SLT Coaching
Meet Sandra
Private Acting Coach
Sandra Landers-Turner started her teaching and coaching career in 1994 with Rodney Robb at The Actors Center of Philadelphia. She met Rodney and Edie Robb just after graduating from The University of The Arts with a BFA in theatre performance in 1987. During her junior and senior years, Sandra worked closely with speech teacher Allison Green as an assistant speech teacher for the incoming freshmen, teaching standard English pronunciation as well as Shakespeare interpretation. Sandra has traveled all over the United States and Canada with several professional children’s theatre groups, however; after meeting Mr. Robb Sandra fell in love with film and television acting. She has appeared in many films, including, One Fine Day, School Ties, In and Out, and The Lovely Bones. Her Television appearances include Law and Order SVU (ABC), FBI (CBS), The Politician (Netflix), Hightown (Starz) and The Plot Against America (HBO) as Sandra Landers. Sandra has continued her acting career, but her life changed in 2006 when her child Morgan Turner started a career of their own in the film Invincible as Susan Vermeil at the tender age of 5. In 2011 Sandra worked closely with director Todd Haynes coaching Morgan for their role of young Veda on the set of the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce. Morgan has continued their acting career landing roles in TV and film, most recently as Young Martha in JUMANJI. Sandra also coached a young Catherine Chan on the set of the Jason Statham movie Safe. Sandra continues to coach Morgan and other young professionals for auditions in film and television working for Mike Lemon Casting in Philadelphia, PA, Uptown Center for the Performing arts in West Chester, PA as well as Station Three Management in New York City. Her students have booked jobs in TV and film including Blue Bloods, New Amsterdam, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mare of Easttown and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.