Sandy Dennis
Known for ActingBorn 1937-04-27 — died 1992-03-02Hastings, 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).
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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
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · as Honey
Splendor in the Grass
1961 · as Kay
976-EVIL
1988 · as Aunt Lucy
The Indian Runner
1991 · as Mrs. Roberts
Another Woman
1988 · as Claire
The Four Seasons
1981 · as Anne Callan
The Out-of-Towners
1970 · as Gwen Kellerman
Something Evil
1972 · as Marjorie Worden
The Execution
1985 · as Elsa Spahn
God Told Me To
1976 · as Martha Nicholas
The Fox
1967 · as Jill Banford
Parents
1989 · as Millie Dew
Sweet November
1968 · as Sara Deever
A Touch of Love
1969 · as Rosamund
Up the Down Staircase
1967 · as Sylvia Barrett
That Cold Day in the Park
1969 · as Frances Austen
Nasty Habits
1977 · as Sister Winifred
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982 · as Mona