Sandra McCoy
{{short description|American actress and dancer}}
{{use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sandra McCoy
| image = Sandra McCoy in "The Love Affair".jpg
| caption = McCoy in The Love Affair, 2010 short film
| birth_name = Sandra Christina McCoy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|8|14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sandramccoy.com/aboutme.html|title=Sandra McCoy - About Me|work=SandraMcCoy.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040606141153/http://www.sandramccoy.com/aboutme.html|archive-date=June 6, 2004}}
| birth_place = San Jose, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actress, dancer
| alma_mater = Santa Clara University (BA)
| website = {{URL|http://www.sandramccoy.com/}}
| yearsactive = 2001–2014
}}
Sandra McCoy is an American former actress and dancer. McCoy is primarily known for being featured in the music video of NSYNC's 2001 single, "Pop" and as Vanessa in Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee.
Early life and education
McCoy was born and raised in San Jose, California in a Filipino/Irish family. Her mother was a high school Physical Education teacher, tennis coach, and aerobics instructor. Her father was the director of database management at the County Sheriff's Department and a private pilot. Her parents, Madeline and Gary McCoy and her brother Scott McCoy died in late 1993 in an airplane crash in the Fresno area when their plane exploded midair. Sandra did not go on the trip as she had a swimming competition. Instead, her brother took a friend, Mark Guitterez (both students of Quimby Oak Jr. High School at the time of death), who also perished in the crash.
McCoy has trained in dance and gymnastics since she was eight years old and was on the cheerleading squad and soccer and diving teams at Independence High School.{{Citation needed |date=July 2022}}
Career
McCoy moved to Los Angeles, where she still resides today, to pursue a career in show business after attaining a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Santa Clara University. Though her first attempt at Hollywood success, a four-girl pop group, fell through, McCoy has continued to enjoy several other successes in the film industry as both an actress and dancer. Her first real break into the business was booking the lead role in 'N Sync's "Pop" music video. In addition, she was a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers in the season of 2002–2003 and made her calendar debut in Music Video Beauties of 2004. She retired from acting in 2014.
McCoy made many appearances in small roles on several noted television shows before landing her first lead role. She is best known for her starring role as Mercedes in 2005's Cry Wolf, where she met her long-term boyfriend Jared Padalecki; however, the two ended their relationship in 2008.{{cite web
| last = Rudolph
| first = Ileane
| title = Up Close with Supernatural's Jared Padalecki: Part 1
| work = TV Guide Interviews
| publisher = TVGuide.com
| date = November 1, 2007
| url = http://www.tvguide.com/news/supernatural-jared-padalecki/071101-02
| access-date = 2007-11-02 }}
In early March 2007, McCoy auditioned for the reality television series Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll to become the seventh Pussycat Doll, but did not make it into the house. McCoy also guest-starred in the Supernatural episode "Bedtime Stories".{{cite episode
| title = Bedtime Stories
| series = Supernatural
| series-link = Supernatural (U.S. TV series)
| airdate = 2007-11-01
| season = 3
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Dancer | |
| 2002
| Waitress | Uncredited |
| 2002
| Cheerleader #8 | |
| 2002
| Jessica Cheer Girl | |
| 2003
| Astronette #5 | |
| 2004
| Cheerleader / Dancer #1 | |
| 2005
| Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough | Elena Sandoval | Direct to video |
| 2005
| Crash Landing | Melanie | |
| 2005
| Cry Wolf | Mercedes | |
| 2005
| Horror High | Leslie | |
| 2006
| Lost Signal | Tiffany Matthews | |
| 2007
| Hailey | |
| 2008
| Toxic | Jaymee | |
| 2009
| Nite Tales: The Movie | Serena | |
| 2009
| Cute Nurse | |
| 2009
| Vanessa | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| Cheerleader | Episode: "The Cheerleader Episode" |
| 2001
| Felicity | Pageant Contestant | Uncredited, episode: "Miss Conception" |
| 2001
| Mandy | Episode dated: December 21, 2001 |
| 2002
| Kendall | 2 episodes |
| 2002
| Miss Lily | 6 episodes |
| 2002
| Attractive Woman | Episode: "It's a Hot, Hot, Hot, Hot Christmas" |
| 2003
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Hot Chick | Episode: "Lady Heather's Box" |
| 2003
| Girl #2 | Episode: "A Plot of View" |
| 2003
| Joelle | Episode dated: September 25, 2003 |
| 2003
| Allyson | Episode: "Dead Zone" |
| 2005
| Days of Our Lives | Amber | Episode dated: October 24, 2005 |
| 2006
| CSI: NY | Amber Capece | Episode: "Risk" |
| 2006
| Tina | Episode: "Working for Caligula" |
| 2006
| Scarlett | Uncredited, episode: "Of Vice and Men" |
| 2007
| The O.C. | Hippie Chick | Episode: "The Groundhog Day" |
| 2007
| Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll | Herself | Episode: "The Auditions" |
| 2007
| Crossroads Demon | Episode: "Bedtime Stories" |
| 2009
| Actress / Girl In Car | Episode: "You Help Sam Have His First Wet Dream" (as Girl In Car), |
| 2011
| Spa Worker | Episode: "Living Proof" |
| 2012
| Professor Kelsey Williams | Episode: "Extracurricular Activities" |
| 2012
| Vegas | Monique Morel | Episode: "Masquerade" |
| 2014
| Benched | Lucy | Episode: "Shark, Actually" |
=Music videos=
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.sandramccoy.com}}
- {{IMDb name|1139541|Sandra McCoy}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American cheerleaders
Category:American female dancers
Category:21st-century American dancers
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American actresses of Filipino descent
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:Actresses from San Jose, California