Sandy Dennis

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

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

as Honey

Splendor in the Grass

as Kay

Another Woman

as Claire

Parents

as Millie Dew

God Told Me To

as Martha Nicholas

The Indian Runner

as Mrs. Roberts

The Out-of-Towners

as Gwen Kellerman

976-EVIL

as Aunt Lucy

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

as Mona

That Cold Day in the Park

as Frances Austen