Sandra Dee Robinson
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Sandra Dee Robinson (born March 23, 1967) is an American
actress and founder of the media training and consulting firm Charisma On Camera. As an actress she was first credited as Sandra Reinhardt while married to her first husband, John Reinhardt. When they divorced, she changed her name back to Ferguson. When she married her second husband, stunt performer and stunt coordinator Allen Robinson, she took his last name professionally and is now credited as.
Sandra Ferguson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. She was named Miss Pennsylvania USA
in 1985.
One of Sandra's most notable soap opera
credits was her portrayal of Amanda Cory on Another World
from 1987 to 1993. After two other actresses (Christine Tucci
and Laura Moss
) played the role, Ferguson returned in 1998 and stayed with the show until it ended in 1999.
In 1997, she replaced Katherine Kelly Lang
and played Brooke Logan temporarily on The Bold and the Beautiful
when Lang went on maternity leave. Several months later she played jewel thief Jade Sheridan on Sunset Beach
. In 2005, Ferguson temporarily joined the cast of General Hospital
as a recast Felicia Scorpio-Jones on a recurring basis. She has been cast as Dr. Charlotte Taylor on NBC
's Days of our Lives
. Her first airdate was December 1, 2008.
Her projects away from daytime include episodes of the series Renegade
and Silk Stalkings
as well as an episode of the series Hot Line. Sandra has appeared in prime time shows such as Criminal Minds
, Two and a Half Men
, CSI
, among others. She is currently working on the web series, The Bay (the series) which debuts in the Fall of 2010.
(AWCC), a facility for which she serves as a celebrity spokesperson for. She also promotes their restoration program for an endangered, northern subspecies of bison (wood bison
).
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actress and founder of the media training and consulting firm Charisma On Camera. As an actress she was first credited as Sandra Reinhardt while married to her first husband, John Reinhardt. When they divorced, she changed her name back to Ferguson. When she married her second husband, stunt performer and stunt coordinator Allen Robinson, she took his last name professionally and is now credited as.
Sandra Ferguson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. She was named Miss Pennsylvania USA
Miss Pennsylvania USA
The Miss Pennsylvania USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss USA pageant.Michele McDonald is Pennsylvania's only Miss USA so far. At only eighteen, she was one of the youngest competitors ever to win the crown...
in 1985.
One of Sandra's most notable soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
credits was her portrayal of Amanda Cory on Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
from 1987 to 1993. After two other actresses (Christine Tucci
Christine Tucci
-Biography:Tucci, an Italian American, was born in Katonah, New York, the daughter of Joan , a retired secretary and writer, and Stanley Tucci, Sr., a retired high school art teacher...
and Laura Moss
Laura Moss
Laura Moss is an American actress of stage and television.She is most known for being the fifth actress to play Amanda Cory on the soap opera Another World, a role she played from 1996 to 1998...
) played the role, Ferguson returned in 1998 and stayed with the show until it ended in 1999.
In 1997, she replaced Katherine Kelly Lang
Katherine Kelly Lang
Katherine Kelly Lang is an American actress. She is known for her role as Brooke Logan Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful .-Personal life:...
and played Brooke Logan temporarily on The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
when Lang went on maternity leave. Several months later she played jewel thief Jade Sheridan on Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach (TV series)
Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California...
. In 2005, Ferguson temporarily joined the cast of General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
as a recast Felicia Scorpio-Jones on a recurring basis. She has been cast as Dr. Charlotte Taylor on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. Her first airdate was December 1, 2008.
Her projects away from daytime include episodes of the series Renegade
Renegade (TV series)
Renegade is an American television series that ran for 110 episodes spanning 5 seasons between September 19, 1992 and April 4, 1997.The series stars Lorenzo Lamas as Reno Raines, a police officer who is framed for a murder he didn't commit. Raines goes on the run and joins forces with Native...
and Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the...
as well as an episode of the series Hot Line. Sandra has appeared in prime time shows such as Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
, Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
, CSI
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, among others. She is currently working on the web series, The Bay (the series) which debuts in the Fall of 2010.
Off Camera
Off camera she is an equestrian and an avid wildlife enthusiast, rehabilitator and conservationist. Sandra co-hosts two radio programs which highlight the work of acclaimed biologists and conservationists. "Bears on the Air" co-hosted by zoo keeper emeritus (nom de plum), science writer, Dr. Jordan Schaul, draws awareness to the plight of the eight living species of bears. In August 2010, Robinson and Schaul interviewed guests including President and CEO of Polar Bears International, Robert Buchanan, and the Executive Director of Panthera, Dr. Luke Hunter (formerly with the Wildlife Conservation Society) Sandra and her co-host/producer also host Zoo Talkin' Radio which promotes the conservation efforts of captive wildlife facilities and other organizations, including the Alaska Wildlife Conservation CenterAlaska Wildlife Conservation Center
The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a conservation center dedicated to preserving Alaska's wildlife. The center is located on at the southern edge of Turnagain Arm and the entrance to Portage Valley in the Municipality of Anchorage....
(AWCC), a facility for which she serves as a celebrity spokesperson for. She also promotes their restoration program for an endangered, northern subspecies of bison (wood bison
Wood Bison
The Wood Bison, Bison bison athabascae, also called Mountain Bison, Wood Buffalo or Mountain Buffalo, is a distinct northern subspecies or ecotype of the American Bison...
).
Charisma On Camera
Along with speaking engagements she is the founder and owner of the media training and consulting firm Charisma On Camera. In 2010 Sandra provided Soap Opera Source with an exclusive interview about her new business ventures. Sandra hosts her own radio show, "Charisma Unleashed," is a frequent blogger on her own website and has been a guest contributing author on numerous professional development sites.Filmography
Soap Opera Roles-- Days of our LivesDays of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
as Dr. Charlotte Taylor (2008–2009) - General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
as Felicia Scorpio-Jones (#2) (2005) (recurring role) - Sunset BeachSunset Beach (TV series)Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California...
as Jade Sheridan (1997–1998) (recurring role) - The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
as Brooke LoganBrooke LoganBrooke Logan Forrester is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. She has been portrayed by Katherine Kelly Lang since the series debuted in March 1987, although Catherine Hickland and Sandra Ferguson briefly filled in on two occasions when Lang was on...
(1997) (temporary replacement) - Another WorldAnother World (TV series)Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
as Amanda Cory #3 (1987–1993, 1998–1999)
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- Falcon DownFalcon DownFalcon Down was an action film from 2000 directed by Philip J. Roth and starring Dale Midkiff, William Shatner, Judd Nelson, Jennifer Rubin and Cliff Robertson.-Story:DVD synopsis: The biggest U.S...
as Barbara Edwards (2000) - A Bold Affair as Emily (1998)
- Illegal In Blue as Joanne (1995)
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- Two and a Half MenTwo and a Half MenTwo and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
as Georgia (2008) - Zoey 101Zoey 101Zoey 101 is an American television series that ran from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008 starring Jamie Lynn Spears as teenager Zoey Brooks, produced for Nickelodeon and syndicated worldwide. The show was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia,...
as Mrs. Brooks (2008) - Criminal MindsCriminal MindsCriminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
as Michelle Colucci (2007) - CSI: MiamiCSI: MiamiCSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
as Patrice Boland (2005) - LA Heat Det. Nicole Stockman (1999; 3 Episodes)
- High TideHigh TideHigh Tide was a band formed in 1969 by Tony Hill , Simon House , Peter Pavli and Roger Hadden .-History:...
as Cathy (1996; 2 episodes) - RenegadeRenegade (TV series)Renegade is an American television series that ran for 110 episodes spanning 5 seasons between September 19, 1992 and April 4, 1997.The series stars Lorenzo Lamas as Reno Raines, a police officer who is framed for a murder he didn't commit. Raines goes on the run and joins forces with Native...
Sandy Carruthers (1994–1997; Recurring) - Baywatch NightsBaywatch NightsBaywatch Nights was an American police and science fiction drama series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch.-Synopsis:The original premise of the show...
as Stormy Walters (1995) - Silk StalkingsSilk StalkingsSilk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the...
as Jennifer McNiel (1995; 1996)