Sandy Duncan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sandy Duncan
Duncan in 1972
Born	Sandra Kay Duncan (1946-02-20) February 20, 1946 (age 79) New London, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress comedian dancer singer
Years active	1958–present
Known for	The Hogan Family Peter Pan The Cat from Outer Space The Million Dollar Duck
Spouse(s)	Bruce Scott ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1972)​ Dr. Thomas Calcaterra ​ ​ (m. 1973; div. 1979)​ Don Correia ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	2

Sandra Kay Duncan (born February 20, 1946) is an American actress, comedian, dancer, and singer. She is famous for her roles in the Broadway show Peter Pan and the TV show The Hogan Family. Sandy also starred in Disney movies like The Million Dollar Duck and The Cat from Outer Space. She has been nominated for many awards, including three Tony Awards.

Early Life and First Steps

Sandy Duncan was born on February 20, 1946, in New London, Texas. Her parents were Sylvia and Mancil Ray Duncan. When she was in third grade, her family moved to Tyler, Texas. Sandy started dancing very young, performing in her first dance show at age five.

Sandy's Career Highlights

Duncan as Pinocchio with Flip Wilson as Fox and Liz Torres as Cat (TV musical, 1976)

Sandy began her acting career at 12 years old. She earned money performing in a local play called The King and I. In the late 1960s, she appeared in a TV commercial and a short time on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow.

In 1970, Time magazine called Sandy one of the "most promising faces of tomorrow." That same year, she starred in a Broadway show called The Boy Friend. Critics really liked her performance.

Movies and TV Shows

Sandy made her first movie, The Million Dollar Duck, with Dean Jones. She also played Amy Cooper in Star Spangled Girl. In 1971, Sandy starred in her own TV show, Funny Face, on CBS. Even though some critics didn't love the show, they praised Sandy's acting.

During this time, Sandy had a health challenge. She had surgery to remove a non-harmful growth near her left eye. She lost some vision in that eye, but it still moved normally. Sandy recovered quickly, and her show, Funny Face, became very popular. She was even nominated for an Emmy Award for her role. The show later returned as The Sandy Duncan Show.

In 1976, Sandy played the main character in a TV musical version of Pinocchio. She also appeared on The Muppet Show. Later, she received another Emmy nomination for her role in the TV miniseries Roots.

Broadway Star

Sandy returned to Broadway and became a big star. In 1979, she played the main role in Peter Pan and received many awards. She was nominated for a Tony Award three times for her work in musicals like Canterbury Tales, The Boy Friend, and Peter Pan.

Voice Acting and Later Roles

Sandy also did voice acting for cartoons. In 1972, an animated version of her appeared in The New Scooby-Doo Movies. She returned to voice herself in a Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode many years later.

In 1978, Sandy starred in Disney's The Cat from Outer Space. She also became well-known as the person in commercials for Nabisco's Wheat Thins crackers.

Sandy voiced Vixey in the animated movie The Fox and the Hound in 1981. She also voiced characters like Firefly and Applejack in the My Little Pony TV specials. From 1987 to 1991, she joined the cast of The Hogan Family TV show. She played Sandy Hogan, who moved in to help her brother raise his three sons. Sandy also worked on the first three Barney and the Backyard Gang videos. She voiced Peepers the mouse in Rock-a-Doodle (1991) and Queen Uberta in The Swan Princess (1994).

From 1999 to 2001, Sandy co-hosted a PBS show called Championship Ballroom Dancing. She continued to perform in many stage productions, including No, No, Nanette and Driving Miss Daisy. In 2016, she joined the Broadway show Finding Neverland.

Sandy's Personal Life

Sandy Duncan has been married three times. Her first marriage was to singer-actor Bruce Scott in 1968. They later divorced.

Her second marriage was to Dr. Thomas Calcaterra in 1973. This marriage also ended.

Since July 21, 1980, Sandy has been married to actor and choreographer Don Correia. They have two sons, born in 1982 and 1984. Sandy and Don have performed together on stage and now live in Connecticut.

A street in Taylorville, Illinois, is named Sandy Duncan Drive in her honor. Her character in Funny Face was also from Taylorville.

Filmography

Film Roles

Television Roles

Theater Performances

Awards and Nominations

Images for kids

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  Duncan in 1999