Sandra Faye Warner (May 12, 1934 – March 13, 2022), also known as Sandy Warner and later Sandra Warner Gendel, was an American actress, model, and singer, who sometimes performed with her twin sister Sonia Warner.

Early years

Sandy and Sonia Warner began entertaining with a singing act when they were five years old.

Modeling and music

Sandra Warner was the

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's 1957 album ''

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'', which reached no.1 in the '' Billboard'' charts, and on the album's first 11 sequels. Denny recalled, "She was a stunning model, extremely photogenic. She posed for at least the first dozen albums I did. They always changed her looks to fit the mood of the package." She also appeared as cover girl for other artists such as Mickey Katz's ''The Most Mishige''. In 1959 Warner released ''Steve Allen Presents Sandy Warner: Fair & Warner'', one of a series of albums presented by

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, for which Martin Denny wrote the

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. The album was rereleased in 2014 by Edberg & Smith Records with the title ''Crazy Kisses''. She is also reportedly the Body painted Woman on a Paul Mauriat album cover.

Television and film career

In ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', a 1962–63

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sitcom based on the 1939 film of the same name, Warner co-starred as the wife of U.S. Senator Eugene Smith (

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). Warner appeared in a number of films, often with her twin sister Sonia, including ''The Human Jungle'', '' Some Like It Hot'', Nicholas Ray's ''

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'', and John Boorman's ''

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''. Other television appearances included '' The Fugitive'', two episodes of ''

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'' (" A Nice Place to Visit" and "

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"), and one episode of ''

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'' ("The Case of the Bountiful Beauty" (1964)), playing the role of murder victim Stephanie Carew. She also made a brief appearance in the " Have Gun, Will Travel" episode "The Marshall's Boy" broadcast November 26, 1960. In September 2009, Warner attended a celebration at the

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of the 50th anniversary of the filming there of ''Some Like It Hot''. Warner died in

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on March 13, 2022, at the age of 87. She was predeceased by her sister, Sonia Warner.Clemens, Samuel. "Pageantry", ''Lulu Press''. August 2022

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Sandy 1934 births 2022 deaths 20th-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses Exotica Female models from New York (state) People from Middletown, Orange County, New York Twin performers