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American television and film actress (born 1962)
Debra Sandlund
Born (1962-10-29) October 29, 1962 (age 62)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Years active1986–present
Spouse Greg Stipe ​(m. 1991)
Websitestipestudio.com

Debra Sandlund (Debra Stipe) (born May 29, 1962, in Geneseo, Illinois) is an American television and film actress. She's a graduate of Northwestern University where she studied both Opera & Theatre. She won the Miss Dream Girl USA 1987 Pageant and had a recurring role as Cindy on Full House opposite Bob Saget. Since marrying Greg Stipe in 1991, she is usually billed as "Debra Stipe." She and her daughter Sarah run an acting coaching studio in Cumming, Georgia.

Career

'80s Career

After winning the Miss Dream Girl USA 1987 Pageant she garnered attention and dove into acting in film and television. 1987 She got a role in the independent movie Tough Guys Don't Dance earning an Nomination for Best Female Lead from the Independent Spirit Awards. She guest starred in several well-known series including NBC action-adventure series The A-Team, Fox's police crime drama 21 Jump Street starring Johnny Depp, NBC's legal drama L.A. Law, NBC and later ABC legal drama/mystery series Matlock starring Andy Griffith, ABC's Moonlighting starring Cybil Shepherd and Bruce Willis, and ABC's sitcom Who's the Boss? starring Tony Danza.

'90s Career

She continued success in television guest starring on popular series ABC's Head of the Class, NBC's sitcom Blossom starring Mayiam Bialik, ABC's sitcom Full House opposite Bob Saget, NBC and later CBS police procedural/crime drama In the Heat of the Night opposite Alan Autry in two episodes serving as the backdoor pilot for what would have been a spin-off series, but it was never picked up. She guest starred on Murder, She Wrote starring Angela Lansbury, and Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

Later career

She hit an acting dry spell in the 2000s with a single acting credit guest starring on single episode of the Lifetime drama series Army Wives. In the 2010s she returned to television guest starring in Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Devious Maids, Satisfaction, Queen Sugar, and acted, produced and wrote the series Life @ Stipes.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance Patty Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star
Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
1989 Murder by Numbers Leslie
1990 Victimless Crimes Louise
1992 Gladiator Charlene
2017 Father Figures Karen Bradshaw
2022 The Mulligan Stephanie St. Paul
2023 Divine Influencer Lilianne Lee

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Miss Hollywood 1986 Herself TV Special
1986 The A-Team Tram Guide "The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair"
1987 Crime Story Joanne Goldman 4 episodes
Season 1 (3 episodes)
— 1.18 "The Survivor"
— 1.19 "The Pinnacle"
— 1.20 "Top of the World"
Season 2 (1 episode)
— 2.1 "The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob"
1987 Ohara Judy Fisher "The Sparrow"
1987 Private Eye Desi France "High Heels and Silver Wings"
1988 21 Jump Street Penny Able "A Big Disease with a Little Name"
1988 Hotel Melissa Robinson (Uncredited) "Power Play"
1988 L.A. Law Jane Lauderbach "Romancing the Drone"
1988 Hunter Susan Stevens "Presumed Guilty"
1989 Heartbeat Nina "Paradise Lost"
1989 Matlock Kelly Manning / Ann Wilson "The Black Widow"
1989 Day by Day Monica "Harmless Harper"
1989 Moonlighting Claudette "Those Lips, Those Lies"
1989 Jake and the Fatman Sireen "Poor Butterfly"
1989 Peter Gunn Sheila TV Movie
1989 Who's the Boss? Vickie "Sex, Lies and Exercise Tape"
1990 Open House Chloe "Who Framed Roger McSwain?"
1990 Macusco, FBI Julia Hack / Sherry London "Daryl Ross & the Supremes"
1990 Head of the Class Linda Bassler "Teacher's Pet"
1990 Blossom Mrs. Young "Pilot"
1990 Lifestories Sadie Maxwell "Beverly Whitestone, Dan Drabowski, Sadie Maxwell, Lois Barnes"
1990 Full House Cindy Season 4 (3 episodes)
— 4.10 "Terror in Tanner Town"
— 4.11 "Secret Admirer"
— 4.13 "Happy New Year"
1990 Iran: Days of Crisis Debra Scott TV Movie
1991 In the Heat of the Night Pat Day 2 episodes
Season 4 (1 episode)
— 4.20 "Just a Country Boy"
Season 5 (1 episode)
— 5.6 "Unfinished Business"
1991–1992 Murder, She Wrote Dr. Christie Morgan / Sally Bates 2 episodes
Season 7 (1 episode),br/>— 7.16 "From the Horse's Mouth" (1991)
Season 9 (1 episode)
— 9.2 "Family Secrets" (1992)
1992 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Rebecca "Dance of Romance"
1992 Madame Montand and Mrs Miller Marilyn Monroe TV Movie
1996 The Cape Kathy Blake "Judgment Call"
2009 Army Wives Mrs. Decker "Operation: Tango"
2011 House of Payne Estelle Rodgers "Roommate Paynes"
2012 Let's Stay Together Annie "Beauty and the Birthday"
2013 Devious Maids Delia "Totally Clean"
2014 Being Mary Jane Female Therapist "Mixed Messages"
2014 Satisfaction Irene "...Through Partnership"
2014–2017 If Loving You Is Wrong Dr. Raston 3 episodes
Season 1 (1 episode)
— 1.8 "14 Weeks" (2014)
Season 3 (2 episodes)
— 3.14 "A Fatal Attraction" (2017)
— 3.19 "Don't Lose Your Deposit" (2017)
2015 Running Joyce Dunham "Pilot"
2016 Queen Sugar Lisa "The Darker Sooner"
2018 The Quad Annie Folsom "#TheColorPurple"
2019 Tales Renee "XO Tour Llif3"
2019 Life @ Stipe Debra Stipe Actress / Producer (3 episodes), Writer (1 episode)
— "Road to Love"
— "Negotiation Station" (written by)
— "Christmas in the South"
2023 Will Trent Reese Fox "Should I Go Get My Tin Foil Hat?"

References

  1. Kngine Movies - Debra Sandlund Retrieved 30 December 2010
  2. She also runs StayDahlonega, offering treehouses and homes on Airbnb in North Georgia. She is signed with People Store Talent Agency. She played Terry Bradshaw’s wife in the film, Father Figures. Retrieved 8 March 2021
  3. "Debra Sandlund". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  4. "In the Heat of the Night" Every Man's Family (TV Episode 1993) - Trivia - IMDb, retrieved 2024-01-30
  5. "Debra Stipe | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  6. "Film Independent Spirit Awards (1988)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-01-30.

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