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Sandra Lee
Born (1966-07-03) July 3, 1966 (age 58)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse (BS)
Occupation(s)Television host, writer, documentary producer
Television
  • Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee
  • Sandra's Money Saving Meals
  • Sandra's Restaurant Remakes
  • Sandra Lee's Taverns, Lounges & Clubs
  • Sandra Lee Celebrates
OfficeFirst Lady of New York (de facto)
TermJanuary 1, 2011 – September 25, 2019
PredecessorMichelle Paige Paterson
SuccessorVacant
Spouse
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(m. 2001; div. 2005)​
PartnerAndrew Cuomo (2005–2019)
Awards
Websitesandralee.com

I'm wondering if {{Infobox person}} would be a better fit for this article than {{Infobox officeholder}}. (Tough to find a perfectly similar precedent here, but cf. Rosario Dawson, Melvyn Douglas, or Rachel Campos-Duffy, all of which use {{Infobox person}}.) The conversion doesn't require removing any information; it just requires tweaking the "term" parameters to fit {{Infobox person}}, and allows for the addition of the "television" and "awards" parameters similar to {{Infobox chef}}. A mockup of how this could look is at right. I also added "documentary producer" to the "Occupation" field per the "Documentaries" section below, and changed "author" to "writer" since Lee has also written for television.

Early life

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  • Update "Kimmy" to "Kimber"[1][2] and "Johnny" to "John Paul".[3]
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Due to her mother's illness and the absence of her and her siblings' fathers, Lee effectively raised her four younger siblings.[3][4][5] In her youth, Lee learned how to feed her younger siblings frugally with a combination of food stamps and welfare payments, an experience that informed her future approach to cooking.[4][6]
(Using the "anti-julia" and "ravenous" ref names already in use in the article.)
  • In second paragraph, add before "She was initially raised as a Seventh-day Adventist...":
Lee claims her family is Catholic.[7]
  • In last paragraph, delete ,which she did not finish. The source cited does not substantiate this.

Career

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  • In first paragraph, after "Home-shopping network QVC hired her as on-air talent.", add ref [8], using the "Vogue02222011" ref name already in use in the article.
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QVC also selected Lee to launch its craft and home decorating categories on its networks in the U.K. and Germany. In 1994, she released her first DIY home improvement video series, which sold more than a million copies.[9]
  • The Gourmet source in the first paragraph is a dead URL. Here's an archived alternative.
  • In second paragraph, after "Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee premiered on the Food Network in 2003.", add:
The show ran for 15 seasons[10] and was in the top three new weekend shows on the network for its first five years.[11]
  • In second paragraph, update
Lee's second Food Network series, Sandra's Money Saving Meals, began airing on May 10, 2009.[12]
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Lee's second Food Network series, Sandra's Money Saving Meals, began airing on May 10, 2009,[12] in response to the Great Recession. At the time, she was the only host on the Food Network with two cooking series running concurrently. Kurt Soller, writing for Newsweek, described her as "among TV's most successful female chefs".[4] As of 2019, her shows have aired in 63 countries.[10]
(Using the "anti-julia" ref name already in use in the article.)
  • After the above in the second paragraph, update
Each episode contains an arts and crafts element, in which Lee decorates the table setting in accordance with the theme of the meal that she just prepared. She refers to these as "tablescapes".
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Each episode contains entertaining and arts and crafts elements, in which Lee decorates the table setting and kitchen in accordance with the theme of the meal that she just prepared.[3] She refers to these as "tablescapes", a term she coined.[13]
  • Also in second paragraph, update
She has released 25 books,
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She has authored 27 books,[14]
  • Add before "A magazine based on her show, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade, was released in 2009.[15]":
Her book Semi-Homemade Cooking appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list.[16]
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In late 2009, Lee hosted Sandra Lee Celebrates, a series of four one-hour specials that aired on HGTV.[17][18]
  • Update
Also in 2012, she started a new monthly lifestyle magazine in partnership with TV Guide.
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Also in 2012, she started a monthly lifestyle magazine, Sandra Lee, in partnership with TV Guide.[19]
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People magazine has included her in its list of "Most Beautiful" people multiple times.[20][21][22][23]
In early 2020, Lee began creating her "Top Shelf" video series for Today.com, showcasing new ways to make meals from products commonly found in pantries.[24][25][26] An April 2020 New York Times article authored by Jessica Bennett called Lee "the queen of making something out of nothing".[6] In late 2020, Lee hosted a series of holiday segments, "It’s a Wonderful Lifetime", on Lifetime.[14]

Critical response

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At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, both Jessica Bennett in the New York Times[6] and Jaya Saxena in Eater noted that the context of pandemic scarcity made the "semi-homemade" concept feel newly relevant. Of Lee, Saxena wrote, "her show, Semi-Homemade Cooking, might be the perfect way to cook through quarantine."[27]
  • This may make more sense as a top-level section rather than as a subsection of "Career".

Kwanzaa cake

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Delete "partly" in the final sentence: "Lee has said this recipe is the only one of hers whose criticism she has taken to heart, and that the recipe was partly due to the Food Network dictating the show's content at the time.[5]" Per the source, "Lee says that at the time of the Kwanzaa cake, her show's content was 'dictated' by the network."

Documentaries

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In 2015, shortly before being diagnosed with cancer, Lee started her own production company.[28][29] She created Rx: Early Detection – A Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee, a documentary about her experiences with cancer, with HBO and Sheila Nevins, among others.[30][31] The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018,[32] at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival,[33][34] and on HBO in October 2018.[31][35] Lee received the Made in New York Award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards in November 2018 for her work on the documentary.[36][11]
Lee co-executive produced Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words, a documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in collaboration with Academy Award-winning director Freida Lee Mock, Geralyn Dreyfous, and others. It premiered on Starz in March 2021[37][38] as part of the network's Women's History Month programming.[39][40]

Philanthropy

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Lee co-founded the Los Angeles chapter of UNICEF in 2000.[41][42] She donated the proceeds from her second cookbook to God's Love We Deliver and Project Angel Food, two organizations that deliver food to homebound individuals.[10] In 2015, she led a UNICEF team on a mission to Haiti in her role as a special nutrition emissary for the organization.[41] The U.S. division of the UN's World Food Program, the world's largest humanitarian organization,[43] appointed Lee to its board of directors in May 2020.[42]
Lee was a spokesperson for Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign for more than ten years[41] and created No Kid Hungry's annual fundraiser, the Great American Bake Sale.[44][45] Her first Great American Bake Sale, in 2011, raised more than $50,000.[46] She has also worked with the Elton John AIDS Foundation[42][3] and serves on its board.[47]

Personal life

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The two shared homes in Chappaqua and Poughkeepsie.
(which isn't substantiated by either source cited, and regardless, WP:PAGESIX is a deprecated source) to
The two lived in a home owned by Lee in Chappaqua.[48][49]

Cancer

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  • In first paragraph, add before "On October 12, 2015, she was rushed to a hospital because of fluid buildup..."
In August 2015, she contracted an infection in her right breast that resulted in her going on bed rest and intravenous drugs for three months.[50]
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In 2016, Lee "flexed some political muscle"[11] to push for the passage of the $91 million "No Excuses" law in the state of New York,[50] which provided for expanded breast cancer screening and removed insurance co-pays for mammograms.[11] She subsequently advocated for other states to pass their own versions of the "No Excuses" law.[51] She was a keynote speaker at the Susan G. Komen Advocacy Summit for breast cancer advocacy in Washington, D.C., in May 2019.[52] She also became an ambassador for Stand Up to Cancer[53] and produced the documentary Rx: Early Detection – A Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee.[31]
  • Consider renaming to "Cancer and advocacy" to reflect the above.

Bibliography

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Add section (cf. Rachael Ray, Anthony Bourdain, Ina Garten):

Bibliography

Cookbooks

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  • Semi-Homemade - Cooking, Fast and Fabulous (2001)
  • Semi-Homemade Cooking: Quick, Marvelous Meals and Nothing is Made from Scratch (2002)
  • Semi-Homemade Desserts (2003)
  • Semi-Homemade Cooking 2 (2005)
  • Semi-Homemade 20-Minute Meals (2006)
  • Semi-Homemade Grilling (2006)
  • Semi-Homemade Gatherings (2006)
  • Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes (2006)
  • Semi-Homemade Cool Kids' Cooking (2006)
  • Semi-Homemade Cooking Made Light (2006)
  • Semi Homemade 20 Minute Meals 2 (2006)
  • Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes 2 (2007)
  • Semi-Homemade Cooking 3 (2007)
  • Semi-Homemade Fast-Fix Family Favorites (2008)
  • Semi-Homemade Desserts 2 (2008)
  • Semi-Homemade Money Saving Meals (2008)
  • Semi-Homemade Grilling 2 (2008)
  • Semi-Homemade Cocktail Time (2009)
  • Semi-Homemade Weeknight Wonders: 139 Easy Fast Fix Dishes (2009)
  • Semi-Homemade Money-Saving Slow-Cooking (2009)
  • Semi-Homemade: The Complete Cookbook (2010)
  • Semi-Homemade Comfort Food (2010)
  • Money Saving Meals and Round 2 Recipes (2011)
  • Easy Entertaining at Home: Cocktails, Finger Foods, and Creative Ideas for Year-Round Celebrations (2011)
  • Bake Sale Cookbook (2011)
  • Every Dish Delivers: 365 Days of Fast, Fresh, Affordable Meals (2013)

Other

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  • Made From Scratch: A Memoir (2007)
  • The Recipe Box, a novel (2013)

Awards and nominations

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  • Add Gracie Award to table:
|- |2013 |[[Gracie Award]] |Outstanding Host – Lifestyle Program |''Sandra's Restaurant Remakes'' |{{won}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Gracies Winners |url=https://allwomeninmedia.org/gracies/2013-gracies-winners/ |website=Alliance for Women in Media |access-date=10 April 2021 |date=3 October 2016}}</ref>
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Lee has received the President's Volunteer Service Award,[54] the Eleanor Roosevelt Medal of Honor,[42][55] and, in 2009, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.[56][10] In 2018, the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment gave Lee the Made in NY Award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards.[36][11] She received a Women Making History Award from the National Women's History Museum in 2019.[57][58]

References

  1. ^ Oglethorpe, Alice (6 February 2019). "How Surviving Breast Cancer Inspired Sandra Lee to Make it Easier for Women to Get Mammograms". Prevention. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ Sporkin, Elizabeth (12 May 2015). "Sandra Lee Breast Cancer: Sister Kimber and Love Andrew Cuomo Provide Support". People. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Stein, Joshua David (3 April 2011). "The Semi Homemade World of Sandra Lee". Out. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference anti-julia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ravenous was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c Bennett, Jessica (10 April 2020). "Sandra Lee Has Her Own Message for America". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Sandra Lee's Homemade Faith". Beliefnet. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vogue02222011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Sinn, Holley (22 September 2008). "Sandra Lee". WTSP. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d DeSantis, Rachel (26 September 2019). "What to Know About Sandra Lee and Her Career and Cancer Journey amid Gov. Cuomo Split". People. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e Luscombe, Belinda (14 February 2019). "Chef Sandra Lee Rose to Fame on Charm and Cool Whip. Now She's Taking on Cancer". Time. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Sandra Lee". Hosts & Chefs. Food Network. 2010. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  13. ^ Griffin, Mackensie (5 May 2015). "The Strange, Creative, and Occasionally Tacky History of Table Settings—Excuse Me, Tablescapes". Slate. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  14. ^ a b Malkin, Marc (19 October 2020). "Sandra Lee to Host During Lifetime's Holiday Programming (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Television Star and Best-Selling Author Sandra Lee and Hoffman Media, Launches New Magazine Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Today" (Press release). Hoffman Media. Reuters.com. February 17, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  16. ^ Hesser, Amanda (1 October 2003). "TEST KITCHEN; Homemade Or Semi? A Bake-Off". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  17. ^ Huff, Richard (24 November 2009). "Home guru gets into the Christmas spirit with HGTV's 'Sandra Lee Celebrates'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  18. ^ Marine, Jaime E. (5 December 2009). "Upper Pittsgrove family appears on HGTV's 'Sandra Lee Celebrates'". South Jersey Times. NJ.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  19. ^ Merwin, Hugh (26 September 2012). "Sandra Lee and TV Guide Join Forces". Grub Street. New York Magazine. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  20. ^ Braun Davison, Candice (25 July 2016). "13 Things You Didn't Know About Sandra Lee". Delish. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  21. ^ Natale, Nicol (28 April 2020). "Sandra Lee Says She Was "Borderline Underweight" After She Had a Double Mastectomy". Prevention. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  22. ^ Holohan, Meghan (27 April 2020). "'Our bodies are a gift': Sandra Lee on her intentional weight gain". TODAY.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Sandra Lee Is One of People's 'World's Most Beautiful'". Extra. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Sandra Lee's Top Shelf Recipes Using Store-Bought Pantry Ingredients". People. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Sandra Lee makes applejack pancakes, applesauce granola crisp, sangria". TODAY.com. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Sandra Lee". TODAY.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  27. ^ Saxena, Jaya (19 May 2020). "It Took Quarantine to Validate Sandra Lee's 'Semi-Homemade Cooking'". Eater. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  28. ^ Adler, Paul (24 September 2018). "The Unstoppable Sandra Lee". Westchester Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  29. ^ "NY Gov. Cuomo heading to Utah for Sandra Lee film screening". The Associated Press. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  30. ^ "HBO to Debut RX: EARLY DETECTION, A CANCER JOURNEY WITH SANDRA LEE". BroadwayWorld.com. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  31. ^ a b c Watson, Stephanie (7 August 2018). "A Documentary Takes a Look at TV Host and Cookbook Author Sandra Lee's Breast Cancer Surgery". WebMD Magazine. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  32. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (16 January 2018). "Sandra Lee's Cancer Battle Detailed in HBO Doc Premiering at Sundance". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  33. ^ Hochwald, Lambeth (27 April 2018). "Sandra Lee Documentary Rx: Early Detection Follows the Food Network Chef's Breast Cancer Journey". Parade. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  34. ^ Lewis, Hilary (9 November 2018). "Why Sandra Lee Documented Her Breast Cancer Experience: "It Will Save Lives"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  35. ^ Hall, Gerrad (8 October 2018). "Sandra Lee recalls her 'F you, cancer!' moment and why she wants people to see what she went through". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  36. ^ a b Feinberg, Scott (8 November 2018). "Gotham Awards: Sandra Lee Tapped for Made in NY Award (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  37. ^ Hunter, Samantha (1 March 2021). "Sandra Lee on Her New RBG Documentary Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words". Town & Country. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  38. ^ "Documentary Ruth Shows Unseen Footage of RBG's Life — and Sandra Lee Is an Executive Producer". People. Yahoo! Movies. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  39. ^ Abelman, Bob (12 February 2021). "'In her own words' is what separates 'Ruth' from the rest". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  40. ^ Parlevliet, Mirko (27 January 2021). "Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words Coming to Starz". Vital Thrills. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  41. ^ a b c Peters, Terri (28 May 2020). "Sandra Lee joins the UN's World Food Program USA to help fight world hunger". TODAY.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  42. ^ a b c d Dreher, Beth (27 May 2020). "Sandra Lee Announces Exciting Collaboration With the World Food Program USA Board". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  43. ^ "WFP: $6.8bn needed in six months to avert famine amid COVID-19". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  44. ^ Sterling, Justine (29 March 2011). "Sandra Lee Cooks Up the World's Largest Bake Sale". Delish. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  45. ^ Boris, Cynthia (10 March 2008). "Food Network stars bake for charity". SheKnows. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  46. ^ Hirsch, J. M. (5 April 2013). "Sandra Lee switching gears after her 25th cookbook to focus on home and garden and magazine". Times Colonist. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  47. ^ "Our Team". Elton John AIDS Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  48. ^ Kaplan, Thomas (23 April 2011). "Cuomo's Home? The Address Says One Thing, the Map Another". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  49. ^ Valeris, Monique (28 February 2020). "See Inside Sandra Lee's Charming Westchester Home". Town & Country. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  50. ^ a b Kopaczewski, Christine (8 October 2018). "Sandra Lee Gives Us a Deeper Look Into Her Breast Cancer Battle in a New HBO Documentary". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  51. ^ McKinley, Jesse (27 November 2018). "Cancer Pushes New York's 'First Girlfriend,' Sandra Lee, Onto Political Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  52. ^ Farmer, Brenda G. (26 December 2019). "A Day on Capitol Hill: Reflections from the Susan G. Komen Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC". Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  53. ^ Kindelan, Katie (22 September 2015). "Sandra Lee Reveals She Is Cancer Free". ABC News. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  54. ^ Feeney, Sheila Ann (13 February 2013). "Food guru Sandra Lee to be honored for her volunteer work at The Bowery Mission". Newsday. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  55. ^ Barry, John W. (16 September 2016). "Danny Glover, Sandra Lee among Val-Kill Medal honorees". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  56. ^ "Congressional Record, Volume 155 Issue 86 (Wednesday, June 10, 2009)". Congressional Record Online. Government Publishing Office. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  57. ^ "National Women's History Museum Honors Inspirational Women at Annual Women Making History Awards Event". National Women's History Museum (Press release). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  58. ^ Kim, Leena (3 March 2021). "Andrew Cuomo Responded Publicly to the Sexual Harassment Allegations". Town & Country. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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