Sandy Dennis

AKA:
Sandra Dale Dennis
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
04/27/1937
Birthplace:
Hastings, Nebraska
Death Date:
03/02/1992
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biography
Method-trained critics' darling of the 1960s who first made her name on Broadway with Tony Award-winning performances in "A Thousand Clowns" (1962) and "Any Wednesday" (1964). Dennis' high-pitched, neurotic style lent itself to quirky, eccentric roles in films such as "Splendor in the Grass" (1961, her debut). Her memorable performance as the irritating yet vulnerable young faculty wife in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (1967) earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and her portrayal of an idealistic teacher in an inner-city school in "Up the Down Staircase" (1967) won her a Best Continued
Credits
Mother
1991
Gwen Kellerman
1970
Claire
Sister Winifred
Anne Callan
Millie Drew
Martha Nicholas
Jane Gwilt
Aunt Lucy
Jill Banford
Sara Deever
Sylvia Barrett
Frances Austen
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Grew up in Kenesaw and Lincoln, Nebraska
 
Began acting in high school
 
Joined Lincoln Community Theater Group
1956 
Stage debut, "Bus Stop" at the Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Palm Beach, Florida
 
Moved to New York City at age 19
Continued