Sandra Weintraub Roland is an American
soap opera writer and producer. She is most notable for her writing on
CBS's
The Young and the Restless, which she has written in different positions since 1998.
In the 1970s she was also notable for her close relationship with
Martin Scorsese. They lived together for four years during which time she worked on Scorsese's
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as associate producer,[1] and also served in other production capacities on
Taxi Driver and
Mean Streets. In addition, she appeared briefly, and uncredited, in the latter film. Raised in New York City, she is one of four children[2] of former
Warner Bros. production executive
Fred Weintraub.[3]