Jessica Tandy
British actress (1909-1994) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
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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Intimate PortraitSeries1992
Used PeopleFilm, Freida1991BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleAwardCrystal AwardAward1990Academy Award for Best ActressAward
Night of 100 Stars IIIFilm, 19901988Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAward
Cocoon: The ReturnFilm, 1988Alma Finley1985
CocoonFilm, Alma Finley1983Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Fonsia Dorsey1981
Honky Tonk FreewayFilm, Carol1978Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward1971Film '72Series1965
The F.B.I.Series, Ardyth Nolan1963
The BirdsFilm, Lydia Brenner1959
The Moon and SixpenceFilm, Blanche Stroeve1957
SuspicionSeries1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Edwina Freel1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Laura Whitemore1951
Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeries, Leticia Blacklock
The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelFilm, 1951Frau Lucie Marie Rommel1949
Lights OutSeries1948Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward1947
Forever AmberFilm, Nan Britton1945
The Valley of DecisionFilm, Louise Kane1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1938Murder in the FamilyFilm, Ann Osborne1909Born7 June 1909People around Jessica
Richard D. Zanuck Produced Driving Miss Daisy and Cocoon- Robert Benton Directed Still of the Night (1983)
James Horner Wrote Cocoon and Batteries Not Included
Martin Ritt Directed Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Lumsden Hare Also in The Valley of Decision (1945)
Matthew Robbins Directed Batteries Not Included (1988)
David Brown Produced Cocoon (1985)
Lili Fini Zanuck Produced Cocoon (1985)
Walter Baldwin Also in Dragonwyck (1946)
Walt Disney Produced The Light in the Forest (1958)
Alfred Hitchcock Directed The Birds (1963)
Steven Spielberg Produced Batteries Not Included (1988)
Paul Newman Also in Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Ron Howard Directed Cocoon (1985)
Brian Dennehy Also in Cocoon: The Return and Cocoon
Robert Mulligan Directed The Moon and Sixpence (1959)
Esther Rolle Also in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Susan Cooper Wrote Foxfire and To Dance with the White Dog
Jon Avnet Directed Fried Green Tomatoes (1992)- Alice Drummond Also in The House on Carroll Street (1988)
Frank McRae Also in Batteries Not Included (1988)
George Macready Also in The Seventh Cross (1944)- Herta Ware Also in Cocoon: The Return and Cocoon
Tyrone Power Jr. Also in Cocoon: The Return and Cocoon
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Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
The Birds 1963
Driving Miss Daisy 1989
Nobody's Fool 1994
*batteries not included 1987
Filmography 40
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Television 24
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Tandy is one of few performers to achieve Triple Crown of Acting status.
