Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1909-06-07
Deathday: 1994-09-11 (85 years old)

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Biography

Jessie Alice "Jessica" Tandy (June 7 1909 – September 11 1994) was an English - American stage and film actress.


She first appeared on the London stage in 1926 at the age of 16, playing, among others, Katherine opposite Laurence Olivier's Henry V, and Cordelia opposite John Gielgud's King Lear. She also worked in British films. Following the end of her marriage to Jack Hawkins, she moved to New York, where she met Canadian actor Hume Cronyn. He became her second husband and frequent partner on stage and screen.


She won the Tony Award for her performance as Blanche Dubois in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948, sharing the prize with Katherine Cornell (who won for Antony and Cleopatra) and Judith Anderson (for the latter's portrayal of Medea). Over the following three decades, her career continued sporadically and included a substantial role in Alfred Hitchcock's film, The Birds (1963), and a Tony Award-winning performance in The Gin Game (playing in the two-character play opposite her husband, Cronyn) in 1977. She, along with Cronyn was a member of the original acting company of The Guthrie Theater.


In the mid 1980s she enjoyed a career revival. She appeared opposite Hume Cronyn in the Broadway production of Foxfire in 1983 and its television adaptation four years later, winning both a Tony Award and an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Annie Nations. During these years, she appeared in films such as Cocoon (1985), also with Cronyn.


She became the oldest actress to receive the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Driving Miss Daisy (1989), for which she also won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Fried Green Tomatoes (1991). At the height of her success, she was named as one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People". She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1990, and continued working until shortly before her death.


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Filmography

all 65

Movies 44

TV Shows 21

self 10

Self
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2023)

Movie
Self
A Streetcar on Broadway

A Streetcar on Broadway (2006)

Movie
Self
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star

Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star (2003)

Movie
Daisy Werthan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen

Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen (2003)

Movie
Self
An African love story

An African love story (1996)

Movie
Miss Beryl
Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool (1994)

Movie
6
Camilla Cara
Camilla

Camilla (1994)

Movie
Cora Peek
To Dance with the White Dog

To Dance with the White Dog (1993)

Movie
Self
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait (1993)

TV
Freida
Used People

Used People (1992)

Movie
Ninny Threadgoode
Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Movie
6
Grace McQueen
The Story Lady

The Story Lady (1991)

Movie
Dream On

Dream On (1990)

TV
6
Self
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

Movie
Daisy Werthan
Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

Movie
7
Alma Finley
Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return (1988)

Movie
5
Miss Venable
The House on Carroll Street

The House on Carroll Street (1988)

Movie
Faye Riley
*batteries not included

*batteries not included (1987)

Movie
6.33
Annie Nations
Foxfire

Foxfire (1987)

Movie
Alma Finley
Cocoon

Cocoon (1985)

Movie
5.25
Lydia Brenner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles (1984)

Movie
Miss Birdseye
The Bostonians

The Bostonians (1984)

Movie
Eleanor McCullen
Best Friends

Best Friends (1982)

Movie
Grace Rice
Still of the Night

Still of the Night (1982)

Movie
Mrs. Fields
The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp (1982)

Movie
5
Carol
Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)

Movie
Fonsia Dorsey
The Gin Game

The Gin Game (1981)

Movie
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)

TV
Edna Shaft
Butley

Butley (1974)

Movie
Tennessee Williams' South

Tennessee Williams' South (1973)

Movie
Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense (1967)

TV
Ardyth Nolan
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Lydia Brenner
The Birds

The Birds (1963)

Movie
6.43
Self
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

TV
Mrs. Helen Adams
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)

Movie
Blanche Stroeve
The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence (1959)

Movie
Mrs. Martin
The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree (1958)

Movie
Myra Butler
The Light in the Forest

The Light in the Forest (1958)

Movie
Telephone Time

Telephone Time (1956)

TV
Self - Winner / Self - Nominee / Self - Nominee/Performer / Self - Award Accepter
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Julia Lester / Edwina Freel / Laura Bowlby
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Agnes
The Fourposter

The Fourposter (1955)

Movie
Agnes
Producers' Showcase

Producers' Showcase (1954)

TV
Liz Marriott
The Marriage

The Marriage (1954)

TV
Laura Whitemore
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Omnibus

Omnibus (1952)

TV
Mrs. Martin / Annie Nations
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Frau Lucie Marie Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

Movie
Leticia Blacklock
Goodyear Television Playhouse

Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)

TV
Cora Torrence
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Catherine Lawrence
September Affair

September Affair (1950)

Movie
Prudential Family Playhouse

Prudential Family Playhouse (1950)

TV
Lights Out

Lights Out (1949)

TV
Connaught O'Brien / Mrs. Moore
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Liz Marriott
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV
Self - Guest / Self / The Public in a scene from 'A Pound on Demand'
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Janet Spence
A Woman's Vengeance

A Woman's Vengeance (1948)

Movie
Nan Britton
Forever Amber

Forever Amber (1947)

Movie
Kate Leckie
The Green Years

The Green Years (1946)

Movie
5
Peggy O'Malley
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck (1946)

Movie
Louise Kane
The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision (1945)

Movie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever (1944)

Movie
Liesel Roeder
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross (1944)

Movie
Ann Osborne
Murder in the Family

Murder in the Family (1938)

Movie
Penelope, the Maid
Indiscretions of Eve

Indiscretions of Eve (1932)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.13
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1909-06-07

Deathday
1994-09-11 (85 years old)

Birth Name
Jessica Alice Tandy

Birth Place
London, United Kingdom

Relationships
Hume Cronyn (1942-09-27 - 1994-09-11), Jack Hawkins (1932-10-22 - 1940-01-02)

Children
Tandy Cronyn

Citizenships
United States of America, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Jessica Alice Tandy

Awards
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Academy Award for Best Actress, Crystal Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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