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Dennis, Sandy (1937–1992)
American actress who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.Born Sandra Dale Dennis in Hastings, Nebraska, on April 27, 1937; died in Westport, Connecticut, of ovarian cancer on March 2, 1992; attended Capitol Grammar School, Lincoln, Nebraska; graduated from Lincoln High School; attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska; studied acting at the HB Studio and the Actors Studio, New York.
Selected films:
Splendor in the Grass (1961); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966); Up the Down Staircase (1967); The Fox (1968); Sweet November (1968); That Cold Day in the Park (Can.-US, 1969); A Touch of Love (Thank You All Very Much, UK, 1969); The Out-of-Towners (1970); The Only Way Out Is Dead (Can., 1971); Mr. Sycamore (1975); God Told Me To (1976); Nasty Habits (UK, 1977); Demon (1977); The Three Sisters (1977);The Four Seasons(1981); Come Back
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Oscar-Winning Actress Sandy Dennis Dies at 54
Sandy Dennis, the Academy Award-winning actress who made an art form of intense, nervous mannerisms, has died of cancer in Connecticut.
Her longtime friend, Doris Elliott, told the Associated Press that she learned of the 54-year-old actress’ death from Dennis’ agent, Bill Treusch. Elliott, however, said she did not know when the actress died.
Another friend, who asked not to be identified, told the wire service that Dennis had been suffering from ovarian cancer. The actress lived in Westport, Conn., with her mother.
Dennis won her supporting actress Oscar as a whimpering ung faculty wife in the 1965 film version of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Her screen image was often that of a flake or a neurotic, but she also exhibited an air of innocence.
Her first major success on Broadway was in 1962, when she captured a Tony Award as a child welfare official who was bewitched, bothered and befuddled bygd the carefree Ja
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Sandy Dennis
American actress (1937–1992)
Sandra Dale Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American actress. She made her rulle 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 Up the Down Staircase (1967), The Fox (1967), Sweet November (1968), 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 bio appearance came in the brott drama film The Indian Runner (1991).
Dennis had a successful career on stage, appearing in the original stage production of Come Back to the fem 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