**Sandy Dennis (1937-1992)** was an American actress known for her Academy Award-winning performance in 1966 as Best Supporting Actress for *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*.

Her distinctive style, characterized by nervous tics, hurried speech, and a palpable vulnerability, made her ideal for roles of anxious, introverted, or emotionally complex women. Dennis excelled at portraying characters who were fragile yet possessed a subtle inner strength.

Beyond this award-winning success, she left her mark in films such as *Up the Down Staircase* (1967), where she played a young idealistic teacher, *The Fox* (1967), and the comedy *The Out-of-Towners* (1970). Dennis is remembered for her naturalistic approach to acting, which distinguished her in the cinematic landscape of her time, making her characters profoundly human and unforgettable.