Sandy Dennis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 27, 1937
- Died
- Mar 2, 1992 (aged 54)
- Place of birth
- Hastings, Nebraska, USA
- Credits
- 33
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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Known for
Filmography
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
2014Movie
Self – Mona (archive footage)
The Indian Runner
1991Movie
Mrs. Roberts
Parents
1989Movie
Millie Dew
976-EVIL
1988Movie
Aunt Lucy
Another Woman
1988Movie
Claire
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985TV
Helen
The Equalizer
1985TV
Kay Wesley
The Execution
1985Movie
Elsa Spahn
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982Movie
Mona
The Animals Film
1981Movie
The Four Seasons
1981Movie
Anne Callan
Wilson's Reward
1980Movie
Martha James
Perfect Gentlemen
1978Movie
Sophie Rosenman
Nasty Habits
1977Movie
Sister Winifred
God Told Me To
1976Movie
Martha Nicholas
Mr. Sycamore
1975Movie
Jane Gwilt
Police Story
1973TV
Something Evil
1972Movie
Marjorie Worden
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
1970Movie
Dr. Enid Bingham
The Out-of-Towners
1970Movie
Gwen Kellerman
A Touch of Love
1969Movie
Rosamund
That Cold Day in the Park
1969Movie
Frances Austen
A Hatful of Rain
1968Movie
Celia Pope
Sweet November
1968Movie
Sara Deever
The Fox
1967Movie
Jill Banford
Up the Down Staircase
1967Movie
Sylvia Barrett
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966Movie
Honey
The Three Sisters
1966Movie
Irina
The Fugitive
1963TV
Cassie Bolin
Arrest and Trial
1963TV
Splendor in the Grass
1961Movie
Kay
Naked City
1958TV
Eleanor Ann Hubber, Lorraine Kershwood
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Presenter