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Jessica Tandy

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British actress (1909-1994)

United KingdomActorsLived 1909 to 1994 · aged 85
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Fame62.9
Momentum13.2
Languages32
Peak1990s
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Jessie Alice Tandy, 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.

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Tandy (left, with Kim Hunter and Marlon Brando) portrayed Blanche in the original 1947 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire, a role that earned her the 1948 Tony Award for Best Actress.Tandy (left, with Kim Hunter and Marlon Brando) portrayed Blanche in the original 1947 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire, a role that earned her the 1948 Tony Award for Best Actress.Tandy in Alfred Hitchcock Presents "The Glass Eye" (1957). with Paul PlaydonTandy in Alfred Hitchcock Presents "The Glass Eye" (1957). with Paul PlaydonTandy and Hume Cronyn, 1988Tandy and Hume Cronyn, 1988

Filmography 40

The Birds1963 · ★ 7.5
Driving Miss Daisy1989 · ★ 7.2
Fried Green Tomatoes1991 · ★ 7.7
Cocoon1985 · ★ 6.6
*batteries not included1987 · ★ 6.7
Cocoon: The Return1988 · ★ 6.5
The World According to Garp1982 · ★ 6.7
Nobody's Fool1994 · ★ 6.9
Still of the Night1982 · ★ 5.7
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel1951 · ★ 6.7
Dragonwyck1946 · ★ 6.6
The House on Carroll Street1988 · ★ 5.9
Best Friends1982 · ★ 5.2
The Bostonians1984
The Seventh Cross1944
Used People1992
Forever Amber1947
The Valley of Decision1945
Honky Tonk Freeway1981
Camilla1994
September Affair1950
A Woman's Vengeance1948
The Green Years1946
The Light in the Forest1958
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man1962
Butley1974
Foxfire1987
To Dance with the White Dog1993
The Story Lady1991
Blonde Fever1944
Night of 100 Stars III1990
The Gin Game1981
A Streetcar on Broadway2006
The Moon and Sixpence1959
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star2003
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes1998
Tennessee Williams' South1973
The Fourposter1955
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen2003
Murder in the Family1938

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Television 23

Golden Globe Awards1944
The Merv Griffin Show1962
The Philco Television Playhouse1948
Tony Awards1956
The F.B.I.1965
Studio One1948
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955
Intimate Portrait1993
Lights Out1949
Dream On1990
Omnibus1952
Suspicion1957
Telephone Time1956
Judd, for the Defense1967
The Kennedy Center Honors1978
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse1951
Producers' Showcase1954
General Electric Theater1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
Prudential Family Playhouse1950
The Marriage1954

Awards 11

1991Crystal Award
1991BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
1990Academy Award for Best Actress
1988Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1983Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
1978Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
1948Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
National Medal of Arts
Kennedy Center Honors
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

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Connected to Jessica 6

John WilliamsAlso in A Woman's Vengeance (1948)Dan AykroydAlso in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)John DenverAlso in Foxfire (1987)W. Somerset MaughamAlso in The Moon and Sixpence (1959)Harold PinterAlso in Butley (1974)Spencer TracyAlso in The Seventh Cross (1944)

About this person

Jessie Alice Tandy, 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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1994 · aged 85
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32 languages

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