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Acting

Sandy Dennis

Career

Active from 1966 to 1991, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sandy Dennis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Female Ensemble 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Unreliable Narrator 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 62
The Indian Runner
The Indian Runner (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Roberts

1980s

9 titles · average score 63
Parents
Parents (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

as Millie Dew

976-EVIL
976-EVIL (1988)
GoodWatch score 30

as Aunt Lucy

Another Woman
Another Woman (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

as Claire

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Kay Wesley

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Helen

The Execution
The Execution (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

as Elsa Spahn

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mona

The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Anne Callan

Wilson's Reward
Wilson's Reward (1980)

as Martha James

1970s

8 titles · average score 57
Perfect Gentlemen
Perfect Gentlemen (1978)

as Sophie Rosenman

Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits (1977)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sister Winifred

God Told Me To
God Told Me To (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

as Martha Nicholas

Mr. Sycamore
Mr. Sycamore (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jane Gwilt

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Something Evil
Something Evil (1972)
GoodWatch score 43

as Marjorie Worden

The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

as Gwen Kellerman

The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever (1970)

as Dr. Enid Bingham

1960s

11 titles · average score 70
That Cold Day in the Park
That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as Frances Austen

A Touch of Love
A Touch of Love (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rosamund

Sweet November
Sweet November (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sara Deever

A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain (1968)

as Celia Pope

Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sylvia Barrett

The Fox
The Fox (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jill Banford

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

as Honey

The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters (1966)

as Irina

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Cassie Bolin

Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial (1963)

TV show

Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

as Kay

1950s

1 title · average score 69
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Eleanor Ann Hubber / Lorraine Kershwood