Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

Known for
Acting
Born
April 27, 1937
Died
March 2, 1992 (aged 54)
Birthplace
Hastings, Nebraska, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sandy Dennis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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Terms and Conditions Apply: The Cinema of Robert Ellis Miller poster

Terms and Conditions Apply: The Cinema of Robert Ellis Miller

Movie

2014
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk

Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk

Movie · as Self – Mona (archive footage)

1991
The Indian Runner poster

The Indian Runner

Movie · as Mrs. Roberts

1989
Parents poster

Parents

Movie · as Millie Dew

1988
976-EVIL poster

976-EVIL

Movie · as Aunt Lucy

1988
Another Woman poster

Another Woman

Movie · as Claire

1985
The Execution poster

The Execution

Movie · as Elsa Spahn

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Helen · 1 ep

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Kay Wesley · 1 ep

1982
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean poster

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Movie · as Mona

1981
The Four Seasons poster

The Four Seasons

Movie · as Anne Callan

1981
The Animals Film poster

The Animals Film

Movie

1980
Wilson's Reward poster

Wilson's Reward

Movie · as Martha James

1978
Perfect Gentlemen poster

Perfect Gentlemen

Movie · as Sophie Rosenman

1977
Nasty Habits poster

Nasty Habits

Movie · as Sister Winifred

1976
God Told Me To poster

God Told Me To

Movie · as Martha Nicholas

1975
Mr. Sycamore poster

Mr. Sycamore

Movie · as Jane Gwilt

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · 1 ep

1972
Something Evil poster

Something Evil

Movie · as Marjorie Worden

1970
The Out-of-Towners poster

The Out-of-Towners

Movie · as Gwen Kellerman

1970
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever poster

The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

Movie · as Dr. Enid Bingham

1969
That Cold Day in the Park poster

That Cold Day in the Park

Movie · as Frances Austen

1969
A Touch of Love poster

A Touch of Love

Movie · as Rosamund

1968
Sweet November poster

Sweet November

Movie · as Sara Deever

1968
A Hatful of Rain poster

A Hatful of Rain

Movie · as Celia Pope

1967
Up the Down Staircase poster

Up the Down Staircase

Movie · as Sylvia Barrett

1967
The Fox poster

The Fox

Movie · as Jill Banford

1966
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? poster

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Movie · as Honey

1966
The Three Sisters poster

The Three Sisters

Movie · as Irina

1963
Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial

TV · 1 ep

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Cassie Bolin · 1 ep

1961
Splendor in the Grass poster

Splendor in the Grass

Movie · as Kay

1958
Naked City poster

Naked City

TV · as Eleanor Ann Hubber, Lorraine Kershwood · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep