Sondra James

Sondra James (née Weil; July 21, 1939 – September 12, 2021) was an American sound coordinator and actress.

Early life Sondra James was born Sondra Weil

Career James began work as an actor, first starring in Mighty Aphrodite in 1995. Following this, she consistently worked as a character actor and voice actress across film, television, and stage, including the national tour of Funny Girl in 1996. While James and Speakeasy were successful in the 1990s, she was often upset that she struggled to find acting jobs.

James played the main role of Auntie Norma in Karl Pilkington's British comedy Sick of It; the production decided to use an American actress because there were limited elderly British actors, and these would all be recognizable to a British audience, which Pilkington felt would be distracting. He was shown a picture of James and immediately liked the look of her, knowing he didn't want the character to appear mundane.

In 2020, she was one of the group of actors who brought a class-action lawsuit against SAG-AFTRA Health Fund for imposing penalties on performers over 65 in a health plan restructure supposedly helping cover COVID-19.

Personal life James had two sons, Michael and Marc. She had five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren at the time of her death. She was a fan of the New York Yankees.

Filmography

Film

Sourced to BFI and TV Guide unless noted 2012

Additional voices 2019

Dr. Sally Friedman 2019

Grandma 2020

Maureen 2021

2021

Real Estate Mogul 2021

Grandma Moehringer Posthumous release

Television Sourced to Deadline and TV Guide unless noted

Video games Sourced to Anime News Network unless noted

Stage Sourced to The Hollywood Reporter unless noted

As sound department Film Sourced to BFI unless noted

Television Sourced to Deadline unless noted