Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1909-06-07
- Day of Death1994-09-11 (85 years)
- Place of BirthLondon, England
- Also Known AsJessica Alice Tandyجسیکا تندی
Jessica Tandy
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1994
Nobody's Fool
As: Beryl Peoples
- 1994
Camilla
As: Camilla Cara
- 1993
To Dance with the White Dog
As: Cora Peek
- 1992
Used People
As: Freida
- 1991
Fried Green Tomatoes
As: Ninny Threadgoode
- 1991
The Story Lady
As: Grace McQueen
- 1989
Driving Miss Daisy
As: Daisy Werthan
- 1988
Cocoon: The Return
As: Alma Finley
1988The House on Carroll Street
As: Miss Venable
1987*batteries not included
As: Faye Riley
1987Foxfire
As: Annie Nations
- 1985
Cocoon
As: Alma Finley
1984The Bostonians
As: Miss Birdseye
1982Best Friends
As: Eleanor McCullen
1982Still of the Night
As: Grace Rice
1982The World According to Garp
As: Mrs. Fields
1981Honky Tonk Freeway
As: Carol
1981The Gin Game
As: Fonsia Dorsey
1974Butley
As: Edna Shaft
1967Judd for the Defense
As: Helen Wister
1965The F.B.I.
As: Ardyth Nolan
- 1963
The Birds
As: Lydia Brenner
1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
As: Mrs. Helen Adams
1959The Moon and Sixpence
As: Blanche Stroeve
1958The Light in the Forest
As: Myra Butler
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Edwina Freel
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Julia Lester
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Laura Bowlby
1953General Electric Theater
As: Laura Whitemore
1952Omnibus
As: Louisa Catherine Johnson
- 1952
Omnibus
As: Jackie
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Mrs. Martin
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Annie Nations
1951The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
As: Frau Lucie Marie Rommel
1951Goodyear Television Playhouse
As: Leticia Blacklock
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Cora Torrence
1950September Affair
As: Catherine Lawrence
1948Studio One
As: Connaught O'Brien
- 1948
Studio One
As: Mrs. Moore
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Liz Marriott
1948A Woman's Vengeance
As: Janet Spence
1947Forever Amber
As: Nan Britton
1946The Green Years
As: Kate Leckie
1946Dragonwyck
As: Peggy O'Malley
1945The Valley of Decision
As: Louise Kane
1944Blonde Fever
As: Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1944The Seventh Cross
As: Liesel Roeder
1938Murder in the Family
As: Ann Osborne
1932Indiscretions of Eve
As: Penelope, the Maid