Sondra James Dies: ‘Joker’ And ‘Sick Of It’ Actor, Sound Department Veteran Was 82
She was not on the list.
Sondra James, a character actor who has appeared in film, TV and onstage over the past four decades with the likes of Ben Affleck, Robert De Niro, Christopher Lloyd, Mike Birbiglia and Joaquin Phoenix in his Oscar-winning role in 2019’s Joker, died September 12 in her native New York City after a five-month battle with lung cancer. She was 82.
The news was confirmed Monday by her manager Carolyn Anthony of Anthony & Associates Ltd.
James, made her feature film debut in Woody Allen’s 1995 pic Mighty Aphrodite, setting off a string of big-screen acting and voice credits that included Alfie, Taking Woodstock, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, The Dictator, Robots, Don’t Think Twice, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Climb and as Dr. Sally in Todd Phillips’ Joker.
Her last film credit is a role in the George Clooney-directed The Tender Bar, starring Affleck and Lloyd and due out next year.
On TV, James’ credits included Law & Order, Blue Bloods, What We Do in the Shadows, Woody Allen’s Amazon series Crisis in Six Scenes and opposite Karl Pilkington in Sky TV’s Sick of It. Onstage, she was on the national tour of Funny Girl starring Debbie Gibson in the mid-1990s and later toured with Valerie Harper in The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife.
James also ran a one of New York’s largest postproduction loop groups, called Speakeasy, casting, coordinating and performing voice work for series including for six seasons of Sex and the City as well as Bored to Death, Boardwalk Empire, Smash and Damages, and movies True Grit, The Reader, The Devil Wears Prada and The Sixth Sense.
James is survived by her sons Michael (Nadine) Shenkman and Marc (Dina) Shenkman; her grandchildren Jake, Jordana, Jenna and Zach; great grandchildren Lynden and Harlow; brother Elliot Webb; and sister Carol Raskin.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Actors Fund.
Sound department (11 credits)
2009-2016 Royal Pains (TV Series) (loop group coordinator - 87 episodes)
- Uninterrupted (2016) ... (loop group coordinator)
- The Good News Is... (2016) ... (loop group coordinator)
- Saab Story (2016) ... (loop group coordinator)
- Doubt of Africa (2016) ... (loop group coordinator)
- Fly Me to Kowloon (2016) ... (loop group coordinator)
2013-2014 Alpha House (TV Series) (loop group coordinator - 20 episodes)
- The Nuptials (2014) ... (loop group coordinator)
- There Will Be Water (2014) ... (loop group coordinator)
- Bugged (2014) ... (loop group coordinator)
- The Civility Zone (2014) ... (loop group coordinator)
- The Retreat (2014) ... (loop group coordinator)
Smash (TV Series) (loop group coordinator - 13 episodes, 2012) (adr loop group director - 12 episodes, 2013)
- The Producers (2013) ... (adr loop group director - uncredited)
- Opening Night (2013) ... (adr loop group director - uncredited)
- The Dress Rehearsal (2013) ... (adr loop group director - uncredited)
- The Surprise Party (2013) ... (adr loop group director - uncredited)
- The Parents (2013) ... (adr loop group director - uncredited)
2011-2012 Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) (adr looping coordinator - 8 episodes)
- You'd Be Surprised (2012) ... (adr looping coordinator)
- Spaghetti and Coffee (2012) ... (adr looping coordinator)
- To the Lost (2011) ... (adr looping coordinator)
- Georgia Peaches (2011) ... (adr looping coordinator)
- Two Boats and a Lifeguard (2011) ... (adr looping coordinator)
2009-2012 Damages (TV Series) (adr group coordinator - 46 episodes)
- But You Don't Do That Anymore (2012) ... (adr group coordinator)
- I Like Your Chair (2012) ... (adr group coordinator)
- I'm Afraid of What I'll Find (2012) ... (adr group coordinator)
- The Storm's Moving In (2012) ... (adr group coordinator)
- I Need to Win (2012) ... (adr group coordinator)
2012 Lola Versus (adr loop group director)
2012 Firelight (TV Movie) (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
2009-2011 Bored to Death (TV Series) (loop group coordinator - 24 episodes)
- Nothing I Can't Handle by Running Away (2011) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
- Forget the Herring (2011) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
- Two Large Pearls and a Bar of Gold (2011) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
- I Keep Taking Baths Like Lady Macbeth (2011) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
- We Could Sing a Duet (2011) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
2009 The Philanthropist (TV Series) (loop group coordinator - 8 episodes)
- Haiti (2009) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
- Kashmir (2009) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
- San Diego (2009) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
- Kosovo (2009) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
- Nigeria Part II (2009) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
1999-2004 Sex and the City (TV Series) (adr group coordinator - 61 episodes)
- An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux (2004) ... (adr group coordinator)
- An American Girl in Paris: Part Une (2004) ... (adr group coordinator)
- Splat! (2004) ... (adr group coordinator)
- The Cold War (2004) ... (adr group coordinator)
- Out of the Frying Pan (2004) ... (adr group coordinator)
2000 Cecil B. Demented (adr group mixer)
Hide Hide Actress (86 credits)
The Tender Bar (post-production)
2021 Dating & New York
Real Estate Agent
2021 Making the Day
Veteran Editor
2021 #richieneedsawife (TV Short)
Margaret
2020 Seven Fishes (Short)
Nonna Bonfiglio
2020 Where to Now? (Short)
Alma
2020/I Antarctica
Mrs. Feen
2020 What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series)
Joan
- Brain Scramblies (2020) ... Joan
2020 Shiva Baby
Maureen
2018-2020 Sick of It (TV Series)
Norma
- Use by Date (2020) ... Norma
- Love and Laughter (2020) ... Norma
- Useless Lump (2020) ... Norma
- The Biscuit (2020) ... Norma
- The Ensuite (2020) ... Norma
2019 Ray Donovan (TV Series)
Elderly Woman
- Faith. Hope. Love. Luck. (2019) ... Elderly Woman
2019 Joker
Dr. Sally
2019 Already Gone
Mary Jane
2019 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series)
Shirley
- Sofía Vergara/David Cross/Tove Lo (2019) ... Shirley (uncredited)
2019 The Climb
Grandma
2019 At Home with Amy Sedaris (TV Series)
Old Lady
- All About Amy (2019) ... Old Lady
2019 Who Knows? (Short)
Widow Bidoin
2018 BLUEGOLDFISH (Short)
Mrs. Foster
2018 Big Data L1ZY (Short)
Neighbor
2018 Sarah Q
Grandma
2018 Lez Bomb
Betty
2018 The Escape of Prisoner 614
Marla
2018 Kikoriki. Deja Vu
Olga (voice)
2018 High Maintenance (TV Series)
- Scromple (2018)
2018 Human Affairs
Deborah
2018 Maturity (TV Series)
Genevieve
- Pilot (2018) ... Genevieve
2017 Little Hope (TV Series short)
Bethyl
- Pilot ... Bethyl
2017 Sas & Jake (TV Movie)
Lilith
2017 Active Adults
Rose
2017 Splitting Image
Blanche
2017 Norman Pinski Come Home (Short)
Edna
2017 Harvie and the Magic Museum
Mrs. Titmouse (voice, as Sondra Weil)
2017 Odd Mom Out (TV Series)
Elderly Neighbor
- Children in the Corn Pudding (2017) ... Elderly Neighbor
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming
Yelling Woman
2017/I Keep the Change
Grandma
2017 Lost Cat Corona
Sal's Mother
2017 Kikoriki. Legend of the Golden Dragon
Olga (voice)
2016 Crisis in Six Scenes (TV Mini Series)
Rita
- Episode #1.4 (2016) ... Rita
- Episode #1.6 (2016) ... Rita
- Episode #1.1 (2016) ... Rita
2016 C Street
Mrs. Plumbcott
2016 Mired (Short)
Grandmother
2016 Don't Think Twice
Bonnie
2014/I Entropy (Short)
2014 America 1979 (Short)
Ms. Ambrose
2014 The Mysteries of Laura (TV Series)
Lillian Greenberg
- The Mystery of the Terminal Tenant (2014) ... Lillian Greenberg
2014 Lucky 7 (TV Series)
Mrs. Larosa
- Pay Day (2014) ... Mrs. Larosa
2014 The Cobbler
Anna O'Hara
2014 Growing Up and Other Lies
Barb
2013 Somebody's Gotta Do It (Short)
Lou's Pal
2013/I In Lieu of Flowers
Jules
2013 Blue Bloods (TV Series)
Retiree Lady
- No Regrets (2013) ... Retiree Lady
2012 Here You Go (Short)
Little Old Lady
2012 Putzel
Mrs. Hertzel
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift
Additional Voices (voice)
2012 Girls (TV Series)
Old Woman
- Leave Me Alone (2012) ... Old Woman
2012 The Dictator
Friendly Customer
2012 Sleepwalk with Me
Colleen
2011 Kikoriki: Team Invincible
Olga (English version, voice, as Sondra J. Weil)
2011 I'm Not Me
Woman on Subway
2011 What's Your Number?
Plant Lady
2011 Top Cat
Other Voices (voice)
2011 Busted Walk (Short)
Dotty
2010 Going the Distance
Elderly Woman
2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Lady at Book Signing
2010 Nurse Jackie (TV Series)
Mrs. Feinberg
- Apple Bong (2010) ... Mrs. Feinberg
2009 Taking Woodstock
Margaret
2009 Breaking Upwards
2009 The Hungry Ghosts
Lucy
2007 Oy Vey! (Short)
Faye
2007 Arranged
Nina
2006 30 Rock (TV Series)
Woman
- Blind Date (2006) ... Woman
2006 Everyone's Hero
Additional Voices (voice)
2006 Super Powers (Short)
Linda Robinson
2005 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Video Game)
Ma Cipriani (voice)
2005 Pokémon (TV Series)
Nanny
- Enter Manene! Mansion of Rest! (2005) ... Nanny (English version, voice)
2005 Robots
Additional Voices (voice)
2004 Alfie
Mrs. Liberman
2004 Last Call (Short)
Beautiful cleavage
2001 Grand Theft Auto III (Video Game)
Momma (voice)
1994-2001 Law & Order (TV Series)
Manager / Sarah Taffler / Mrs. Stavros
- Bronx Cheer (2001) ... Manager
- Untitled (2000) ... Sarah Taffler
- Nurture (1994) ... Mrs. Stavros
2000 Sex and the City (TV Series)
Older Woman
- Frenemies (2000) ... Older Woman
2000 Third Watch (TV Series)
Mrs. Jordan
- Nature or Nurture? (2000) ... Mrs. Jordan
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Agnes Rosen
- Hysteria (1999) ... Agnes Rosen
1997 Always Say Goodbye
Bernice
1995 Mighty Aphrodite
Operator / Chorus
1992 Day of Atonement (English version, voice)
1982 Muggable Mary, Street Cop (TV Movie)
Neighborwoman
Casting department (58 credits)
2013 Alpha House (TV Series) (voice casting - 1 episode)
- Zingers (2013) ... (voice casting)
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis (voice casting)
2013 Admission (adr voice casting: SpeakEasy ADR)
2012 Premium Rush (adr voice casting)
2011/I Margaret (adr voice casting)
2010 The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (voice casting)
2010 Royal Pains (TV Series) (loop group coordinator - 2 episodes)
- Big Whoop (2010) ... (loop group coordinator)
- Whole Lotto Love (2010) ... (loop group coordinator)
2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (adr voice casting)
2010/I Dear John (adr voice casting)
2010 Jack Goes Boating (adr voice casting - as Sondra James Weil)
2009 A Serious Man (adr voice casting)
2009 Little New York (adr voice casting)
2009 Julie & Julia (voice casting)
2009 Away We Go (adr voice casting)
2009 Taking Woodstock (adr voice casting)
2008 The Reader (adr voice casting)
2008/I Doubt (adr voice casting)
2008 The Happening (adr voice casting)
2008 Stop-Loss (adr voice casting)
2007 Awake (adr voice casting)
2007/I Blind Date (adr voice casting)
2007 American Gangster (adr voice casting)
2007 Anamorph (adr voice casting)
2007 Married Life (adr voice casting)
2007 Evening (adr voice casting)
2007 Perfect Stranger (adr voice casting)
2007 Music and Lyrics (voice casting)
2007/I Teeth (adr voice casting)
2006/I Gray Matters (adr voice casting)
2006 The Devil Wears Prada (adr voice casting)
2005 Prime (adr voice casting)
2005 The Notorious Bettie Page (voice casting)
2005 Trust the Man (adr voice casting)
2004/I Closer (voice casting)
2004 The Stepford Wives (voice casting)
2003 Angels in America (TV Mini Series) (voice casting - 4 episodes)
- Perestroika: Beyond Nelly (2003) ... (voice casting)
- Perestroika: Stop Moving! (2003) ... (voice casting)
- Perestroika: Heaven, I'm in Heaven (2003) ... (voice casting)
- Millennium Approaches: Bad News (2003) ... (voice casting)
2003 Intolerable Cruelty (voice casting)
2002 Two Weeks Notice (voice casting)
2002 Assassination Tango (voice casting)
2002 Murder by Numbers (voice casting)
2002 Secretary (voice casting)
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums (voice casting)
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There (voice casting - as Sandra James)
2001 The Shaft (voice casting: New York)
2001 Boycott (TV Movie) (adr voice casting)
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (voice casting)
2000 Mission to Mars (casting: loop group)
2000 American Psycho (adr voice casting)
2000/I Committed (casting: loop group)
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley (casting: loop group)
1999/I Ride with the Devil (voice casting)
1999 Music of the Heart (adr voice casting: New York)
1999 The Best Man (voice casting)
1999 The Astronaut's Wife (adr voice casting)
1999 Outside Providence (adr voice casting)
1999 The Sixth Sense (voice casting)
1999 The Deep End of the Ocean (adr casting)
1998 Primary Colors (adr casting) / (voice casting)
Hide Hide Additional Crew (21 credits)
2011 Royal Pains (TV Series) (loop group coordinator - 1 episode)
- Traffic (2011) ... (loop group coordinator)
2010 Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) (loop group coordinator - 1 episode)
- Broadway Limited (2010) ... (loop group coordinator - uncredited)
2010/I The Bounty Hunter (loop group)
2009 Hachi: A Dog's Tale (loop group coordinator)
2009 Tenderness (loop group coordinator)
2008 The Caller (loop group coordinator)
2007/I Blind Date (loop group)
2007 Savage Grace (adr loop group coordinator)
2007 Day Zero (loop group coordinator)
2006 Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (loop group coordinator)
2006 The Devil Wears Prada (voice actor)
2006 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (loop group coordinator)
2005 Transamerica (loop group coordinator)
2004 The Woodsman (loop group coordinator)
2000 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (loop group leader: Speakeasy)
2000 Songcatcher (loop group coordinator)
1999 The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (loop group coordinator)
1999 Bowfinger (adr loop group)
1993 The Night We Never Met (adr loop group)
1990 Green Card (adr loop group: David Kramer's Looping Group)
1982 Johnny Goes Home (TV Movie documentary) (production assistant)
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