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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's signature quirks--her stuttering, fluttering, throat gulps, eye twitches, nervous giggles, hysterical flailing--are all a part of what made her so distinctive and unforgettable. Her untimely death of cancer at age 54 robbed the entertainment industry of a remarkable talent.
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...
Mar 4, 1992 · 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, 54, an actress who won an Oscar as a whimpering wife in the film "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and back-to-back Tony Awards for her work on Broadway, died of cancer March 2 at...
Distinguished by her waif-like demeanor, nervous mannerisms, and a speech pattern once likened to that of an early Katharine Hepburn, actress Sandy Dennis distinguished herself playing emotionally uncertain and vulnerable women.
Mar 2, 1992 · American actress (1937–1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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).
Sandy Dennis's remarkable memoir reflects a true poet's soul in the face of life and death. Touching lightly on the theater and glamour, she instead spins highly...
Mar 1, 1997 · This remarkable memoir by Sandy Dennis reflects a true poet's soul in the face of life and death. Touching lightly on the theater and glamour, she instead spins highly personal tales from her childhood and adult life, with moments that move from laughter to tears.
