Sandra Nelson

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title: "Sandra Nelson" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-television-actresses", "american-soap-opera-actresses", "living-people", "actresses-from-madison,-wisconsin", "1964-births", "american-film-actresses", "20th-century-american-actresses", "21st-century-american-actresses"] description: "American actress (born 1964)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Nelson" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actress (born 1964) ::

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Field	Value
name	Sandra Nelson
birth_date
birth_place	Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
known_for	The Young and the Restless
The Wolf of Wall Street
occupation	Actress
years_active	1990–2016
spouse
children	2
other_names	Sandra Nelson Winkler
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| name = Sandra Nelson | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | death_date = | known_for = The Young and the Restless The Wolf of Wall Street | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1990–2016 | spouse = | partner = | children = 2 | parents = | website = | other_names = Sandra Nelson Winkler | awards = Sandra Nelson (born December 29, 1964), is an American former actress. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she is best known for her role as Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless that she played from 1997 to 1999. She also played Aliyah Farran in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

Personal life

Nelson married television and film director and producer Charles Winkler on September 6, 1998. They divorced in 2012. They have a daughter, born in 2000, and a son born in 2002.

Select filmography

Nelson's other credits include guest roles:

• Highlander: The Series as Elaine Trent (Episode: "Avenging Angel") (1993)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Tavana (Episode: "Soldiers of the Empire") (1997)
• Star Trek: Voyager as Marayna (Episode: "Alter Ego") (1997)
• Strong Medicine as Kathleen Anderson (1 episode) (2000)
• Life as a House as Nurse (2001)
• ER as Michelle (Episode: "Makemba") (2003)
• De-Lovely as Sara Murphy (2004)
• Without a Trace as Stephanie Healy (Episode: "Transitions") (2005)
• Monk as Dr. Jackman (Episode: "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing") (2006)
• Just Legal (1 episode) (2006)
• CSI: NY as Marilyn Bennett (1 episode) (2007)
• The Closer as Mrs. McFadden (1 episode) (2008)
• Reality as Isabella (2014)
• NCIS as Jessica Terdei (2 episodes) (2016)
• New Girl as French Woman (1 episode) (2016)

References

References

1. (May 19, 2011). "Movies & TV {{!}} Sandra Nelson". [[The New York Times]].
2. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000517191 De-Lovely] The Hollywood Reporter, Kirk Honeycutt, May 24, 2004
3. [http://theouterlimits.com/castcrew/directors.html#charleswinkler Charles Winkler] The Outer Limits, Directors
4. [https://archive.today/20130126075310/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Irwin_Winkler/196966%23fullbio Irwin Winkler] Hollywood, Celebs, Full Biography (see '''family''' section)

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