Sandy Schwartz was born & raised in San Antonio and is damn proud to be a true Texan. She is one of eleven children, being the second child and the oldest girl. The family lived in the country, so she was raised riding horses, raising cattle, & showing sheep at rodeos and fairs around Texas. She attended grade school, kindergarten through 8th at St. Cecilia’s Parochial School, and her high school alma mater was Providence High School, an all girls school. She earned a scholarship in drama, but after 12 years of being under the watchful eyes of the nuns, she decided school wasn’t the path she wanted to follow. She went to work in a bank and a year later married and had four children, 3 girls & a boy. The kids are all married and Sandy is quite proud of her 10 (that’s right folks, count them 10 grandchildren. When her children started school, she returned to banking at Texas Commerce Bank-San Antonio, and after 22 years, she ended that career as a Vice President/Branch Manager.

She devoted a lot of time to her community. She has been on the Board of Directors of the Southwest Chapter of the Leukemia Society and an Executive Member of that Board as well as serving as President. She worked on the fundraiser, Slightly Off Broadway, for the San Antonio State School all four years that it was held. It was after performing in this show in November, 1992 (she played Riff, one of the Jets from West Side Story) that Steven Stoli "discovered" this warm, sensitive, loving, caring, giving, gifted, funny, multi-talented (well, you get the picture) lady. She has been performing with the Stoli Entertainment Group ever since.

After leaving the banking business in April 1996, she became a member of the staff here at the PLAYHOUSE.

During these years, Sandy has created some of the most incredible and memorable characters in shows like Everybody Loves Opal, 12 Angry Women, Social Security, Waiting for MacArthur, Driving Miss Daisy, Little Old Ladies in Tennis Shoes, The Odd Couple, Come Blow Your Horn, Harvey, His Girl Friday, Lilies of the Field, Whales of August, Girl Talk, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, Silver Wings, Divorce-Southern Style, Little Ladies on the Lamb, Life with Mother Superior, Grace & Glorie, On Golden Pond, The Housekeeper, and many, many others including both of The Playhouse blockbusters - Seven Nuns in Las Vegas and Seven Nuns South of the Border.

Sandy has been honored with GLOBE awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her performances in The Curious Savage and in Steel Magnolias and Best Actress in a Comedy for Those Crazy Old Ladies in the House on the Corner.

Sandy says that nothing has been more rewarding, fulfilling or fun than meeting and getting to know you, our wonderful audiences, these past years and she appreciates you supporting the work we do & looks forward to many more years to come.

Sandy thanks all the actors, directors and techies she’s ever worked with for helping her to grow & challenge herself. She thanks the staff with all my heart for all their hard work & dedication. Special thanks & love to Mr. Stoli and Larry for believing in her and helping to make her dreams come true.

Email:  sandy@stolientertainment.com