Sandra Bernhard
Acting Born Jun 6, 1955 Flint, Michigan, USA 147 credits
Biography
Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, singer, actress, and author who was born on June 6, 1955, in Flint, Michigan. She first gained attention in the late 1970s through her stand-up comedy, in which she frequently critiques political figures and celebrity culture. Recognized for her work in the entertainment industry, she is ranked number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest stand-ups of all time. With a total of 143 known acting credits listed in her profile, Sandra Bernhard continues to be recognized for her contributions to television, film, and live performance.
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Career overview
Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, singer, actress, and author who was born on June 6, 1955, in Flint, Michigan. She first gained attention in the late 1970s for her stand-up comedy. Her comedic style frequently features bitter critiques of both celebrity culture and political figures.
In addition to her work in stand-up comedy, Bernhard is recognized for her acting career. Records from the Movie Database indicate that she has accumulated 143 known credits in the acting category. Her diverse background spans across performing as a comedian, singer, actress, and author.
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Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story
Marty SupremeLilith Fair: Building a MysteryOut of Order
BabesOutstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Percy Jackson and the OlympiansSurvival of the ThickestTurn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride
SherriSeveranceSo Help Me Todd69 PartsStand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
I Am Richard Pryor
POSE
Bill Nye Saves the WorldJewel's Catch OneDying LaughingSecs & ExecsAlone With Chrissie Hynde
Match Game
Difficult PeopleRoseanne for President!
Late Night with Seth MeyersBroad CityInside Rupert Pupkin
Brooklyn Nine-NineGetting OnThe Birthday BoysWhy We Laugh: Funny WomenDiving Normal
Gotham Comedy LiveGCBDTLA
American Horror StoryAmerican Horror StorySwitched at Birth2 Broke GirlsThe Undefeated
Hot in ClevelandRuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedSee You in SeptemberLez ChatRappin' With The Rickster
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenRuPaul's Drag RaceDare
Head Case
The New Adventures of Old Christine
American Dad!The Search for the Funniest Mom in AmericaDisney Heroes Volume 1Searching for Bobby D
Project RunwayThe L WordThe Easter Egg AdventureSilver LakeSpider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Las VegasL.A. DragnetTotally Gay!The Third Date
V Graham NortonMethod ActingA Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
Crossing JordanZoolander
GirlfriendsDinner RushPlaying Mona LisaOne Hell of a Guy
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFamily GuyThe SopranosHercules: Zero to HeroThe N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Hollywood SquaresWill & GraceV.I.P.HerculesExposé
The ViewAlly McBealPlump FictionLover GirlThe Apocalypse
Superman: The Animated SeriesCluelessThe Late ShiftMuseum of Love
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildDr. Katz, Professional TherapistDr. Katz, Professional Therapist · Additional WritingReel Wild CinemaUnzipped
Full Filmography
147 titles- Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story (2026) as Self
- Marty Supreme (2025) as Judy
- Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (2025) as Self
- Out of Order (2025) as Judge Stevenson
- Babes (2024) as Dr. Shirley
- Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (2024) as Self
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023) as Anger
- Survival of the Thickest (2023) as Hannah Sommar
- Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride (2023)
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Severance (2022) as Cecily
- So Help Me Todd (2022) as Belinda Tuttle
- 69 Parts (2022) as The Landlady
- Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration (2022)
- Pose-a-Thon for Pride (2020) as Self
- I Am Richard Pryor (2019) as Self - Actress and Comedian
- POSE (2018) as Judy Kubrak
- Bill Nye Saves the World (2017) as Mint Choc Chip (voice)
- Jewel's Catch One (2017) as Self
- Dying Laughing (2017) as Self
- Secs & Execs (2017) as Kath Fairchild
- Alone With Chrissie Hynde (2017) as Herself
- Str8UpGayPorn Awards (2017) as Self - Host
- Match Game (2016) as Self - Panelist
- Difficult People (2015) as Lilith Feigenbaum
- Roseanne for President! (2015) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Broad City (2014) as Brenda
- Inside Rupert Pupkin (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) as Darlene Linetti
- Getting On (2013) as Marla Pounder
- The Birthday Boys (2013)
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013) as Self
- Diving Normal (2013) as Carmella
- Gotham Comedy Live (2012) as Self - Host
- GCB (2012) as Debby Horowitz
- DTLA (2012) as Carla
- American Horror Story (2011) as Fran
- American Horror Story (2011) as Hannah
- Switched at Birth (2011) as Prof. Teresa Ledarsky
- 2 Broke Girls (2011) as Joedth
- The Undefeated (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Looking for Lenny (2011) as Self
- Hot in Cleveland (2010) as Nan
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010) as Self - Guest Judge
- See You in September (2010) as Charlotte
- Lez Chat (2010) as Folk Music Lover
- Rappin' With The Rickster (2010) as Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Guest Judge
- Dare (2009) as Dr. Serena Mohr
- Head Case (2007) as Self
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006) as Audrey
- American Dad! (2005) as Old Lady (voice)
- The Search for the Funniest Mom in America (2005)
- Disney Heroes Volume 1 (2005) as Cassandra (voice)
- Searching for Bobby D (2005) as Sherri Dansen
- Project Runway (2004) as Self - Guest Judge
- The L Word (2004) as Charlotte Birch
- The Easter Egg Adventure (2004) as Claralyne Cluck (voice)
- Silver Lake (2004) as Sheila Fontana
- Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (2004) as Sarah Baker (voice)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Las Vegas (2003) as Margo Poon
- L.A. Dragnet (2003)
- Totally Gay! (2003) as Self
- The Third Date (2003) as Ola
- V Graham Norton (2002) as Self
- Method Acting (2002)
- A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' (2002) as Self
- Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen (2002) as Herself
- Crossing Jordan (2001) as Roz Framus
- Zoolander (2001) as Sandra Bernhard
- Girlfriends (2000) as Marcia
- Dinner Rush (2000) as Jennifer Freely
- Playing Mona Lisa (2000) as Bibi Carlson
- One Hell of a Guy (2000) as God (voice)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Defense Attorney Priscilla Chaney
- Family Guy (1999) as Sandra Bernhard (voice)
- The Sopranos (1999) as Gina
- Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) as Cassandra (voice) (archive sound)
- The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller (1999) as Self
- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- Will & Grace (1998) as Sandra Bernhard
- V.I.P. (1998) as Cora DeFarge
- Hercules (1998) as Cassandra (voice)
- Exposé (1998) as Janet
- Wrongfully Accused (1998) as Doctor Fridley
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) as Ann Glover
- Somewhere in the City (1998) as Betty
- The Roseanne Show (1998)
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) as Sandy Sands
- I'm Still Here... Damn It! (1998) as Self
- I'm Still Here... Damn It! (1998) Writer
- The View (1997) as Self
- Ally McBeal (1997) as Caroline Poop
- Plump Fiction (1997) as Bunny Roberts
- Lover Girl (1997) as Marci Guerra / 'Angel'
- The Apocalypse (1997)
- Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast (1997) as Self
- Superman: The Animated Series (1996) as Gsptlsnz (voice)
- Clueless (1996) as Ms. Sorenson
- The Late Shift (1996) as Sandra Bernhard
- Museum of Love (1996) as Kitty
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Bluebird (voice)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995) Additional Writing
- Reel Wild Cinema (1995) as Self - Host
- Unzipped (1995) as Self
- MADtv (1995) as Self - Host
- One Hundred and One Nights (1995) as First Seeker (uncredited)
- Catwalk (1995) as Self
- Freaky Friday (1995) as Frieda Debny
- The Reggae Movie (1995)
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Sheila Truitt
- Spider-Man (1994) as Sarah Baker (voice)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994) as Self
- Duckman (1994) as Warden (voice)
- Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady (1994) as Self
- Dallas Doll (1994) as Dallas Adair
- Highlander: The Series (1992) as Carolyn Marsh
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Sandra Bernhard
- Inside Monkey Zetterland (1992) as Imogene
- Hudson Hawk (1991) as Minerva Mayflower
- Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) as Self
- The Word (1990)
- Without You I'm Nothing (1990) as Sandra Bernhard
- Without You I'm Nothing (1990) Writer
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Sheila Winters
- Heavy Petting (1989) as Self
- Decade (1989) as Self
- Roseanne (1988) as Nancy
- Casual Sex? (1988)
- Track 29 (1988) as Nurse Stein
- The Whoopee Boys (1986) as Extra (uncredited)
- Screen Two (1985) as Dallas Adair
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) as Karen
- Follow That Bird (1985) as Grouch Waitress
- The House of God (1984) as Angel Dutton
- The Hitchhiker (1983) as Rat
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self
- The King of Comedy (1982) as Masha
- Nice Dreams (1981) as Girl Nut
- Shogun Assassin (1980) as Voice (voice)
- The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
- The Richard Pryor Special? (1977) as Writer
- Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Sandra Bernhard best known for?
Sandra Bernhard is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story (2026), Marty Supreme (2025), Babes (2024), Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023).
When and where was Sandra Bernhard born?
Sandra Bernhard was born on June 6, 1955 in Flint, Michigan, USA.
How many credits does Sandra Bernhard have?
Sandra Bernhard has accumulated over 147 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1977 to 2026.
What is Sandra Bernhard's background in cinema and television?
Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, singer, actress, and author who was born on June 6, 1955, in Flint, Michigan. She first gained attention in the late 1970s through her stand-up comedy, in which she frequently critiques political figures and celebrity culture. Recognized for her work in the entertainment industr...