Sandra Dale Sandy 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 comedydrama film Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1966 she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Dennis appeared in the films The Three Sisters 1966 Up the Down Staircase 1967 That Cold Day in the Park 1969 The OutofTowners 1970 God Told Me To 1976 The Four Seasons 1981 Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean 1982 and Another Woman 1988 Her final film appearance came in the crime drama film The Indian Runner 1991 Dennis had a successful career on stage appearing in the original stage production of Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean For her performance in the play A Thousand Clowns she received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play For her performance in the play Any Wednesday she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Description above from the Wikipedia article Sandy Dennis licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia