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Sandra Reaves-Phillips(1944-2023)

  • Actress
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Sandra Reaves-Phillips
A troubled, but talented musician flees the US to escape his problems, finding refuge and support in Paris.
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'Round Midnight (1986)
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Sandra Reaves-Phillips was born on 23 December 1944 in Mullins, South Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for 'Round Midnight (1986), Lean on Me (1989) and For Love or Money (1993). She died on 29 December 2023 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 23, 1944
DiedDecember 29, 2023(79)
BornDecember 23, 1944
DiedDecember 29, 2023(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

'Round Midnight (1986)
'Round Midnight
7.4
  • Buttercup
  • 1986
Lean on Me (1989)
Lean on Me
7.4
  • Mrs. Powers
  • 1989
Michael J. Fox and Gabrielle Anwar in For Love or Money (1993)
For Love or Money
6.2
  • Marie
  • 1993
Michelle Forbes, Yaphet Kotto, Max Perlich, Kyle Secor, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, and Melissa Leo in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.7
TV Series
  • Eunetta Bryce(as Sandra Reeves-Phillips)

Credits

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Actress

  • William Nadylam and Kalae Nouveau in Good Funk (2016)
    Good Funk
    6.1
    • Eva Moore
    • 2016
  • Michelle Felice Hartley in Ma and Rhonda (2015)
    Ma and Rhonda
    Short
    • Ma
    • 2015
  • Don't Hold Back
    Short
    • Rose
    • 2013
  • Trixie
    Short
    • Grandma
    • 2006
  • Don't Explain
    3.6
    • Ma
    • 2002
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Landlady
    • Mrs. Thelma Crawford
    • 1990–2001
  • Strangers with Candy (1999)
    Strangers with Candy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Lena Younger
    • 1999
  • Episode dated 16 January 1999 (1999)
    A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Vocals
    • 1999
  • Michelle Forbes, Yaphet Kotto, Max Perlich, Kyle Secor, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, and Melissa Leo in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
    Homicide: Life on the Street
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Eunetta Bryce (as Sandra Reeves-Phillips)
    • 1999
  • Following Her Heart (1994)
    Following Her Heart
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Maisie (as Sandra Reaves)
    • 1994
  • Michael J. Fox and Gabrielle Anwar in For Love or Money (1993)
    For Love or Money
    6.2
    • Marie
    • 1993
  • Another World (1964)
    Another World
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Esther Lawrence
    • 1989–1990
  • Lean on Me (1989)
    Lean on Me
    7.4
    • Mrs. Powers
    • 1989
  • 'Round Midnight (1986)
    'Round Midnight
    7.4
    • Buttercup
    • 1986
  • Legs (1983)
    Legs
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Cabbie (as Sandra Reaves Phillips)
    • 1983

Soundtrack

  • Episode dated 16 January 1999 (1999)
    A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
    6.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "SNATCH AND GRAB IT", "TROUBLE IN MIND", "C. C. RIDER (or SEE SEE RIDER)", "SO LONG, IT'S BEEN GOOD TO KNOW YUH"
    • 1999
  • Lean on Me (1989)
    Lean on Me
    7.4
    • performer: "Lean on Me"
    • 1989
  • 'Round Midnight (1986)
    'Round Midnight
    7.4
    • performer: "Put It Right Here"
    • 1986

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  • Alternative names
    • Sandra Reaves Phillips
  • Born
    • December 23, 1944
    • Mullins, South Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • December 29, 2023
    • Queens, New York City, New York, USA
  • Children
      Lacy Darryl Phillips
  • Other works
    (2009-2010 Season) She performed in the revue, "Low Down Dirty Blues," at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Mississippi Charles Bevel, Felicia P. Fields, and Gregory Porter in the cast.

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  • Trivia
    She was nominated for a 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a revue for "Low Down Dirty Blues" at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

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