Portrait of Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

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.

Born: April 27, 1937

Place of Birth: Hastings, Nebraska, USA

Filmography

1991
The Indian Runner

as Mrs. Roberts

1989
Parents

as Millie Dew

1988
976-EVIL

as Aunt Lucy

1988
Another Woman

as Claire

1985
The Equalizer

as Kay Wesley

1985
The Execution

as Elsa Spahn

1981
The Four Seasons

as Anne Callan

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

1972
Something Evil

as Marjorie Worden

1970
1970
The Out-of-Towners

as Gwen Kellerman

1969
A Touch of Love

as Rosamund

1969
That Cold Day in the Park

as Frances Austen

1968
A Hatful of Rain

as Celia Pope

1968
Sweet November

as Sara Deever

1967
The Fox

as Jill Banford

1967
Up the Down Staircase

as Sylvia Barrett

1966
1963
The Fugitive

as Cassie Bolin

1958
Naked City

as Eleanor Ann Hubber

1958
Naked City

as Lorraine Kershwood

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter