Sandy Dennis
Born: 1937-04-27 in Hastings, Nebraska, USA
Died: 1992-03-02
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1991
- The Indian Runner as Mrs. Roberts
1989
- Parents as Millie Dew
1988
- 976-EVIL as Aunt Lucy
- Another Woman as Claire
1985
- The Equalizer as Kay Wesley
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Helen
- The Execution as Elsa Spahn
1982
1981
- The Four Seasons as Anne Callan
- The Animals Film
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
1973
1972
- Something Evil as Marjorie Worden
1970
- The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever as Dr. Enid Bingham
- The Out-of-Towners as Gwen Kellerman
1969
- That Cold Day in the Park as Frances Austen
- A Touch of Love as Rosamund
1968
- Sweet November as Sara Deever
- A Hatful of Rain as Celia Pope
1967
- The Fox as Jill Banford
- Up the Down Staircase as Sylvia Barrett
1966
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Honey
- The Three Sisters as Irina
1963
- The Fugitive as Cassie Bolin
- Arrest and Trial
1961
- Splendor in the Grass as Kay
1958
- Naked City as Eleanor Ann Hubber
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter