
Sandy Dennis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1937-04-27
Day of Death
1992-03-02 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Hastings, Nebraska, USA
Sandy Dennis
Biography
Sandra Dale "Sandy" Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American actress. She made her film debut in the drama Splendor in the Grass (1961). For her performance in the comedy-drama film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Dennis appeared in the films The Three Sisters (1966), Up the Down Staircase (1967), That Cold Day in the Park (1969), The Out-of-Towners (1970), God Told Me To (1976), The Four Seasons (1981), Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982), and Another Woman (1988). Her final film appearance came in the crime drama film The Indian Runner (1991).
Dennis had a successful career on stage, appearing in the original stage production of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. For her performance in the play A Thousand Clowns, she received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. For her performance in the play Any Wednesday, she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
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Known For
Acting
(1991)
The Indian Runner
as Mrs. Roberts
(1989)
Parents
as Millie Dew
(1988)
Another Woman
as Claire
(1988)
976-EVIL
as Aunt Lucy
(1985)
The Execution
as Elsa Spahn
(1982)
(1981)
The Four Seasons
as Anne Callan
(1981)
(1980)
Wilson's Reward
as Martha James
(1978)
Perfect Gentlemen
as Sophie Rosenman
(1977)
Nasty Habits
as Sister Winifred
(1976)
God Told Me To
as Martha Nicholas
(1975)
Mr. Sycamore
as Jane Gwilt
(1972)
Something Evil
as Marjorie Worden
(1970)
The Out-of-Towners
as Gwen Kellerman
(1970)
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
as Dr. Enid Bingham
(1969)
A Touch of Love
as Rosamund
(1969)
That Cold Day in the Park
as Frances Austen
(1968)
Sweet November
as Sara Deever
(1968)
A Hatful of Rain
as Celia Pope
(1967)
Up the Down Staircase
as Sylvia Barrett
(1967)
The Fox
as Jill Banford
(1966)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
as Honey
(1966)
The Three Sisters
as Irina
(1961)
Splendor in the Grass
as Kay