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Sandra Lee Biography

Birth Name:Sandra Lee Christiansen

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Producer, Writer, Actress

Fast Facts

  • Studied at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  • Her grandmother was a determining influence on her culinary interests
  • Bought the groceries, prepared meals, and managed family finances for her and her siblings after her mother's second divorce
  • Invented a product called "Sandra Lee Kraft Kurtains," a home decorating tool that creates decorative drapery, in the early 1990s

Awards

  • 2009Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling: nominated
  • 2012Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host: winner