Jessica Tandy biography
Jessica Tandy was a British actress, born on 7 June 1909 in London, who died on 11 September 1994.
Jessica Tandy's screen career began in 1932 with The Indiscretions of Eve, playing Maid.
Jessica Tandy appeared in 31 films and 31 television or streaming titles between 1932 and 1994.
Honours include National Medal of Arts, Academy Award for Best Actress and Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (3 times).
- Also known as
- Jessie Alice Tandy
- Born
- 7 June 1909
- Died
- 11 September 1994 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- London
- Work
- Stage actor, Film actor, Television actor, Actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1927 to 1994
- Awards
- National Medal of Arts
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (3 times)
- Kennedy Center Honors
Jessica Tandy filmography
31 films and 31 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Nobody's Fool | Beryl Peoples | Released posthumously (final film role) | |
| 1994 | Camilla | Camilla Cara | Released posthumously | |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | English | ||
| 1992 | Used People | Freida | ||
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Ninny Threadgoode | ||
| 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy | Daisy Werthan | ||
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return | Alma Finley | Nominated, Saturn Award for Best Actress | |
| 1988 | The House on Carroll Street | Miss Venable | ||
| 1987 | Batteries Not Included | Faye Riley | Saturn Award for Best Actress | |
| 1985 | Cocoon | Alma Finley | Nominated, Saturn Award for Best Actress | |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | English | ||
| 1984 | The Bostonians | Miss Birdseye | ||
| 1982 | The World According to Garp | Mrs. Fields | ||
| 1982 | Still of the Night | Grace Rice | ||
| 1982 | Best Friends | Eleanor McCullen | ||
| 1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway | Carol | ||
| 1976 | Butley | Edna Shaft | ||
| 1963 | The Birds | Lydia Brenner | ||
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Helen Adams | ||
| 1958 | The Light in the Forest | Myra Butler | ||
| 1951 | The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel | Frau Lucie Maria Rommel | ||
| 1950 | September Affair | Catherine Lawrence | ||
| 1948 | A Woman's Vengeance | Janet Spence | ||
| 1947 | Forever Amber | Nan Britton | ||
| 1946 | The Green Years | Kate Leckie |
Show all 31 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Dragonwyck | Peggy O'Malley | ||
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision | Louise Kane | ||
| 1944 | The Seventh Cross | Liesel Roeder | ||
| 1944 | Blonde Fever | Diner at Inn | Uncredited | |
| 1938 | Murder in the Family | Ann Osborne | ||
| 1932 | The Indiscretions of Eve | Maid |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | To Dance with the White Dog | Cora Peek | ||
| 1991 | The Story Lady | Grace McQueen | ||
| 1987 | Foxfire | Annie Nations | ||
| 1981 | The Gin Game | Fonsia Dorsey | Television movie | |
| 1972 | The F.B.I | Ardyth Nolan | Episode: "The Set-Up" | |
| 1972 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Genevieve | Episode: "Operation: Dorias" | |
| 1972 | Norman Corwin Presents | Episode: "A Foreign Field" | ||
| 1968 | Judd, for the Defense | Helen Wister | Episode: "Punishments, Cruel and Unusual" | |
| 1964 | Breaking Point | Roberta Duncan | Episode: "Glass Flowers Never Drop Petals" | |
| 1959 | The Moon and Sixpence | Blanche Stroeve | Television movie | |
| 1959 | The Ed Sullivan Show | The Public | Episode #12.34 | |
| 1959 | DuPont Show of the Month | Mrs. Baines | Episode: "The Fallen Idol" | |
| 1958 | Telephone Time | Bertha Kinsky | Episode: "War Against War" | |
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Laura Bowlby | Season 3 Episode 37: "The Canary Sedan" | |
| 1957 | Suspicion | Episode: "Murder Me Gently" | ||
| 1957 | Studio 57 | Miss Bedford | Episode: "Little Miss Bedford" | |
| 1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Julia Lester | Season 3 Episode 1: "The Glass Eye" | |
| 1956 | The United States Steel Hour | Alice Wiggims | Episode: "The Great Adventure" | |
| 1956 | The Alcoa Hour | Olivia Crummit | Episode: "The Confidence Man" | |
| 1956 | Star Stage | Episode: "The School Mistress" | ||
| 1956 | General Electric Theater | Laura Whitemore | Episode: "The Pot of Gold" | |
| 1956 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Edwina Freel | Season 2 Episode 6: "Toby" | |
| 1955 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Liz Marriott | Episode: "Christmas 'til Closing" | |
| 1955 | Producers' Showcase | Agnes | ||
| 1954 | The Marriage | Liz Marriott | 8 episodes |
Show all 31 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Somerset Maugham TV Theatre | Episode: "The Man from Glasgow" | ||
| 1951 | Prudential Family Playhouse | Jane Crosby | Episode: "Icebound" | |
| 1951 | Lights Out | Episode: "Bird of Time" | ||
| 1951 | Betty Crocker Star Matinee | Episode: "The Weak Spot" | ||
| 1950 | Masterpiece Playhouse | Hedda | Episode: "Hedda Gabler" | |
| 1948 | Actors Studio | Miss Lucretia Collins | Episode: "Portrait of a Madonna" |