Sandra Lee (chef)

Sandra Lee
Lee in 2012
Born
Sandra Lee Waldroop

(1966-07-03) July 3, 1966 (age 58)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Television chef
  • author
  • 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
Spouse
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(m. 2001; div. 2005)​
Partners
Awards
First Lady of New York
In role
De facto
January 1, 2011 – September 25, 2019
GovernorAndrew Cuomo
Preceded byMichelle Paige Paterson
Succeeded byWilliam J. Hochul Jr. (First Gentleman)
Websitesandralee.com

Sandra Lee Christiansen (née Waldroop; born July 3, 1966),[1][2] known professionally as Sandra Lee, is an American television chef and author. She is known for her "Semi-Homemade" cooking concept, which Lee describes as using 70 percent packaged and 30 percent fresh products.[3][4] She received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host in 2012 for her work and her show. As the partner of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, she served as the de facto first lady of New York from 2011 to 2019, when the couple ended their relationship.

  1. ^ Payne, Patti (May 11, 2007). "Food Network star Sandra Lee peeled onions as a youth at the Puyallup Fair". Puget Sound Business Journal. Seattle, WA: American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "Sandra Lee Biography: Chef, Writer, Television Personality profile". Biography.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Sandra Lee: The Woman in White". Vogue. February 22, 2011. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bennett was invoked but never defined (see the help page).