26 Facts About Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard was born on June 6,1955 and is an American actress, comedian, and singer.

Sandra Bernhard first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy, where she often critiqued celebrity culture and political figures.

Sandra Bernhard played Nancy Bartlett Thomas on the ABC sitcom Roseanne from the fourth season to the end of the show in 1997.

Sandra Bernhard played Masha in Martin Scorsese's film The King of Comedy, Nurse Judy Kubrak in the FX drama series Pose, and Nurse Cecily on the Apple TV+ series Severance.

Sandra Bernhard is number 96 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest stand-ups of all time.

Sandra Bernhard has three older brothers: Dan, David, and Mark.

Sandra Bernhard's family moved to Arizona when she was 10.

Sandra Bernhard attended Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, graduating in 1973.

Sandra Bernhard later returned to Israel during the Yom Kippur War.

Sandra Bernhard became a staple at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.

Sandra Bernhard was a frequent guest on David Letterman's NBC program Late Night with David Letterman, making 28 appearances starting in 1983.

Sandra Bernhard began performing her first one-woman show, I'm Your Woman, in 1985, and an album version was released.

Sandra Bernhard appeared in a variety of small television roles throughout the 1980s while crafting her stand-up routine into a more performance art-oriented show.

Sandra Bernhard launched an off-Broadway one-woman show called Without You, I'm Nothing, With You, I'm Not Much Better in 1988, which played at the Orpheum Theatre.

Sandra Bernhard was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 1990.

In 1991, Sandra Bernhard began playing Nancy Bartlett on the hit sitcom Roseanne.

In September 1992, Sandra Bernhard appeared in a nude pictorial for Playboy.

Sandra Bernhard hosted the USA Network's Reel Wild Cinema for two seasons beginning in 1995.

Sandra Bernhard continued acting in mostly independent films, TV guest roles, and forays into mainstream films such as Hudson Hawk and Dallas Doll.

Sandra Bernhard returned to Broadway in 1998 with the show I'm Still Here.

Sandra Bernhard was pregnant at the time, and gave birth to daughter Cicely Yasin Bernhard on July 4,1998.

Sandra Bernhard toured Plan B through 2008 and performed "Miracle of Lights" on some morning shows in New York.

Sandra Bernhard was a featured guest singer with children's artist Dan Zanes on the Family Dance album's "Thrift Shop".

In 1995, while serving as a guest panelist on the Comedy Central talk show Politically Incorrect, Sandra Bernhard became engaged in an argument with fellow panelist, conservative political commentator John Lofton.

Sandra Bernhard identifies herself as bisexual and is a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights.

Sandra Bernhard was in a relationship with Venezuelan actress Patricia Velasquez.