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Jessica Tandy (1909–1994)

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A beloved, twinkly blue-eyed doyenne of stage and screen, actress Jessica Tandy's career spanned nearly six and a half decades. In that course of time, she enjoyed an amazing film renaissance at age 80, something unheard of in a town that worships youth and nubile beauty. She was born Jessie Alice Tandy in London in 1909... See full bio »

Born:

Jessie Alice Tandy
in Stoke Newington, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 85) in Easton, Connecticut, USA
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1994 Nobody's Fool
Beryl Peoples
 
1994 Camilla
Camilla Cara
 
1993 To Dance with the White Dog (TV movie)
Cora Peek
 
1992 Used People
Freida
 
1992 Dream On (TV series)
– Martin Over Medium (1992)
 
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes
Ninny Threadgoode
 
1991 The Story Lady (TV movie)
Grace McQueen
 
1989 Driving Miss Daisy
Daisy Werthan
 
1988 Cocoon: The Return
Alma Finley
 
1988 The House on Carroll Street
Miss Venable
 
1987 *batteries not included
Faye Riley
 
1987 Foxfire (TV movie)
Annie Nations
 
1985 Cocoon
Alma Finley
 
1984 The Bostonians
Miss Birdseye
 
1982 Best Friends
Eleanor McCullen
 
1982 Still of the Night
Grace Rice
 
1982 The World According to Garp
Mrs. Fields
 
1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
Carol
 
1981 The Gin Game (TV movie)
Fonsia Dorsey
 
1974 Butley
Edna Shaft
 
1972 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Ardyth Nolan
– The Set-Up (1972) … Ardyth Nolan
 
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Genevieve
– Operation: Dorias (1972) … Genevieve
 
1972 Norman Corwin Presents (TV series)
– A Foreign Field (1972)
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Helen Wister
– Punishment, Cruel and Unusual (1968) … Helen Wister
 
1963 The Birds
Lydia Brenner
 
1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
Mrs. Adams
 
1959 The Moon and Sixpence (TV movie)
Blanche Stroeve
 
1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Mrs. Baines
– The Fallen Idol (1959) … Mrs. Baines
 
1958 The Christmas Tree (TV movie)
Mrs. Martin
 
1958 The Light in the Forest
Myra Butler
 
1956-1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Edwina Freed / Julia Lester / Laura Bowlby
– The Canary Sedan (1958) … Laura Bowlby
– The Glass Eye (1957) … Julia Lester
– Toby (1956) … Edwina Freed
 
1957-1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Cora Torrence
– Long Distance (1958)
– Clothes Make the Man (1957) … Cora Torrence
 
1958 Telephone Time (TV series)
Bertha Kinsky
– War Against War (1958) … Bertha Kinsky
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
– Murder Me Gently (1957)
 
1951-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Mrs. Moore
– The Five Dollar Bill (1957) … Mrs. Moore
– Hangman's House (1951)
 
1956 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
Leticia Blacklock
– A Murder Is Announced (1956) … Leticia Blacklock
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Laura Whittemarc
– The Pot of Gold (1956) … Laura Whittemarc
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Olivia Crummit
– The Confidence Man (1956) … Olivia Crummit
 
1956 Star Stage (TV series)
– The School Mistress (1956)
 
1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Alice Wiggims
– The Great Adventure (1956) … Alice Wiggims
 
1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Christmas 'til Closing (1955)
 
1953-1955 Omnibus (TV series)
Blanche Du Bois / Jackie
– Advice to Bathers (1955) … Blanche Du Bois
– Glory in the Flower (1953) … Jackie
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Agnes
– The Fourposter (1955) … Agnes
 
1954 The Marriage (TV series)
Liz Marriott
– The Dreamer (1954) … Liz Marriott
– Inside Bobby Logan (1954) … Liz Marriott
– Episode #1.6 (1954) … Liz Marriott
– Episode #1.5 (1954) … Liz Marriott
– Episode #1.4 (1954) … Liz Marriott
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1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Frau Lucie Marie Rommel
 
1951 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)
Jane Crosby
– Icebound (1951) … Jane Crosby
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
– The Man from Glasgow (1951)
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
– Bird of Time (1951)
 
1950 September Affair
Catherine Lawrence
 
1950 Masterpiece Playhouse (TV series)
Hedda
– Hedda Gabler (1950) … Hedda
 
1948 Actor's Studio (TV series)
Miss Lucretia Collins
– Portrait of a Madonna (1948) … Miss Lucretia Collins
 
1948 A Woman's Vengeance
Janet Spence
 
1947 Forever Amber
Nan Britton
 
1946 Dragonwyck
Peggy O'Malley
 
1946 The Green Years
Kate Leckie
 
1945 The Valley of Decision
Louise Kane
 
1944 Blonde Fever
Diner at Inn (uncredited)
 
1944 The Seventh Cross
Liesel Roeder
 
1939 Fox in the Morning (TV movie)
Barbara Scott
 
1939 Fiat Justitia (TV movie)
 
1938 Glorious Morning (TV movie)
 
1938 Murder in the Family
Ann Osborne
 
1932 The Indiscretions of Eve
Maid
 
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1989 Driving Miss Daisy (performer: "AFTER THE BALL" 1892)
 
1987 *batteries not included (performer: "LET'S HAVE ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE")
 
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1994 Nobody's Fool (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
1996 An African Love Story (TV documentary)
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Herself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter 'The Prince of Tides' Clip
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture & Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1990 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV series)
Herself
– Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy (1990) … Herself
 
1990 The 44th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress & Actor in a Play
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
 
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical/Comedy
 
1988 The 40th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1987 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1967-1987 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 December 1987 (1987) … Herself
– Episode dated 11 January 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1986 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV documentary)
Herself - Honoree
 
1980 The 34th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1979 Over Easy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 September 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1978 The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Lead Actress
 
1975 Bicentennial Minutes (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 31 August 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1973 Tennessee Williams' South (TV documentary)
Blanche DuBois
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.103 (1970) … Herself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.21 (1967) … Herself
 
1951-1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Actress / The Public in a scene from 'A Pound on Demand'
– Episode #12.34 (1959) … The Public in a scene from 'A Pound on Demand'
– Episode #6.15 (1952) … Herself
– Episode #5.22 (1952) … Herself - Actress
– Episode #4.24 (1951) … Herself
 
1958 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #5.18 (1958) … Herself
 
1951 The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.14 (1951) … Herself
 
1950 Showtime, U.S.A. (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.7 (1950) … Herself
 
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2013 Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (documentary)
Daisy Werthan
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Daisy Werthan (uncredited)
 
2007 Brando (TV documentary)
(archive sound)
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Daisy Werthan (uncredited)
 
2005 James Dean: Forever Young (documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen (video documentary short)
Daisy Werthan (uncredited)
 
2003 Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Alma Finley
 
2000 All About 'The Birds' (video documentary)
Lydia Brenner
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1998 'Fried Green Tomatoes': The Moments of Discovery (video documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1992 Oscar's Greatest Moments (video documentary)
Herself
 
1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Played Ophelia opposite the Hamlet of John Gielgud in the legendary production of the play staged at the New Theatre in London in 1934. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[joking reference to her husband, Hume Cronyn] When he's late for dinner, I know he's either having an affair or is lying dead in the street, I always hope it's the street. See more »

Trivia:

Having won Best Actress at age 80, she was the oldest winner of an Academy Award until Christopher Plummer won for Beginners (2010) at age 82. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini