Sandra Grant: Where Is Tony Bennett’s Ex-wife?

Who Is Tony Bennett’s Ex-wife?

Sandra Grant is an actress and the former wife of Anthony Dominick Benedetto professionally known as Tony Bennett. Sandra’s ex-husband Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. He is also a painter and has created works under his birth name that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York.

Sandra Grant: Bio Summary

How Old Is Tony Bennett-ex-wife, Grant?

Sandra Grant is at the age of 83 years as of 2023. She was born on July 7, 1940, in Leesville, Louisiana, USA. She celebrates her birthday once every year on the 7th of July. She is also known as Sandra Grant Bennett. She holds an American nationality.

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Who Are Sandra Grant’s Parents?

Sandra Grant was welcomed into the world by her parents whose identity is still unknown. She has kept details about her parents away from the public domain. There is no information about who her parents are and what they do for a living. She may have siblings but we have no information about them either.

Sandra Grant’s Education & Career

Sandra Grant is a well-educated person but the details of her education are still unknown. She is an actress and model by profession. She has modeled for multiple modeling agencies and has been in several hit films. She is an actress who shot to fame in the late 1960s, due to her appearances in television dramas, including “Burke’s Law,” “A House Is Not a Home,” and “The New Truth and Consequences.”

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How Did Sandra Grant Meet Her Ex-husband Tony Bennett?

Sandra Grant met Tony Bennett in the year 1965. At the time they met Sandra was an aspiring actress. They met while filming “The Oscar”, fell in love with each other, and soon began a relationship. This was after Tony Bennett got divorced from Patricia Beech, whom he married on February 12, 1952, and divorced in 1971.

Sandra Grant and Tony Bennett lived together for several years before deciding to get married. For some reason, they got married quietly on December 29, 1971, in New York. Their union has been blessed with two daughters, Joanna Bennett (born 1970) and Antonia Bennett (born 1974). Joanna is an actress while Antonia is a singer of adult alternative music, standards, and jazz.

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The family moved to Los Angeles. Sandra Grant and Tony Bennett were married until they separated in 1979. They got divorced in 2007, after being legally separated for more than two decades. Tony has moved on and remarried. He has been married to a beautiful woman identified as Susan Crow.

Susan Crow is a former New York City schoolteacher, who is 40 years junior to Tony. They got married on June 21, 2007, in a private civil ceremony in New York that was witnessed by former Governor Mario Cuomo.

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What Caused Sandra Grant & Tony Bennett’s Divorce?

Sandra Grant and Tony Bennett got separated but their divorce wasn’t finalized until Tony wanted to marry Susan Crow in 2007. After the divorce was finalized, Sandra revealed that she was glad that their divorce was finally finalized. She said,

“Thank God, my divorce papers are finalized with Tony after all these years. I was not legally divorced until just a few months ago. The Tony I knew is not the same smiley Mr. Nice Guy the world knows. My side was supposed to file and we just didn’t, and it just went on and on.”

Sandra Grant said she had married the wrong man and spoke about her relationship with her former boyfriend, Yankee baseballer Joe DiMaggio. She revealed that she had to deal with Tony’s drug overdose, a near-deadly cocaine overdose, and his one-time financial woes. She said,

“Tony is not much of a gentleman compared to Joe. [Some years] after Joe divorced Marilyn Monroe in 1954, I was with him on and off for many years until I met Tony. I guess I married the wrong man. I am very happy to be free at last, and good luck to his current wife. But maybe it’s the opposite and I should wish him luck. There’s no fool like an old fool. I have very little feeling for him anymore.”

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Meanwhile, Tony Bennett has mentioned that the reason for the two failed marriages is that he was always away from home. “For a marriage to work, both parties have to be there,” he said.

Where Is Sandra Grant Now?

Sandra Grant is currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is unknown if she is currently married or dating someone. She has not disclosed any information about what she has been up to during these recent times. She is believed to be enjoying her life without drama and controversies.