Sandra Nelson Winkler (born December 29, 1964), more commonly credited as Sandra Nelson, is an American

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. She was born in

Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...

, and is best known for her role as Phyllis Summers on ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...

'' that she played from 1997 to 1999. Nelson also played Aliyah Farran in '' The Wolf of Wall Street''.

Personal life

Nelson married television and film director and producer

Charles Winkler Charles Winkler is an American television and film director and producer. He is the son of Academy Award-winning producer and director Irwin Winkler and actress Margo Winkler. He was married to actress Sandra Nelson from 1998 until their divorc ...

on September 6, 1998. The couple divorced in 2012.De-Lovely
The Hollywood Reporter, Kirk Honeycutt, May 24, 2004 They have a daughter, born in 2000 and a son born in 2002.Irwin Winkler
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Select filmography

Nelson's other credits include guest roles: *'' Highlander: The Series'' as Elaine Trent (Episode: " Avenging Angel") (1993) *'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' as Tavana (Episode: " Soldiers of the Empire") (1997) *'' Star Trek: Voyager'' as Marayna (Episode: " Alter Ego") (1997) *'' ER'' as Michelle (Episode: " Makemba") (2003) *''

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'' as Dr. Jackman (Episode: " Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing") (2006) *''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

'' as Stephanie Healy (Episode: " Transitions") (2005) *'' Just Legal'' (1 episode) (2006) *''

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'' as Isabella (2014)

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