Sandy Dennis Biography

Fast Facts

• Won two consecutive Tony Awards for her work in 1963's A Thousand Clowns and 1964's Any Wednesday
• Made her stage debut in Lincoln, Nebraska, in several community stage productions before moving to Hollywood in the early 1950s
• Died after a short battle with ovarian cancer in 1992 at the age of 54
• After her screen debut on "Guiding Light" in 1956, she would go on to gain critical acclaim for both her film and stage work including "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1966, for which she won an Oscar
• Well known for her method acting techniques including her unique way of speaking, a personalized trick she learned through years of study with The Actors Studio
• Earned the Theatre World Award for the best Broadway debut in 1961