Sandra Dale Dennis
| Sign | Taurus |
| Born | Apr 27, 1937 Hastings, NE |
| Died | Mar 2, 1992 Westport, CT |
| Age | Died at 54 |
| Final Resting PlaceLincoln Memorial Park | |
Sandy Dennis | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1952-1991 |
| Top Roles | Honey, Kay, Sylvia Barrett, , Irina |
| Top Genres | Drama, Short Films, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Romance (Drama), Based on Play, Alcohol |
| Top Collaborators | Elia Kazan (Director), Geraldine Page, Mike Nichols (Director), Dick Powell |
| Shares birthday with | Jack Klugman, Harry Stockwell, Lumsden Hare see more.. |
Sandy Dennis Overview:
Actress, Sandy Dennis, was born Sandra Dale Dennis on Apr 27, 1937 in Hastings, NE. Dennis died at the age of 54 on Mar 2, 1992 in Westport, CT and was laid to rest in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Lincoln, NE.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Sandy Dennis was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Supporting Actress for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (as Honey) in 1966.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1966 | Best Supporting Actress | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | Honey | Won |
BlogHub Articles:
Goes Up the Down Staircase
By Rick29 on Sep 11, 2017 From Classic Film & TV CafeI confess that I have never been a fan. Perhaps, it was her choice of roles, but her characters always came across as a contrived combination of exaggerated emotions. But after recently watching Up the Down Staircase (1967), maybe Ms. Dennis deserves a reassessment. Her incredibly natur... Read full article
Goes Up the Down Staircase
By Rick29 on Sep 11, 2017 From Classic Film & TV CafeI confess that I have never been a fan. Perhaps, it was her choice of roles, but her characters always came across as a contrived combination of exaggerated emotions. But after recently watching Up the Down Staircase (1967), maybe Ms. Dennis deserves a reassessment. Her incredibly natur... Read full article
By Dawn on Mar 6, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flicks
, made her first television performance in 1956 in The Guiding Light and her first film performance in Splendor in the Grass (1961). She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). She followed this with her performances in Up the Down Staircase (... Read full article
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Sandy Dennis Quotes:
Jill Banford: Oh March, you're terrible!
Sylvia Barrett: When I finally get the chance, the first few precious minutes to talk to them about something I want them to understand, and I find that I am some kind of enemy... the butt of some enormous joke.
Frances Austen: I'm not going to get under the covers or anything. I'll just lay on top. I have to tell you something. If you feel that you want to make love to me, it's all right. I want you to make love to me. Please.
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