Biografie

Developed a strong friendship with Madonna during the 1980s, and the two were frequently seen together in public. They made intimations of a romantic relationship, most notably after appearing on Late Night with David Letterman (1982) where Sandra joked that she had slept with both Madonna and her then-husband, Sean Penn. The friendship ended in 1992.

Had a fractured working relationship with co-star Jerry Lewis while filming King of Comedy (1982). She claims he was very derogatory to her.

According to an interview on Howard Stern's show, she revealed that she turned down the role of Miranda on the TV series Sex and the City (1998) --a role that eventually made Cynthia Nixon a household name.

Before beginning her career as a stand-up comedian she was a manicurist for a posh L.A. salon.

Despite not getting along with Jerry Lewis in King of Comedy (1982), the 2 remained good friends until Lewis's passing in 2017.

She's like jazz. She created her own beat. - friend and fellow comedian Paul Mooney

I think people are a little bit intimidated by me. You know, I'm not exactly a wilting flower, so I think they're a little bit scared of me sometimes.

My father was a proctologist and my mother was an abstract artist, so that's how I view the world.

I'm the only actress in Hollywood who didn't pay to have these lips.

I think [comedy] is definitely a more male oriented field--social commentary, political commentary--I think it's just easier for men to get up and say whatever they want. But I don't think there's that many women who really want to put their toe in the water either. It's not the easiest life or lifestyle to get out there and kind of shake the s*** up.