At the tender age of five, BEVERLY
SANDERS began her stage career in the
San Francisco Opera company production of Barber
of Seville joining
her mother who was an opera singer and a soloist. She
decided then that the stage was for her.
For the past 40 years she has been performing in
nightclubs, theatre, films, and television. She
started in television
on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, then co-starred in
Lotsa Luck with Dom DeLuise, Rhoda with Valerie
Harper and
CPO Sharky with Don Rickles. Her films
include And Justice For All, Queen
of the Stardust Ballroom and Magic. For ten years,
she was the National Spokeswoman with Arm And Hammer
Baking Soda.
Along with Sylvia Walden and Dolores
Mann she started a theatre called “Room For Theatre” and
began a directing career. The theatre was established
in an old house in Los Feliz, which was a converted
antique store/restaurant and appropriate for American
plays from the early 20th century.
Beverly directed the first show, Old
Acquaintance and used the antique lamps for lighting. Later the
theatre
moved to Studio City and for eight years delighted
audiences and was chosen to be part of the 1984 Olympics
Arts Festival.
She was chosen to participate in the
AFI Directing Workshop for Women and made a film Callback which was honored in film festivals.
She has performed all over the country
and acted in and wrote a one-person show Yes
Sir That’s
My Baby.
Currently she is teaching various courses in acting
at both UCLA and USC while continuing writing and
directing.
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