Sandra Kay "Sandy" Duncan (born February 20, 1946 in Henderson, Texas) is an American singer and actress of stage and television. She is well remembered for roles including the title character in the 1979 Broadway revival of Peter Pan, Sandy Hogan on The Hogan Family, and Vixey in Disney's The Fox and the Hound. She made a guest appearance on Season 1 of The Muppet Show.
During the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, Duncan took part in Barney & The Backyard Gang[1] portraying Michael and Amy's Mom for the first three videos The Backyard Show, Three Wishes, and A Day At The Beach.
Career[]
Barney[]
Barney & The Backyard Gang[]
Due to Duncan being a large star in the 1980s and desiring for Barney & The Backyard Gang to resonate with parents, Duncan was asked to take part in the video series. During development of Barney & The Backyard Gang, director John Grable had several phone conversations with Duncan and her agents to convince her to join the cast.
Duncan viewed the project as a chance to earn more money in a short period of time in her home state, due to a writer's strike that was going on at the time.[1]
In the Barney & The Backyard Gang videos, not only did Duncan portray as Michael and Amy's Mom but she provided introduction and ending speeches for the first three videos.
Post-Barney[]
Duncan was invited to appear in the Barney & Friends television series, but she declined.[1]
Personal Life[]
Barney[]
Barney & The Backyard Gang[]
Duncan was embarrassed by being involved in Barney & The Backyard Gang due to the production quality of the videos. She assumed no one would see it (in part due to the then ongoing writers strike) and declined to speak of it. However, after having an encounter with a child with a disability, the child sang "I Love You" in front of Duncan, and she found herself no longer embarrassed by it.[2]
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Sandy shares a birthday with Maurice Scott, one of Barney's costume performers.