Imogene Coca

. She died from ovarian cancer in Westport, Connecticut. She died in Westport, Connecticut. Her last significant film role was in Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982). Her later years were spent in relative solitude with only occasional appearances guest-starring on television and in small movie roles. An advocate of method acting Dennis was often described as neurotic and mannered in her performances, with many critics stating her style was better suited for the stage rather than the screen. Dennis also placed a higher priority on her stage work. She made one final performance on the Broadway stage as religious zealot Letitia Primrose in On the Twentieth Century, and was nominated for a Tony Award. She followed this with well-received performances in Up the Down Staircase (1967), The Fox (1967), Sweet November (1968) and The Out-of-Towners (1970).

In 1960 she married her second husband, actor King Donovan. Born in Hastings, Nebraska, Dennis made her television debut in 1956 in The Guiding Light and her film debut in Splendor in the Grass (1961), however she was more committed to following a career in theater. She won consecutive Tony Awards for her performances in A Thousand Clowns and Any Wednesday, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Her first husband died in 1955. Sandra (Sandy) Dale Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American theater and film actress. She also had, briefly, her own series, The Imogene Coca Show. In the early days of live television she played opposite Sid Caesar in a sketch comedy program, Your Show of Shows, which was immensely popular from 1950 to 1954.

She came to prominence when she began to combine music with comedy: her first big critical success was in New Faces of 1934. She came to be featured as a headliner, appearing in Manhattan nightclubs, with music arranged by her first husband, Robert Burton. She moved from Philadelphia to seek a living as a dancer, starting in the chorus of the Broadway musical When You Smile. In her youth, she received piano, dance, and voice lessons.

She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of José Fernandez de Coca, a conductor, and his wife Sadie Brady, a dancer and magician's assistant. Imogene Coca (November 18, 1908 - June 2, 2001) was an American comic actress. The Imogene Coca Show - 1955. Your Show of Shows - 1950.

On the Twentieth Century - 1978. The Girls in 509 - 1958. Concert Varieties - 1945. All in Fun - 1940.

The Straw Hat Revue - 1939. Who's Who - 1938. New Faces of 1936 - 1936. Fools Rush In = 1934.

New Faces of 1934 - 1934. Flying Colors - 1932. Shoot the Works - 1931. Garrick Gaieties -1930.

When You Smile - 1925.