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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 27, 1937
Died
March 2, 1992
Place of Birth
Hastings, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
- Sandra Dale Dennis
Sandy Dennis
0.4 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.5
Mrs. Roberts
The Indian Runner
1991
5.9
Millie Dew
Parents
1989
5.1
Aunt Lucy
976-EVIL
1988
6.8
Claire
Another Woman
1988
7.2
Helen
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
7.2
Kay Wesley
The Equalizer
1985
7.3
Elsa Spahn
The Execution
1985
6.0
Mona
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982
9.0
The Animals Film
1981
6.4
Anne Callan
The Four Seasons
1981
Credits
The Indian Runner
as Mrs. Roberts
1991
6.5
Parents
as Millie Dew
1989
5.9
976-EVIL
as Aunt Lucy
1988
5.1
Another Woman
as Claire
1988
6.8
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Helen
1985
7.2
The Equalizer
as Kay Wesley
1985
7.2
The Execution
as Elsa Spahn
1985
7.3
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Mona
1982
6.0
The Animals Film
1981
9.0
The Four Seasons
as Anne Callan
1981
6.4
Wilson's Reward
as Martha James
1980
0.0
Perfect Gentlemen
as Sophie Rosenman
1978
4.0
Nasty Habits
as Sister Winifred
1977
4.6
God Told Me To
as Martha Nicholas
1976
5.9
Mr. Sycamore
as Jane Gwilt
1975
6.0
Police Story
1973
6.9
Something Evil
as Marjorie Worden
1972
5.4
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
as Dr. Enid Bingham
1970
5.0
The Out-of-Towners
as Gwen Kellerman
1970
6.8
A Touch of Love
as Rosamund
1969
6.4
That Cold Day in the Park
as Frances Austen
1969
6.7
A Hatful of Rain
as Celia Pope
1968
0.0
Sweet November
as Sara Deever
1968
6.8
The Fox
as Jill Banford
1967
6.2
Up the Down Staircase
as Sylvia Barrett
1967
7.0
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
as Honey
1966
7.7
The Three Sisters
as Irina
1966
0.0
The Fugitive
as Cassie Bolin
1963
7.2
Arrest and Trial
1963
7.7
Splendor in the Grass
as Kay
1961
7.5
Naked City
as Eleanor Ann Hubber
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Lorraine Kershwood
1958
5.5
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.1