Sandra Bernhard

Biography

Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American comedian, singer, actress and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy in which she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time.

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Defense Attorney Priscilla Chaney

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

Late Night with David Letterman

Self

Girlfriends

Family Guy

Sandra Bernhard (voice)

Will & Grace

Sandra Bernhard

Duckman

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Marty Supreme
2024	Babes	Dr. Shirley
2024	Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution	Self
2023	Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride
2022	Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022	69 Parts	The Landlady
2020	Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2019	I Am Richard Pryor	Self - Actress and Comedian
2017	Secs & Execs	Kath Fairchild
2017	Broadway: The Next Generation	Self
2017	Dying Laughing	Self
2017	Alone With Chrissie Hynde	Herself
2017	Jewel's Catch One	Self
2014	Inside Rupert Pupkin	Self (archive footage)
2013	Why We Laugh: Funny Women	Self
2013	Diving Normal	Carmella
2011	Looking for Lenny	Self
2011	The Undefeated	Self (archive footage)
2010	See You in September	Charlotte
2010	Rappin' With The Rickster	Self
2010	Lez Chat	Folk Music Lover
2009	Dare	Dr. Serena Mohr
2005	Searching for Bobby D	Sherri Dansen
2005	Disney Heroes Volume 1	Cassandra (voice)
2004	Silver Lake	Sheila Fontana
2004	The Easter Egg Adventure	Claralyne Cluck (voice)
2003	Totally Gay!	Self
2003	The Third Date	Ola
2002	Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen	Herself
2002	Method Acting
2002	A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'	Self
2001	Zoolander	Sandra Bernhard
2000	One Hell of a Guy	God (voice)
2000	Playing Mona Lisa	Bibi Carlson
2000	Dinner Rush	Jennifer Freely
1999	The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller	Self
1999	Hercules: Zero to Hero	Cassandra (voice) (archive sound)
1998	I Woke Up Early the Day I Died	Sandy Sands
1998	An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn	Ann Glover
1998	I'm Still Here... Damn It!	Self
1998	Exposé	Janet
1998	Somewhere in the City	Betty
1998	Wrongfully Accused	Doctor Fridley
1997	Plump Fiction	Bunny Roberts
1997	The Apocalypse
1997	Lover Girl	Marci Guerra / 'Angel'
1997	Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast	Self
1996	Museum of Love	Kitty
1996	The Late Shift	Sandra Bernhard
1995	Unzipped	Self
1995	Catwalk	Self
1995	Freaky Friday	Frieda Debny
1995	One Hundred and One Nights	First Seeker (uncredited)
1994	Dallas Doll	Dallas Adair
1994	Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady	Self
1992	Inside Monkey Zetterland	Imogene
1991	Hudson Hawk	Minerva Mayflower
1991	Madonna: Truth or Dare	Self
1990	Without You I'm Nothing	Sandra Bernhard
1989	Heavy Petting	Self
1989	Decade	Self
1988	Track 29	Nurse Stein
1988	Casual Sex?
1986	The Whoopee Boys	Extra (uncredited)
1985	Follow That Bird	Grouch Waitress
1984	The House of God	Angel Dutton
1982	The King of Comedy	Masha
1981	Nice Dreams	Girl Nut
1977	The Richard Pryor Special?	Writer
	Out of Order!	Judge Stevenson

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Survival of the Thickest	Hannah Sommar
2022	Sherri	Self - Guest
2022	So Help Me Todd	Belinda Tuttle
2022	Severance	Cecily
2018	POSE	Judy Kubrak
2017	Str8UpGayPorn Awards	Self - Host
2017	Bill Nye Saves the World	Mint Choc Chip (voice)
2016	Match Game	Self - Panelist
2015	Difficult People	Lilith Feigenbaum
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self
2014	Broad City	Brenda
2013	The Birthday Boys
2013	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Darlene Linetti
2012	DTLA	Carla
2012	Gotham Comedy Live	Self - Host
2011	American Horror Story	Fran
2011	Switched at Birth	Prof. Teresa Ledarsky
2011	American Horror Story	Hannah
2011	2 Broke Girls	Joedth
2010	Hot in Cleveland	Nan
2010	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked	Self - Guest Judge
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge
2007	Head Case	Self
2006	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Audrey
2005	American Dad!	Old Lady (voice)
2005	The Search for the Funniest Mom in America
2004	Project Runway	Self - Guest Judge
2004	The L Word	Charlotte Birch
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003	Las Vegas
2003	L.A. Dragnet
2002	V Graham Norton	Self
2001	Crossing Jordan	Roz Framus
2000	Girlfriends
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Defense Attorney Priscilla Chaney
1999	The Sopranos	Gina
1999	Family Guy	Sandra Bernhard (voice)
1998	Hercules	Cassandra (voice)
1998	Will & Grace	Sandra Bernhard
1998	Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist
1998	The Roseanne Show
1998	V.I.P.	Cora DeFarge
1997	Ally McBeal	Caroline Poop
1997	The View	Self
1996	Clueless	Ms. Sorenson
1996	Superman: The Animated Series	Gsptlsnz (voice)
1995	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995	MADtv	Self - Host
1995	Reel Wild Cinema	Self - Host
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Bluebird (voice)
1994	Duckman
1994	Spider-Man	Sarah Baker (voice)
1994	Chicago Hope
1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Self
1992	Highlander: The Series	Carolyn Marsh
1989	Tales from the Crypt	Sheila Winters
1988	Roseanne	Nancy
1985	The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Karen
1983	The Hitchhiker	Rat
1982	Late Night with David Letterman	Self
1977	The Richard Pryor Show