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Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

Birthday: 1937-04-27 | Place of Birth: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sandy Dennis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1991
The Indian Runner

as    Mrs. Roberts

1989
976-EVIL

as    Aunt Lucy

1989
Parents

as    Millie Dew

1988
Another Woman

as    Claire

1981
The Four Seasons

as    Anne Callan

1976
God Told Me To

as    Martha Nicholas

1972
Something Evil

as    Marjorie Worden

1970
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

as    Dr. Enid Bingham

1970
The Out-of-Towners

as    Gwen Kellerman

1968
Sweet November

as    Sara Deever

1967
Up the Down Staircase

as    Sylvia Barrett