Sandy Dennis
American actress (1937-1992) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 54
Sandra Dale Dennis 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.
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1992Died2 March 19921991
The Indian RunnerFilm, Mrs. Roberts1988
976-EVILFilm, Aunt Lucy1985
The EqualizerSeries, Kay Wesley
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, 1985Helen
The ExecutionFilm, 1985Elsa Spahn1981
The Animals FilmFilm1980
Wilson's RewardFilm, Martha James1978
Perfect GentlemenFilm, Sophie Rosenman1976
God Told Me ToFilm, Martha Nicholas1975
Mr. SycamoreFilm, Jane Gwilt1973
Police StorySeries1972
Something EvilFilm, Marjorie Worden1969
A Touch of LoveFilm, Rosamund1968
A Hatful of RainFilm, Celia Pope1967Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressAward1966
The Three SistersFilm, Irina1964Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward1963Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a PlayAward
Arrest and TrialSeries, 1963
The FugitiveSeries, 1963Cassie Bolin1961Theatre World AwardAward
Splendor in the GrassFilm, 1961Kay1958
Naked CitySeries, Eleanor Ann Hubber1956
Tony AwardsSeries1937Born27 April 1937
The Indian RunnerFilm, Mrs. Roberts1988976-EVILFilm, Aunt Lucy1985The EqualizerSeries, Kay WesleyThe New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, 1985HelenThe ExecutionFilm, 1985Elsa Spahn1981The Animals FilmFilm1980Wilson's RewardFilm, Martha James1978Perfect GentlemenFilm, Sophie Rosenman1976God Told Me ToFilm, Martha Nicholas1975Mr. SycamoreFilm, Jane Gwilt1973Police StorySeries1972Something EvilFilm, Marjorie Worden1969A Touch of LoveFilm, Rosamund1968A Hatful of RainFilm, Celia Pope1967Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressAward1966The Three SistersFilm, Irina1964Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward1963Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a PlayAwardArrest and TrialSeries, 1963The FugitiveSeries, 1963Cassie Bolin1961Theatre World AwardAwardSplendor in the GrassFilm, 1961Kay1958Naked CitySeries, Eleanor Ann Hubber1956Tony AwardsSeries1937Born27 April 1937People around Sandy
Close ties
Robert Altman Directed Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1984)
Steven Spielberg Directed Something Evil (1987)
Woody Allen Directed Another Woman (1989)
Cher Also in Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1984)
Sean Penn Directed The Indian Runner (1991)
Elia Kazan Directed Splendor in the Grass (1964)
Alan Alda Directed The Four Seasons (1981)
Mike Nichols Directed Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Geraldine Page Also in The Three Sisters and Nasty Habits
Karen Black Also in Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1984)
Alan J. Pakula Produced Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Robert Mulligan Directed Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Bob Balaban Directed Parents (1988)
Mark Rydell Directed The Fox (1967)- Ernest Lehman Produced Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Mark Patton Also in Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1984)
Waris Hussein Directed A Touch of Love (1969)
Robert Ellis Miller Directed Sweet November (1968)
Sandy Baron Also in Sweet November and The Out-of-Towners
Elliott Kastner Produced Sweet November (1968)- Marta Heflin Also in Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1984)
- Milton Subotsky Produced A Touch of Love (1969)
Robert Greenhut Produced Another Woman (1989)- Edgar Scherick Produced A Touch of Love (1969)
Known for
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966
Splendor in the Grass 1961
Another Woman 1988
The Out-of-Towners 1970
That Cold Day in the Park 1969
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 26
34 credits on file
Television 7
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 1992 · aged 54
