Sandy Dennis

Biography

Sandy Dennis was an American actress who began on television in 1956, made her Broadway name with Tony Award-winning performances in A Thousand Clowns and Any Wednesday, and took the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as the fragile young wife in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Elia Kazan had cast her in a small part in her first film, Splendor in the Grass (1961). Leading and supporting roles followed in Up the Down Staircase (1967), The Out-of-Towners (1970), The Four Seasons (1981), and the film version of Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982). Her later credits included Woody Allen's Another Woman (1988), the horror film Parents (1989), and her final role, in Sean Penn's The Indian Runner (1991).

54years old at death

Born April 27, 1937Hastings
Died March 2, 1992Westport
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Also credited as Sandra Dale Dennis

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 46 years1961 to 2007

Genres

Drama57%, 8 films
Comedy36%, 5 films
Horror29%, 4 films
Crime7%, 1 film
Documentary7%, 1 film

First and latest

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Big break
Sandy Dennis was cast in her first feature film by Elia Kazan, who had directed her when she was an understudy in the Broadway production of The Dark at the Top of the Stairs.
A role that slipped away
Dennis won a Tony for her leading role in A Thousand Clowns, but was replaced by Barbara Harris when the play was made into a 1965 film.

Sandy Dennis movies on Netflix

Confessions of a Superhero2007IMDb rating 7.1as Herself
The Indian Runner1991IMDb rating 6.9as Mrs. Roberts
Parents1989IMDb rating 6.1as Millie Dew
976-EVIL1988IMDb rating 5.1as Aunt Lucy
Another Woman1988IMDb rating 7.2as Claire
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean1982IMDb rating 7.2as Mona
The Four Seasons1981IMDb rating 6.8as Anne Callan
God Told Me To1976IMDb rating 6.3as Martha Nicholas
Something Evil1972IMDb rating 5.2as Marjorie Worden
The Out-of-Towners1970IMDb rating 7.1as Gwen Kellerman
That Cold Day in the Park1969IMDb rating 7.0as Frances Austen
Up the Down Staircase1967IMDb rating 7.3as Sylvia Barrett
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1966IMDb rating 8.0as Honey
Splendor in the Grass1961IMDb rating 7.7as Kay

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1966 Dramaas Honey
IMDb rating 8.084K votes
The Out-of-Towners1970 Comedyas Gwen Kellerman
IMDb rating 7.110K votes
Parents1989as Millie Dew
IMDb rating 6.19.8K votes
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean1982as Mona
IMDb rating 7.25.9K votes
God Told Me To1976as Martha Nicholas
IMDb rating 6.37.5K votes
976-EVIL1988as Aunt Lucy
IMDb rating 5.16.8K votes
The Four Seasons1981as Anne Callan
IMDb rating 6.88.2K votes
That Cold Day in the Park1969as Frances Austen
IMDb rating 7.02.8K votes

Worked with

Sandy Dennis shares two films with Graham Jarvis, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Graham Jarvis

Robert Nichols

Dennis Hopper

Antonio Banderas

Charles Bronson

Gene Hackman

Robert AltmanDirector, 2 films

Films together

Graham Jarvis2 films together, 1970 to 1989
Graham Jarvis's page
- Parents1989IMDb rating 6.1Dennis as Millie DewJarvis as Mr. Zellner
- The Out-of-Towners1970IMDb rating 7.1Dennis as Gwen KellermanJarvis as Murray the mugger
Robert Nichols2 films together, 1970 to 1976
Robert Nichols's page
- God Told Me To1976IMDb rating 6.3Dennis as Martha NicholasNichols as Fletcher
- The Out-of-Towners1970IMDb rating 7.1Dennis as Gwen KellermanNichols as Passenger
Dennis Hopper1 film together, 1991
Dennis Hopper's page
- The Indian Runner1991IMDb rating 6.9Dennis as Mrs. RobertsHopper as Caesar
Antonio Banderas1 film together, 2007
Antonio Banderas's page
- Confessions of a Superhero2007IMDb rating 7.1Dennis as HerselfBanderas as Himself
Charles Bronson1 film together, 1991
Charles Bronson's page
- The Indian Runner1991IMDb rating 6.9Dennis as Mrs. RobertsBronson as Mr. Roberts
Gene Hackman1 film together, 1988
Gene Hackman's page
- Another Woman1988IMDb rating 7.2Dennis as ClaireHackman as Larry
Robert AltmanDirector, 2 films, 1969 to 1982
All films by Robert Altman
- Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean1982IMDb rating 7.2Dennis as Mona
- That Cold Day in the Park1969IMDb rating 7.0Dennis as Frances Austen

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1961 to 1967, three of them major.

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Sandy Dennis's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Academy Awards
1967	Best Supporting Actress	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	Won
Tony Awards
1964	Best Actress in a Play		Won
1963	Best Featured Actress in a Play		Won
Other honors
1961	Theatre World Award		Won

Online

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