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Sandra Edwards (born March 12, 1938 in Los Angeles) is an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine`s Playmate of the Month for the March 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland. Her name is usually spelled Saundra Edwards. Measurements: 36-20-36

In addition to her modeling career for Playboy and other men`s magazines (She was the covergirl of Modern Man Magazine in May 1958), Edwards, who is part Cherokee, was a showgirl in Las Vegas. Her acting credits - she was a contract player at Warner Bros. - include a few films and many more television roles in shows such as Hawaiian Eye and Maverick (her Maverick episode was "Holiday at Hollow Rock" with James Garner). She retired from show business in the 1960s.

Edwards married actor Tom Gilson on December 8, 1961 and had a son named Thomas S. Gilson Jr (born the same day). She separated from him in August 1962 after he became abusive, after which she moved in with her sister and brother-in-law. On October 6, 1962, Edwards killed Gilson with a shotgun blast through the heart after he broke into the house where she was staying. A coroner`s jury later ruled the shooting as justifiable homicide.[1] The scandal, however, abruptly ended her acting career.

Filmography:
1. Parrish (1961) .... Evaline Raike
2. A Fever in the Blood (1961) .... Lucy Callahan
3. "Lawman" (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "The Lawman" (USA: alternative title)
- The Post (1960) TV episode
4. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Cocktail Waitress / ... (3 episodes, 1960)
- The Negotiable Blonde (1960) TV episode .... Cocktail Waitress
- The Starlet (1960) TV episode .... First Girl
- Ten Cents a Death (1960) TV episode .... Loma
5. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Mele / ... (3 episodes, 1960)
- Jade Song (1960) TV episode .... Mele
- Princess from Manhattan (1960) TV episode .... Mele
- Stamped for Danger (1960) TV episode .... Nancy Wheeler
6. The Crowded Sky (1960) (uncredited) .... Didi
7. "Bourbon Street Beat" .... Anna Cremona / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
- Wagon Show (1960) TV episode .... Anna Cremona
- Target of Hate (1960) TV episode .... Gloria
8. "The Alaskans" .... Molly (1 episode, 1960)
- The Ballad of Whitehorse (1960) TV episode .... Molly
9. "Bronco" .... Little Moon (1 episode, 1960)
- The Human Equation (1960) TV episode .... Little Moon
10. "Cheyenne" .... Jane Emmett / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1960)
- Alibi for a Scalped Man (1960) TV episode .... Jane Emmett
- Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude (1960) TV episode .... Yellow Moon
- Dead to Rights (1958) TV episode .... Vardis Coll
- White Warrior (1958) TV episode (as Sandra Edwards) .... Lois Whitton
11. The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) (uncredited) .... Cigar Counter Girl

12. "Sugarfoot" .... Prudence (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
... aka "Tenderfoot" (UK)
- The Trial of the Canary Kid (1959) TV episode .... Prudence
- The Return of the Canary Kid (1959) TV episode .... Prudence
- The Canary Kid (1958) TV episode .... Prudence
13. Up Periscope (1959) (uncredited) .... Grass Hut Girl
14. "Maverick" .... Lettie / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
- Holiday at Hollow Rock (1958) TV episode .... Nora Taylor

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