Sandra Weintraub Roland is an American
soap opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...
writer and producer. She is most notable for her writing on
CBS's
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 the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
, which she has written in different positions since 1998.
In the 1970s she was also notable for her close relationship with
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Martin Scorsese, many accolades, including an Academ ...
. They lived together for four years during which time she worked on Scorsese's
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as associate producer,
and also served in other production capacities on
Taxi Driver
''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Set in a morally decaying New York City following the Vietnam War, it stars Robert De Niro as veteran Marine and ...
and
Mean Streets. In addition, she appeared briefly, and uncredited, in the latter film. Raised in New York City, she is one of four children
of former
Warner Bros. production executive
Fred Weintraub.
Filmography
Films
Television
Awards
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Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NA ...
, Win, 2006, Best Writing, ''The Young and The Restless''
*
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949.
Eligibility
Th ...
, Win, 2006 season, ''The Young and The Restless''
References
External links
IMDb bio
American soap opera writers
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Living people
American soap opera producers
Writers Guild of America Award winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
American women soap opera writers
American women television producers
21st-century American women
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