(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).

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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