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Jessica Tandy

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Jessica Tandy Fast Facts:

Made her professional stage debut in London at age 16.
First film appearance was in 1932's The Indiscretions of Eve, where she played a maid.
Created the role of faded, fragile Southern flower Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway in 1947. Her costars Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden all reprised their roles in the 1951 film version, but Tandy was replaced by Vivien Leigh, who was thought to be a more marketable movie star at the time.
Collaborated with husband Hume Cronyn in many plays and films over the course of their 52-year marriage.
Appeared in Hitchcock's 1963 thriller The Birds, which was one of her rare film appearances between 1950 and 1980.
Experienced a career renaissance later in life, when she appeared alongside husband Hume Cronyn in Ron Howard's 1985 sci-fi fantasy, Cocoon, and then went on to win an Oscar at age 80 for her performance in 1989's Driving Miss Daisy.

Jessica Tandy Relationships:
Christopher Cronyn - Son
Harry Tandy - Father
Hume Cronyn - Husband
Jack Hawkins - Ex-husband
Jessie Helen Tandy - Mother
Susan Tettemer - Daughter
Tandy Cronyn - Daughter
Jessica Tandy Awards:
1956 Emmy: Best Actress-Single Performance - Nominee
1948 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Nominee
1994 Tony: Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre - Winner
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1963 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1989 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1991 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1981 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Nominee
1978 Tony: Actress (Play) - Winner
1983 Tony: Actress (Play) - Winner
1986 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
College:
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada (LLD, 1974)

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