Sandra Peabody

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

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Sexy Susan Sins Again

Teenage Hitchhikers

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

The American Nightmare

All Movies (24)

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street2015 · as Self (archive footage)
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape2010 · as Self (archive footage)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010 · as Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film2006 · as Self (archive footage)
Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 22006 · as Self (archive footage)
Ban the Sadist Videos!2005 · as Self (archive footage)
Celluloid Crime of the Century2003 · as Mari Collingwood (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'2002 · as Self - Mari Collingwood (archive footage) (uncredited)
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth2000 · as Self (Mari) (archive footage) (uncredited) (The Last House on the Left)
The American Nightmare2000 · as Self
Fear, Panic & Censorship2000 · as Self (archive footage)
Teenage Hitchhikers1974 · as Bird
Legacy of Satan1974 · as Cult Extra
The Case of the Smiling Stiffs1973 · as Strip Poker Girl
Massage Parlor Murders1973 · as Gwen
Filthiest Show in Town1973 · as Olga
Voices of Desire1972 · as Anna Reed (as Liyda Cassell)
The Last House on the Left1972 · as Mari Collingwood (as Sandra Cassell)
The Legend of Boggy Creek1972 · as Sandra (uncredited)
Love-In '721970 · as Joan Boyd (as Susan Sparling)
Sexy Susan Sins Again1968
The Horse Killer1966 · as Actress (as Sandy Peabody)
Misfit1965 · as Actress (as Sandy Peabody)