Jessica Tandy
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Tandy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Fried Green Tomatoes
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The Birds
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Cocoon
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Driving Miss Daisy
as Daisy WerthanThe story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black...
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Nobody's Fool
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Cocoon: The Return
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Still of the Night
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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
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The Bostonians
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The House on Carroll Street
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Dragonwyck
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Best Friends
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The Valley of Decision
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Forever Amber
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The Moon and Sixpence
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Used People
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The Light in the Forest
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A Woman's Vengeance
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The Seventh Cross
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Foxfire
as Annie NationsAnnie Nations and her husband Hector loved their life together in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but...
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Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
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Honky Tonk Freeway
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Murder in the Family
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Night of 100 Stars III
as SelfA celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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Camilla
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To Dance with the White Dog
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The Green Years
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The Story Lady
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A Streetcar on Broadway
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Butley
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Blonde Fever
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The Gin Game
as Fonsia DorseyWeller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey, two elderly residents at a nursing home for senior citizens,...
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Tennessee Williams' South
as uncreditedThe brutes and the belles. The gadflies and the good ol' boys. The taboos and the profound...
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Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
as Daisy Werthan (archive footage) (uncredited)Behind the scenes of the making of Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
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Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
as Self (archive footage)This is a lovely documentary that pays tribute to the career of star Jessica Tandy, as the...
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The Fourposter
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Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee/PerformerThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Tony Awards
as Self - WinnerThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Tony Awards
as Self - Award AccepterThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Tony Awards
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The Merv Griffin Show
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeAn annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...
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The Philco Television Playhouse
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Intimate Portrait
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The F.B.I.
as Ardyth NolanThe F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was...
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Studio One
as Connaught O'BrienAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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Studio One
as Mrs. MooreAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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Omnibus
as uncreditedOmnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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Omnibus
as Self - ReaderOmnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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Omnibus
as Louisa Catherine JohnsonOmnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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Omnibus
as JackieOmnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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Dream On
as (archive footage)The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Edwina FreelA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Julia LesterA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Laura BowlbyA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Suspicion
as uncreditedSuspicion is the title of an American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC...
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Telephone Time
as uncreditedTelephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from...
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The Kennedy Center Honors
as SelfThe Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their...
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Judd for the Defense
as uncreditedHigh-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take difficult cases...
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Judd for the Defense
as Helen WisterHigh-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take difficult cases...
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Lights Out
as uncreditedLights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...
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Goodyear Television Playhouse
as Leticia BlacklockThe Goodyear Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. MartinHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Annie NationsHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Cora TorrenceSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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General Electric Theater
as Laura WhitemoreGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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