- Born
- Nickname
- Sandy
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- Sandahl Bergman was born November 14, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri. She later graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas. She moved to New York City while she was in her 20's, and appeared in a number of Bob Fosse productions. Her film debut was in his film All That Jazz (1979). Sandahl went on to appear in Xanadu (1980), Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Red Sonja (1985).- IMDb mini biography by: tony.r.vario@gmail.com
- SpouseJosh Taylor (divorced, 1 child)
- Did all her own stunts in Conan the Barbarian (1982) because no stunt women could be found who matched her size.
- Nearly lost a finger while filming a fight scene in Conan the Barbarian (1982).
- Was originally offered the leading role in Red Sonja (1985) but asked to play the villain instead.
- She was the first actress Arnold Schwarzenegger ever did a love scene with. He was also the first actor she ever did a love scene with.
- She was an instructor for the FIRM series of exercise workout videos in the 1980s.
- [Talking about the shoot of Conan the Barbarian (1982)]: "It was tough. I nearly lost a finger. Arnold [Arnold Schwarzenegger] smashed his head against a rock. But that was nothing compared to what the stunt men went through".
- [Talking about her character from Red Sonja (1985)]: Queen Gedren is a prime example of what can happen when somebody doesn't get - or give - enough hugs as a child.
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