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Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

Born: 1937-04-27 • Hastings, Nebraska, USA

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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Filmography
The Indian Runner poster
The Indian Runner
1991 • Mrs. Roberts
Parents poster
Parents
1989 • Millie Dew
976-EVIL poster
976-EVIL
1988 • Aunt Lucy
Another Woman poster
Another Woman
1988 • Claire
The Execution poster
The Execution
1985 • Elsa Spahn
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean poster
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982 • Mona
The Animals Film poster
The Animals Film
1981
The Four Seasons poster
The Four Seasons
1981 • Anne Callan
Wilson's Reward poster
Wilson's Reward
1980 • Martha James
Perfect Gentlemen poster
Perfect Gentlemen
1978 • Sophie Rosenman
Nasty Habits poster
Nasty Habits
1977 • Sister Winifred
God Told Me To poster
God Told Me To
1976 • Martha Nicholas
Mr. Sycamore poster
Mr. Sycamore
1975 • Jane Gwilt
Something Evil poster
Something Evil
1972 • Marjorie Worden
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever poster
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
1970 • Dr. Enid Bingham
The Out-of-Towners poster
The Out-of-Towners
1970 • Gwen Kellerman
A Touch of Love poster
A Touch of Love
1969 • Rosamund
That Cold Day in the Park poster
That Cold Day in the Park
1969 • Frances Austen
A Hatful of Rain poster
A Hatful of Rain
1968 • Celia Pope
Sweet November poster
Sweet November
1968 • Sara Deever
The Fox poster
The Fox
1967 • Jill Banford
Up the Down Staircase poster
Up the Down Staircase
1967 • Sylvia Barrett
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? poster
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 • Honey
The Three Sisters poster
The Three Sisters
1966 • Irina
Splendor in the Grass poster
Splendor in the Grass
1961 • Kay