(1909-1994)
Synopsis
Jessica Tandy was an English-born U.S. actress, well known for her role in Broadway's Foxfire and her Oscar-winning performance in Driving Miss Daisy (1989). 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 starred opposite him in a number of films, including The Gin Game (1977) and Cocoon (1985).
QUICK FACTS
- Name: Jessica Tandy
- Birth Year: 1909
- Birth date: June 7, 1909
- Birth City: London
- Birth Country: England
- Gender: Female
- Best Known For: 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.'
- Industries
- Film
- Television
- Drama
- Theater and Dance
- Horror
- Comedy
- Astrological Sign: Gemini
- Death Year: 1994
- Death date: September 11, 1994
- Death State: Connecticut
- Death City: Easton
- Death Country: United States
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CITATION INFORMATION
- Article Title: Jessica Tandy Biography
- Author: Biography.com Editors
- Website Name: The Biography.com website
- Url: https://www.biography.com/actors/jessica-tandy
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- Publisher: A&E; Television Networks
- Last Updated: May 12, 2020
- Original Published Date: April 2, 2014