Jessica Tandy

British actress (1909–1994)

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Jessica Tandy was a British actress who had a long career in theater and film from the early 20th century until her death in 1994. She is notable for being one of the most accomplished and respected actresses of her era, known for her work on stage and in movies.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1909-06-07
Died: 1994-09-11
Works: 14

Top works

A streetcar named Desire
The Honeys
The fourposter
The fourposter
Not I.

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Film & TV

Acting · London, England

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…

Known for

A Streetcar on Broadway — Self (archive footage)2006
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen — Daisy Werthan (archive footage) (uncredited)2003
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star — Self (archive footage)2003
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes — Self1998
An African love story — Self1996

Article

Jessie Alice Tandy (7 June 1909 – 11 September 1994), known professionally as Jessica Tandy, was an English and American actress. She appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV, receiving an Academy Award, four Tony Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Tandy is one of few performers to achieve Triple Crown of Acting status.

Tandy won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for playing Blanche DuBois in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948, also winning for The Gin Game and Foxfire. Her films included The Birds, Cocoon, Batteries Not Included, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Nobody's Fool. At 80, she became the oldest actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for Driving Miss Daisy.