Sandra Peabody
Biography
Sandra Peabody (born 11 January 1948) is an American film and stage actress, screenwriter, producer and acting coach. She is best known for her role as Mari Collingwood in Wes Craven's 1972 film The Last House on the Left (1972). A cult hit, the film established her as a prominent actress in horror, and she subsequently starred in Voices of Desire (1972), Massage Parlor Murders (1973), and Legacy of Satan (1974). Peabody's other notable role is Bird in the comedy film Teenage Hitchhikers (1975). Outside of film, she has starred in a variety of stage productions including Robert Kalfin's Tarot (1970). Peabody quit acting and has since became an acting coach and a screenwriter whose focus is on children orientated programming.
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Full filmography
- The Last House on the Left (1972) as Mari Collingwood (as Sandra Cassell)
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) as Self
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Sexy Susan Sins Again (1968)
- Teenage Hitchhikers (1974) as Bird
- The American Nightmare (2000) as Self
- The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) as Sandra (uncredited)
- Voices of Desire (1972) as Anna Reed (as Liyda Cassell)
- Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Massage Parlor Murders (1973) as Gwen
- The Case of the Smiling Stiffs (1973) as Strip Poker Girl
- 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Love-In '72 (1970) as Joan Boyd (as Susan Sparling)
- Filthiest Show in Town (1973) as Olga
- Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) as Self (Mari) (archive footage) (uncredited) (The Last House on the Left)
- Misfit (1965) as Actress (as Sandy Peabody)
- Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Legacy of Satan (1974) as Cult Extra
- Celluloid Crime of the Century (2003) as Mari Collingwood (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- The Horse Killer (1966) as Actress (as Sandy Peabody)
- It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' (2002) as Self - Mari Collingwood (archive footage) (uncredited)