Great Actress!
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chadedwards1980 — 21 years ago(April 29, 2004 07:48 PM)
Yeah she was more of a stage actress and that definitely showed in a lot of her movies. She is one of the most mannered actresses I have ever seen. But she made her very theatrical style work on film. While I think Barbara Harris and Jane Fonda did well in the roles that you mentioned, I have to say I would have liked to see Sandy Dennis play those parts in the film versions. After all she did win Tony Awards for both performances and I am certain she would have recreated the roles beautifully on screen.
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vlvetmorning98 — 21 years ago(August 09, 2004 01:35 PM)
Absolutely. From VIRGINIA WOOLF to UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE and later films like COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME and PARENTS, she always gave great performances.
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ekentb — 21 years ago(October 05, 2004 02:22 PM)
Yes, her autobiography is a short, yet extremely well written tome, mostly written in a type of prose. It makes you long to read other manuscripts she may have written, it simply gives you a small glimpse into the mind of one of the greatest actresses of our generation. You can find it on Amazon usually relatively inexpensive.
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Ddey65 — 21 years ago(November 30, 2004 09:09 AM)
Up the Down Staircase
made me a fan of hers, as well as everyone else involved in the making of the movie. When I rented
That Cold Day in the Park,
I
did
expecter her to become a homocidal maniac, but I didn't expect her to give me the creeps as much as she did. -
ken_floyd1 — 20 years ago(August 01, 2005 02:37 AM)
i loved her in a movie called " thankyou all very much " where shes having a baby,it was made in the late sixties but sandys character is certainly not having a very swinging time at all ,its quite a melancholy movie but beautifully played by sandy and indeed everyone in it,she was a one of a kind actress ,always worth seeing.
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jkinoz — 20 years ago(August 11, 2005 09:31 AM)
Another good movie she made around that same time was "Sweet November". I would love to see this one on dvd someday. It was later remade with Charlize Theron but the new version had none of the original's charm.
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InVaDeR_Lizzy89 — 20 years ago(November 06, 2005 04:25 PM)
I've only seen her in "Up the Down Staircase", but I loved it! I could watch that over and over again. When my high school put on this show, I desperately wanted to play Sylvia Barrett, but the director played favourites. She picked a senior who had worked with her for the past 4 years and I got the part of Fran. I just brought in announcements and sh!t like that.
I haven't gotten around to watching the rest of Sandy's moviesI've had a hard time finding some of them to rent, but I already know she's fabulous!
~Liz
"That was our parking spot, you mother f&6%ing c*ck-sucking butt-pirate!&2000quot; -
huweyjenkins — 19 years ago(July 23, 2006 01:27 PM)
Yes she was one of a kind - a very interesting actress to watchso sad that she is no longer with us. I love her in "Virginia Woolf", "Up the Down Staircase" and 2Come Back To the 5 and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean"
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duked — 19 years ago(July 25, 2006 11:04 AM)
I too am a huge Sandy Dennis fan. She was one of the best actresses to emerge from the 1960's. She always chose extremely interesting parts and films regardless of box office potential. I wish more of these films would be released on dvd so new generations could discover this exceptional star.