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- Birth nameSandra Joyce Venable
- Sandy Grimes was born on August 10, 1945 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for The Assets (2014), Cold War (1998) and Traitor/Patriot (2022). She was married to Gary Macdougall Grimes. She died on July 25, 2025 in Great Falls, Virginia, USA.
- SpouseGary Macdougall Grimes(1969 - July 25, 2025) (her death, 2 children)
- ChildrenKelly Grimes (Cooper)Tracy Ann Grimes (Hobiena)
- ParentsIsaac Budd Venable Jr.Mary Lois Twitty
- RelativesPatsy Kay Venable (Schierlmann)(Sibling)Edward Budd Venable(Sibling)Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Venable(Sibling)
- Former CIA analyst.
- Graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle with a Russian Language major.
- CIA operative from 1966 to 1993.
- As a CIA counterintelligence analyst, she began investigating a colleague's finances. She discovered that Aldrich Ames, a counterintelligence officer she used to carpool with, was working for the Soviets. Ames was convicted of espionage, and is considered the most damaging double agent in CIA history.
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