Sandra Peabody
| Sandra Peabody | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sandra Peabody January 11, 1948 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Other names | Lydia Cassell Liyda Cassell Sandra Cassell Sandra Cassel |
| Occupation | Actress Screenwriter Producer Acting coach |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Sandra Peabody (born January 11, 1948) is an American actress, screenwriter, producer and acting coach. She is best known for her role as Mari Collingwood in Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left (1972). She subsequently starred in Voices of Desire (1972), Massage Parlor Murders (1973), and Teenage Hitchhikers (1975).
Sandra Peabody was born on January 11, 1948 in Portland, Oregon.
In the early 1970s, Peabody starred in a few exploitation films before being cast in the low budget film The Horse Killer (1970), which is currently a lost film that was shot in Florida. She was later cast alongside Spalding Grey and Philip Baker Hall in the 1971 film Love-In 72. She later starred in Wes Craven's brutal and controversial 1972 film The Last House on the Left, about two teenage girls, Mari Collingwood (played by Peabody) and Phyllis Stone (played by Lucy Grantham) who are kidnapped and brutally raped by a gang of psychotic convicts who recently escaped from prison. The film was a critical and commercial success, earning more than $3 million at the American box office. Her performance was generally praised. Peabody was later cast in the horror films Voices of Desire (1972), and Massage Parlor Murders (1973), the latter being a grindhouse film that has recently been released on DVD and Blu-ray. Her next role was in the exploitation film Filthiest Show in Town. Peabody starred alongside Barbara Eden and John Bennett Perry in the musical Annie Get Your Gun that ran at the Shady Grove Music Fair, between 1973 and 1974.
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