Person
Sandra Peabody
Acting · Born 1948-01-11 · Portland, Oregon, USA
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.
Known for
The Last House on the Left
Mari Collingwood (as Sandra Cassell)
Sexy Susan Sins Again
1968
Voices of Desire
Anna Reed
Love-In '72
Joan Boyd (as Susan Sparling)
The American Nightmare
Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Self (archive footage)
Massage Parlor Murders
Gwen
Fear, Panic & Censorship
Self (archive footage)
Video Vixens!
Continuity
Filmography
- 201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious StreetSelf (archive footage)
- 2010Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & VideotapeSelf (archive footage)
- 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelf
- 2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2006Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2Self (archive footage)
- 2005Ban the Sadist Videos!Self (archive footage)
- 2003Celluloid Crime of the CenturyMari Collingwood (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'Self - Mari Collingwood (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2000Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking TruthSelf (Mari) (archive footage) (uncredited) (The Last House on the Left)
- 2000The American NightmareSelf
- 2000Fear, Panic & CensorshipSelf (archive footage)
- 1994Wee Sing Under the SeaCasting Director
- 1975Video Vixens!Continuity
- 1974Teenage HitchhikersBird
- 1974Legacy of SatanCult Extra
- 1973The Case of the Smiling StiffsStrip Poker Girl
- 1973Massage Parlor MurdersGwen
- 1973Filthiest Show in TownOlga
- 1972Voices of DesireAnna Reed
- 1972The Last House on the LeftMari Collingwood (as Sandra Cassell)
- 1972The Legend of Boggy CreekSandra (uncredited)
- 1970Love-In '72Joan Boyd (as Susan Sparling)
- 1968Sexy Susan Sins Again
- 1966The Horse KillerActress (as Sandy Peabody)
- 1965MisfitActress (as Sandy Peabody)
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