Brandis Kemp, aka Sally Blankfield, died at her home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles on July 4 after a struggle with brain cancer and complications from Covid-19, a friend confirmed. She was 76 and spent five decades as a working actress and comedienne.
She is best known for her TV work in ABC’s late night variety show Fridays, where she appeared along with Larry David, Michael Richards, Rich Hall, Bruce Mahler, Melanie Chartoff and Kemp’s then-husband Mark Blankfield. She next starred as Alma Cox in AfterMASH with Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr, William Christopher and Rosalind Chao. As a member of the comedy group, Low Moan Spectacular, Brandis performed in El Grande de Coca Cola and Bullshot Crummond for HBO.
Brandis’s passion was Native American culture, gardening, and DIY. In November 2019, at age 75, after learning that her home needed to be re-stuccoed, Brandis taught herself to stucco,...
She is best known for her TV work in ABC’s late night variety show Fridays, where she appeared along with Larry David, Michael Richards, Rich Hall, Bruce Mahler, Melanie Chartoff and Kemp’s then-husband Mark Blankfield. She next starred as Alma Cox in AfterMASH with Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr, William Christopher and Rosalind Chao. As a member of the comedy group, Low Moan Spectacular, Brandis performed in El Grande de Coca Cola and Bullshot Crummond for HBO.
Brandis’s passion was Native American culture, gardening, and DIY. In November 2019, at age 75, after learning that her home needed to be re-stuccoed, Brandis taught herself to stucco,...
- 7/10/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
1966: David found Victoria on Dark Shadows.
1982: Holly's preliminary hearing began on Gh.
1988: Gl's Ben wanted to know if Aunt Mo was his new mommy.
1999: AMC's Alex had big news for David."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1964: On Another World, on the night before Pat Matthews' (Susan Trustman) murder trial was to begin, she still refused to take the truth serum despite a last-minute plea from her father, Jim (Shepperd Strudwick).
1966: On Dark Shadows, David Collins (David Henesy) discovered Victoria Winters...
1982: Holly's preliminary hearing began on Gh.
1988: Gl's Ben wanted to know if Aunt Mo was his new mommy.
1999: AMC's Alex had big news for David."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1964: On Another World, on the night before Pat Matthews' (Susan Trustman) murder trial was to begin, she still refused to take the truth serum despite a last-minute plea from her father, Jim (Shepperd Strudwick).
1966: On Dark Shadows, David Collins (David Henesy) discovered Victoria Winters...
- 12/15/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1966: David found Victoria on Dark Shadows but left
without helping her. 1982: Holly's preliminary hearing got
underway on Gh. 1988: Gl's Ben wanted to know if "Aunt Mo" was
his new mommy. 1999: AMC's Alex had big news for David."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1964: On Another World, on the night before Pat Matthews' (Susan Trustman) murder trial was to begin, she still refused to take the truth serum despite a last-minute plea from her father, Jim (Shepperd Strudwick).
1966: On Dark Shadows, David Collins (David Henesy) discovered Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke) in the secret room...
without helping her. 1982: Holly's preliminary hearing got
underway on Gh. 1988: Gl's Ben wanted to know if "Aunt Mo" was
his new mommy. 1999: AMC's Alex had big news for David."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1964: On Another World, on the night before Pat Matthews' (Susan Trustman) murder trial was to begin, she still refused to take the truth serum despite a last-minute plea from her father, Jim (Shepperd Strudwick).
1966: On Dark Shadows, David Collins (David Henesy) discovered Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke) in the secret room...
- 12/18/2017
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Streaming video is a godsend if you want to catch up with recent seasons of TV series. But what's a TV fan to do who wants to stream older shows? Netflix has very little from before the millennium, and Amazon Prime has very little from before 1990.
That's not a knock; the big streaming services know their market. Still, it's worth remembering that Amazon's initial appeal as a bookseller was it's long-tail catalog, the notion that comprehensiveness was worthwhile because somebody somewhere would want that obscure or ancient title, that the markets for all those titles were collectively significant and worth catering to, and that the Internet had at last made it easier to connect those customers with what they wanted.
But until the big streaming services step into the long-tail breach, Shout Factory TV (at shoutfactorytv.com) is ready to make a home there. The boutique streaming service, which is free and requires no subscription,...
That's not a knock; the big streaming services know their market. Still, it's worth remembering that Amazon's initial appeal as a bookseller was it's long-tail catalog, the notion that comprehensiveness was worthwhile because somebody somewhere would want that obscure or ancient title, that the markets for all those titles were collectively significant and worth catering to, and that the Internet had at last made it easier to connect those customers with what they wanted.
But until the big streaming services step into the long-tail breach, Shout Factory TV (at shoutfactorytv.com) is ready to make a home there. The boutique streaming service, which is free and requires no subscription,...
- 2/20/2015
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
On September 2 1990, just in time for the beginning of my junior year of high school, Fox debuted a new show called Parker Lewis Can’t Lose. With cautious optimism I, along with millions of other American teenage girls, watched and calculated whether or not we’d have to make room on our walls next to Corey Haim and Jason Bateman for a Corin Nemic “Tiger Beat” poster. The next day, pushpins in hand, I started making new holes in that wall.
With Ferris Buehler still fresh in our minds, and starving for some teen comedy after years of The Golden Girls, Roseanne and Cheers, Parker Lewis showed up just in time to offer some blatant silliness with memorable characters, timely jokes and creative effects. Taking place at Santo Domingo High School, Parker (Corin Nemec) who narrates the show, and his two partners in crime, Mikey (Billy Jayne, better known as...
With Ferris Buehler still fresh in our minds, and starving for some teen comedy after years of The Golden Girls, Roseanne and Cheers, Parker Lewis showed up just in time to offer some blatant silliness with memorable characters, timely jokes and creative effects. Taking place at Santo Domingo High School, Parker (Corin Nemec) who narrates the show, and his two partners in crime, Mikey (Billy Jayne, better known as...
- 8/4/2009
- by Heather Toshiko
- The Flickcast
Here’s a list of some of the new DVD releases this week. Plus, some old favorites coming out this week on Blu-Ray.
New Movies:
* 12 Rounds - John Cena, Aidan Gillen (DVD and Blu-Ray)
* The Betrayed – Melissa George, Donald Adams (DVD)
* Barbra Streisand: Live in Concert 2006 (Blu-Ray)
* Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (Three-Disc Special Edition) – Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein (DVD and Blu-Ray)
* Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience (DVD and Blu-Ray)
* Ted Nugent: Motor City Mayhem–6,000th Concert (Blu-Ray)
* Two Lovers – Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw (DVD and Blu-Ray)
* Tokyo! – Ayako Fujitani, Jean-Francois Balmer, Denis Lavant (DVD and Blu-Ray)
Classic and Previously Released Movies:
* Seven – Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman (Blu-Ray)
* Do the Right Thing – Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis (Blu-Ray)
TV Shows:
* Eastbound & Down: The Complete First Season – Danny McBride, Katy Mixon, John Hawkes, Andrew Daly (DVD)
* Parker Lewis Can’t Lose: The Complete First Season – Corin Nemec,...
New Movies:
* 12 Rounds - John Cena, Aidan Gillen (DVD and Blu-Ray)
* The Betrayed – Melissa George, Donald Adams (DVD)
* Barbra Streisand: Live in Concert 2006 (Blu-Ray)
* Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (Three-Disc Special Edition) – Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein (DVD and Blu-Ray)
* Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience (DVD and Blu-Ray)
* Ted Nugent: Motor City Mayhem–6,000th Concert (Blu-Ray)
* Two Lovers – Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw (DVD and Blu-Ray)
* Tokyo! – Ayako Fujitani, Jean-Francois Balmer, Denis Lavant (DVD and Blu-Ray)
Classic and Previously Released Movies:
* Seven – Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman (Blu-Ray)
* Do the Right Thing – Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis (Blu-Ray)
TV Shows:
* Eastbound & Down: The Complete First Season – Danny McBride, Katy Mixon, John Hawkes, Andrew Daly (DVD)
* Parker Lewis Can’t Lose: The Complete First Season – Corin Nemec,...
- 7/1/2009
- by Joe Gillis
- The Flickcast
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