — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *V.I.P.* (1998), series, as Cora DeFarge
- *Will & Grace* (1998), series, as Sandra Bernhard
- *I Woke Up Early the Day I Died* (1998), as Sandy Sands
- *Hercules* (1998), series, as Cassandra (voice)
- *Wrongfully Accused* (1998), as Doctor Fridley
- *I'm Still Here... Damn It!* (1998), Writer
- *Somewhere in the City* (1998), as Betty
- *An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn* (1998), as Ann Glover
- *Exposé* (1998), as Janet
- *Lover Girl* (1997), as Marci Guerra / 'Angel'
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Caroline Poop — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md)
- *The Apocalypse* (1997), Actor
- *Plump Fiction* (1997), as Bunny Roberts
- *Museum of Love* (1996), as Kitty
- *Clueless* (1996), series, as Ms. Sorenson
- *Superman: The Animated Series* (1996), series, as Gsptlsnz (voice)
- *The Late Shift* (1996), as Sandra Bernhard
- *Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist* (1995), series, as Additional Writing
- *Freaky Friday* (1995), as Frieda Debny
- *Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child* (1995), series, as Bluebird (voice)
- *One Hundred and One Nights* (1995), as First Seeker (uncredited)
- *Spider-Man* (1994), series, as Sarah Baker (voice)
- *Dallas Doll* (1994), as Dallas Adair
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Sheila Truitt
- *Duckman* (1994), series, as Warden (voice)
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), series, as Carolyn Marsh
- *Inside Monkey Zetterland* (1992), as Imogene
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Sandra Bernhard — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Hudson Hawk* (1991), as Minerva Mayflower
- *Without You I'm Nothing* (1990), as Sandra Bernhard · Writer
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Sheila Winters
- *Roseanne* (1988), series, as Nancy — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)
- *Track 29* (1988), as Nurse Stein
- *Casual Sex?* (1988), Actor
- *The Whoopee Boys* (1986), as Extra (uncredited)
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Karen
- *Follow That Bird* (1985), as Grouch Waitress
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Dallas Adair
- *The House of God* (1984), as Angel Dutton
- *The Hitchhiker* (1983), series, as Rat
- *The King of Comedy* (1982), as Masha — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-king-of-comedy.md)
- *Nice Dreams* (1981), as Girl Nut — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/nice-dreams.md)
- *Shogun Assassin* (1980), as Voice (voice)
- *The Richard Pryor Show* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Richard Pryor Special?* (1977), as Writer

## Gallery

- ![Sandra Bernhard](https://film.one/media/person/117856/gallery-c00c6c1d81d0.jpg) Sandra Bernhard — Slomotion777, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Sandra_Bernhard_crop.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Sandra Bernhard at Daryl Roth Theatre New York with Jason, Josh & Scott! (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/117856/gallery-98c212f5a4ea.jpg) Sandra Bernhard at Daryl Roth Theatre New York with Jason, Josh & Scott! (2006) — Slomotion777 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Sandra_Bernhard.JPG/1280px-Sandra_Bernhard.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Comic and actress. NYC June 2016.](https://film.one/media/person/117856/gallery-fe7ee4f5b913.jpg) Comic and actress. NYC June 2016. — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Sandra_Bernhard_%2827475774170%29.jpg/1280px-Sandra_Bernhard_%2827475774170%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sandra Bernhard](https://film.one/media/person/117856/gallery-2d581e1616e6.jpg) Sandra Bernhard — Image via TMDB
- ![Sandra Bernhard](https://film.one/media/person/117856/gallery-91ae18582208.jpg) Sandra Bernhard — Image via TMDB
- ![Sandra Bernhard](https://film.one/media/person/117856/gallery-d1a7b632dc4c.jpg) Sandra Bernhard — Image via TMDB
- ![Sandra Bernhard](https://film.one/media/person/117856/gallery-a7cc7d5f2ce8.jpg) Sandra Bernhard — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress 1992: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Hudson Hawk*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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