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Sandra Dale “Sandy” Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American theater and film actress. At the height of her career in the 1960s she won two Tony Awards, as well as an Oscar for her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

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Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1961 Splendor in the Grass Kay
1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Honey Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Laurel Award for Top Female Supporting Performance
Laurel Award for Top Female New Face
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Template:Sortname Irina
1967 Up the Down Staircase Sylvia Barrett Moscow International Film Festival Best Actress Award (tied with Grynet Molvig for A Time in the Sun)
Template:Sortname Jill Banford
1968 Sweet November Sara Deever
1969 That Cold Day in the Park Frances Austen
Template:Sortname Rosamund Stacey
1970 The Out of Towners Gwen Kellerman Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated—Laurel Award for Top Female Comedic Performance
1975 Mr. Sycamore Jane Gwilt
1976 God Told Me To Martha Nicholas
1977 Nasty Habits Sister Winifred
1981 Template:Sortname Anne Callan
1982 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Mona
1988 Another Woman Claire
976-EVIL Aunt Lucy
1989 Parents Millie Dew
1991 Template:Sortname Mrs. Roberts

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1956 Guiding Light Alice Holden TV series
1962 Naked City Eleanor Ann Hubber episode: Idylls of a Running Back
1963 Naked City Lorraine episode: Carrier
Template:Sortname Cassie Bolin episode: The Other Side of the Mountain
1964 Arrest and Trial Molly White episode: Somewhat Lower Than the Angels
Mr. Broadway Patricia Kelsey episode: Don't Mention My Name in Sheboygan
1968 Template:Sortname Celia Pope (TV film)
1970 Only Way Out Is Dead Dr. Enid Bingham (TV film)
1972 Something Evil Marjorie Worden (TV film)
1978 Police Story Sharon Bristol episode: Day of Terror... Night of Fear
Perfect Gentlemen Sophie Rosenman (TV film)
1980 Wilson's Reward Martha James (TV film)
1985 Template:Sortname Elsa Spahn (TV film)
Template:Sortname Gina Caldwell episode: Roommates/Heartbreakers/Out of the Blue
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Helen episode: Arthur, or the Gigolo
Young People's Specials Patricia Benson episode: The Trouble with Mother
1986 Template:Sortname Kay Wesley episode: Out of the Past

Theater

Run Title Role Notes
Dec. 5, 1957 – Jan. 17, 1959 Template:Sortname Reenie Flood
Flirt Conroy
Understudy
Oct. 20, 1960 – Nov. 19, 1960 Face of a Hero Millicent Bishop Theatre World Award
Nov. 1, 1961 − Jan. 27, 1962 Template:Sortname Ann Howard
Apr. 5, 1962 − Apr. 13, 1963 Template:Sortname Sandra Markowitz Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
Feb. 18, 1964 − Jun. 26, 1966 Any Wednesday Ellen Gordon Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Oct. 15, 1967 – Nov. 18, 1967 Daphne in Cottage D Daphne
Mar. 29, 1971 – Jun. 26, 1971 How the Other Half Loves Teresa Phillips
Jan. 16, 1973 Let Me Hear You Smile Hannah Heywood
Oct. 8, 1974 − Mar. 6, 1976 Absurd Person Singular Eva
Mar. 14, 1975 – Sept. 3, 1978 Same Time, Next Year Doris Replacement
Aug. 6, 1981 – Sept. 5, 1981 Template:Sortname Sally
Feb. 18, 1982 – Apr. 4, 1982 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Mona




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