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Sandra Dale Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) 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 .
Sandy Dennis. Actress: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. It would not be easy for anyone to out-do one of American theater's finest thespians, but somehow actress Sandy Dennis managed to even out-quirk the legendary Geraldine Page when it came to affecting nervous tics and offbeat mannerisms on stage and in film.
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Jul 5, 2024 · Sandy Dennis (born April 27, 1937, Hastings, Nebraska, U.S.—died March 2, 1992, Westport, Connecticut) was an American actress who was alternately praised and criticized for her quirky mannerisms, which became a hallmark of a career that included an Academy Award -winning performance as the best supporting actress as the mousy and nervous facult...
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Sandy Dennis, the Academy Award-winning actress who made an art form of intense, nervous mannerisms, has died of cancer in Connecticut.
Sandy Dennis was an American film, theatre and television actress. She was best known for her Oscar-winning role in the movie ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’. Typical of many actresses of her era, she had many eccentricities that had earned her quite a reputation in show business.
Mar 5, 1992 · Sandy Dennis, who as a young actress in the 1960's entranced Broadway and Hollywood with performances that won her two Tony Awards and an Academy Award, died on Monday at her home in...
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Mar 2, 1992 · Sandra Dale "Sandy" Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) 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.