1. Jessica Tandy | Biography, Movies & Notable Roles - Britannica
She first appeared in London in The Rumour (1929) and in New York City in The Matriarch (1930). After playing dozens of increasingly complex roles, she received ...
Jessica Tandy was an English-born American actress of stage, screen, and television, noted for her complex portrayals.
2. Jessica Tandy — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Acting ; 1951, Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 episode) as Annie Nations (2 episodes) as Mrs. Martin ; 1951, The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel as Frau Lucie Marie ...
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 beca...
3. Jessica Tandy Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards - TV Guide
Made her professional stage debut in London at age 16; First film appearance was in 1932's The Indiscretions of Eve, playing a maid; Created the role of faded ...
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4. Jessica Tandy - The Kennedy Center
Tandy, who joined the Birmingham (England) Repertory Company in 1928, had already played on the British stage when she made her first film, The Indiscretions ...
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5. Jessica Tandy - Movies, Age & Death - Biography (Bio.)
May 12, 2020 · Tandy was the original Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, for which she won a Tony Award. She was married to actor Hume Cronyn and ...
Jessica Tandy was an English American actress well known for her role in Broadway's 'Foxfire' and her Oscar-winning performance in the film 'Driving Miss Daisy.'
6. Jessica Tandy - Hollywood Walk of Fame
She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Blanche Dubois in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948, sharing the ...
Jessie Alice “Jessica” Tandy was an English 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 […]
7. Jessica Tandy - Rotten Tomatoes
The 1980s saw Tandy reigniting her film career, co-starring in "Cocoon" (1985), "Batteries Not Included" (1987) and "Cocoon: The Return" (1988), and winning her ...
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8. Jessica Tandy - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
The 1980s saw Tandy reigniting her film career, co-starring in "Cocoon" (1985), "Batteries Not Included" (1987) and "Cocoon: The Return" (1988), and winning ...
Versatile, commanding stage performer, often opposite husband Hume Cronyn, who acted in occasional features beginning in the early 1930s but was busiest in films while in her seventies and eighties. Tandy began acting onstage in her native England in her teens and by the mid-1930s was enjoying...
9. Jessica Tandy - Biography and Ananlysis of her Acting Career
Transition to Film: Tandy's film career began in the 1930s, but it was her later roles in films like "The Birds" and "Driving Miss Daisy" that brought her ...
Biography and overview of the movie career of actress Jessica Tandy. All her notable movies, video, and quotes. Analysis of her important roles.
10. Jessica Tandy - New World Encyclopedia
Nov 11, 2022 · She was cast in her first British film role in The Indiscretions of Eve (1932). ... ↑ Monica Sullivan, [Jessica Tandy "Movie Magazine ...
Tandy, c. 1950s
11. Jessica Tandy - US History
Breaking into American movies and plays Tandy made her American film debut in 1944, in The Seventh Cross, which also starred her husband, Hume Cronyn. In 1945, ...
Jessica Tandy was a British-American actress. Her career spanned more than 60 years. Tandy was in her 70s and 80s when she appeared in her best-known films. She also starred in numerous movies with her husband of many years, Hume Cronyn. Tandy not only starred in films, but a large part of her career was devoted to theater as well. Beginnings Jessica Tandy was born Jessie Alice Tandy on June 7, 1909, in London, England. Her parents were Harry Tandy, a traveling salesman, and Jessie Helen Horspool. Jessica was 16 when she made her professional appearance as Sara Manderson in the play, The Manderson Girls, and she subsequently joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Her first appearance in film was in 1932, with her role as a maid in Indiscretions of Eve. Jessica married a fellow British actor, Jack Hawkins, in 1932, and had one daughter, Susan Hawkins. The couple divorced in 1942. Following her divorce, Jessica moved to New York, where she met Canadian actor, Hume Cronyn. The couple married in September 1942. They had two children, Tandy, who became an actress, and Christopher. Breaking into American movies and plays Tandy made her American film debut in 1944, in The Seventh Cross, which also starred her husband, Hume Cronyn. In 1945, she appeared in The Valley of Decision, and in 1946, she had a role in The Green Years; in the latter, she played the daughter of Cronyn`s character. Following her Tony-winning performance as Blanche DuBois in the original...
12. Jessica Tandy - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
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(1909–94). In her nearly 70-year career, U.S. actress Jessica Tandy was acclaimed for her nuanced performances in theater, radio, film, and television. Crowning her…
13. Jessica Tandy timeline - Timetoast
In 1944, Tandy made her American film debut in The Seventh Cross. Tandy and Cronyn also performed together on radio and television, and their film work included ...
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14. Jessica Tandy Biography - The Famous People
Jul 29, 2024 · In 1948, she got her first lead role in the film, 'A Woman's Vengeance', in which she appeared as Janet Spence. Next in 1950, she played the ...
A behind-the-scene look at the life of Jessica Tandy.
15. Jessica Tandy Movies and Shows - Apple TV
Her Hollywood debut was with Cronyn, in Fred Zinnemann's first-rate thriller "The Seventh Cross" (1944), but within several years she was playing small ...
Learn about Jessica Tandy on Apple TV. Browse shows and movies that feature Jessica Tandy including Still of the Night, The Birds, and more.
16. Actor Hume Cronyn Dead at 91; Starred With Wife Jessica Tandy in ...
Like the Lunts in an earlier time, Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn were considered the first couple of the American stage. The Gin Game (1978) offered what ...
Hume Cronyn, a two-time Tony Award winner who often acted with his wife, the late Jessica Tandy, died of cancer June 15 at his home in Fairfield, CT.
17. Jessica Tandy Biography | Fandango
Her Hollywood debut was with Cronyn, in Fred Zinnemann's first-rate thriller "The Seventh Cross" (1944), but within several years she was playing small ...
Versatile, commanding stage performer, often opposite husband Hume Cronyn, who acted in occasional features beginning in the early 1930s but was busiest in films while in her seventies and eighties. Tandy began acting onstage in her native England in her teens and by the mid-1930s was enjoying considerable success in the classics, playing Ophelia to John Gielgud's Hamlet in 1934...
18. Jessica Tandy | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Tandy had an important film career highlighted by winning an Academy Award for best actress in the Oscar-winning film Driving Miss Daisy(1989) and was ...
Jessica Tandy, actress (b at London, Eng 7 June 1909; d at Easton, Conn 11 Sept 1994). Tandy had a long and distinguished career on the major stages of England,...
19. Jessica Tandy - Timenote
Born in London to a headmistress and a travelling salesman, she made her professional debut on the London stage in 1927, at the age of 18. During the 1930s, she ...
Jessica Alice Tandy (7 June 1909 – 11 September 1994) was a British-American stage and film actress, who spent most of her 67-year career in the United States.
20. Tandy, Jessica | Encyclopedia.com
Career: Stage debut, London, 1927; actress, Birmingham Repertory Company, from 1928; New York debut, 1930; film debut, 1932; dramatic adviser, Goddard ...
TANDY, Jessica Source for information on Tandy, Jessica: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers dictionary.
21. Jessica Tandy Movies | Ultimate Movie Rankings
Jessica Tandy was only 18 when she made her professional debut on the London stage in 1927. During the 1930s, she acted in many plays in London's West End, ...
Ranking Jessica Tandy Movies. Includes Jessica Tandy Box Office Grosses. Best Jessica Tandy Movies. Worst Jessica Tandy Movies. Reviews, Awards and Trailers.
22. Jessica Tandy : Classic Movie Hub (CMH)
Actress Jessica Tandy, born on Jun 7, 1909 and died on Sep 11, 1994 starred in The Birds, The Seventh Cross, September Affair, A Woman's Vengeance, ...
Actress Jessica Tandy, born on Jun 7, 1909 and died on Sep 11, 1994 starred in The Birds, The Seventh Cross, September Affair, A Woman's Vengeance, Dragonwyck, Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man, The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, The Green Years, Forever Amber, The Valley of Decision
23. REMEMBERING JESSICA TANDY
Her career on film has been a curious one. Up until ``Cocoon'' in 1985, she was featured primarily in character roles, often as the unfortunately plain ``other ...
JESSICA TANDY never acted like a grande dame of the cinema or stage, even though she had every right to all its titles and honors.
24. From the Archives: Jessica Tandy, Star of Stage, Screen and TV, Dies ...
Sep 12, 1994 · Jessica Tandy, the versatile dramatic actress who electrified Broadway audiences as the original Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' ...
Jessica Tandy, the versatile dramatic actress who electrified Broadway audiences as the original Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' classic "A Streetcar Named Desire," and went on to wider fame decades later as the Oscar-winning heroine of the film "Driving Miss Daisy," died Sunday.
