Sandy Dennis
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Splendor in the Grass
as Kay 1961
Another Woman
as Claire 1988
Parents
as Millie Dew 1989
God Told Me To
as Martha Nicholas 1976
The Indian Runner
as Mrs. Roberts 1991
976-EVIL
as Aunt Lucy 1988
The Out-of-Towners
as Gwen Kellerman 1970
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Mona 1982
That Cold Day in the Park
as Frances Austen 1969
The Four Seasons
as Anne Callan 1981
Something Evil
as Marjorie Worden 1972
Up the Down Staircase
as Sylvia Barrett 1967
The Fox
as Jill Banford 1967
A Touch of Love
as Rosamund 1969
Sweet November
as Sara Deever 1968
Nasty Habits
as Sister Winifred 1977