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  2. May 13, 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 ...

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  3. Mar 4, 1992 · Actress Sandy Dennis, who won an Academy Award for her performance in the movie, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," has died, a friend confirmed Wednesday. She was 54. Doris Elliott, a longtime friend, said she was told by the veteran actress' agent, Bill Treusch, that Dennis had died.

  4. Mar 3, 1992 · Mar 3, 1992 Updated Jan 28, 2015. Sandy Dennis, the veteran character actress who won an Academy Award for her performance as the whimpering young faculty wife in ``Who's Afraid of Virginia...

  5. Mar 4, 1992 · March 4, 1992. Actress Sandy Dennis dies at 54. WESTPORT, Conn. -- Actress Sandy Dennis, who won an Academy Award for her performance in the movie as a whimpering faculty wife in 'Who's...

  6. The actress died of ovarian cancer, at age 55, on March 2, 1992. Found among her papers was a personal memoir, which includes memories of her childhood on a farm and her battle with cancer. The book was published posthumously in 1997. sources: Dennis, Sandy. Sandy Dennis: A Personal Memoir. Edited by Doug Taylor and Louise Ladd. Papier-Mache, 1997.

  7. Mar 4, 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 Westport,...

  8. Birthday: Apr 27, 1937. Birthplace: Hastings, Nebraska, USA. Method-trained critics' darling of the 1960s who first made her name on Broadway with Tony Award-winning performances in "A Thousand ...