She went on to win two Tony Awards for her work on Broadway, in 'A Thousand Clowns' and 'Any Wednesday.'. Dennis was born in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Yvonne (née Hudson), a secretary, and Jack Dennis, a postal clerk. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. The movie marked Sean Penn's debut as a film director. 'I knew then I had to be an actress,' she said. Actress.

Noted for her temperament, Dennis had a habit of shouting down her fellow actors. She appeared on TV in Young People's Specials ("The Trouble with Mother", 1985), The Love Boat ("Roommates/Heartbreaker/Out of the Blue", 1985), Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Arthur, or the Gigolo", 1985) and The Equalizer ("Out of the Past", 1986). It would have been like having an elephant."[11]. In 1974 she played Joan of Arc in the pilot of Witness to Yesterday, Patrick Watson's series of interviews with great figures out of the past.

Sandra Dale Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American theater and film actress. 'Star Glitter Is Catching' By Richard L. Coe. GREAT NEWS! Dennis achieved Broadway fame with her leading role in Herb Gardner's A Thousand Clowns (1962–63), for which she won a Tony award for her performance alongside Jason Robards. There should be one in every home.". ', Success boosted her confidence. Walter Kerr famously remarked that she treated sentences as "weak, injured things" that needed to be slowly helped "across the street"; Pauline Kael said that she "has made an acting style of postnasal drip."

Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? There should be one in every home.'. Sheep found wandering loose through Virginia city. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Laurel Award for Top Female Supporting Performance, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture, Moscow International Film Festival Best Actress Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Laurel Award for Top Female Comedic Performance, Viggo Mortensen’s statements about Sandy Dennis, "Sandy Dennis, Veteran Actress And Prize Winner, Is Dead at 54", "The Queen of Artfully Oddball Roles Finds Peace as a Cat-Crazed Recluse", "Sandy Dennis; The Talent Shows, the Cats Don't", Sandy Dennis, Veteran Actress And Prize Winner, Is Dead at 54, Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, Episode: "The Other Side of the Mountain", Episode: "Somewhat Lower Than the Angels", Episode: "Don't Mention My Name in Sheboygan", Episode: "Day of Terror... Night of Fear", Episode: "Roommates/Heartbreakers/Out of the Blue".