Jessica Tandy: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As Jessie Alice Tandy
Born June 7, 1909 • LondonEngland
Died September 11, 1994 (aged 85) • Connecticut
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1990)Kennedy Center Honors (1986) • Academy Award (1990): Actress in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (1988): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special • Golden Globe Award (1990): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Tony Award (1994): Lifetime Achievement • Tony Award (1983): Best Actress in a Play • Tony Award (1978): Best Actress in a Play • Tony Award (1948): Best Actress in a Play
Notable Family Members spouse Hume Cronyn
Married To Jack Hawkins (1932–1940) • Hume Cronyn (married 1942)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Masterpiece Playhouse" (1950) • "The Alcoa Hour" (1956) • "Cocoon: The Return" (1988) • "Producers' Showcase" (1955) • "The Green Years" (1946) • "Fried Green Tomatoes" (1991) • "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1955) • "Star Stage" (1956) • "Camilla" (1994) • "Nobody's Fool" (1994) • "*batteries not included" (1987) • "Murder in the Family" (1938) • "Suspicion" (1957) • "Studio 57" (1957) • "Studio One" (1951–1957) • "Lights Out" (1951) • "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1956–1958) • "Best Friends" (1982) • "Dragonwyck" (1946) • "The Birds" (1963) • "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1959) • "Honky Tonk Freeway" (1981) • "Forever Amber" (1947) • "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1951) • "Judd for the Defense" (1968) • "Cocoon" (1985) • "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1957–1958) • "The Marriage" (1954) • "The Light in the Forest" (1958) • "The World According to Garp" (1982) • "The Prudential Family Playhouse" (1951) • "Still of the Night" (1982) • "A Woman's Vengeance" (1948) • "Used People" (1992) • "Omnibus" (1953–1956) • "The Seventh Cross" (1944) • "General Electric Theater" (1956) • "Betty Crocker Star Matinee" (1951) • "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" (1972) • "Actor's Studio" (1948) • "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989) • "The House on Carroll Street" (1987) • "The United States Steel Hour" (1956) • "September Affair" (1950) • "The Valley of Decision" (1945) • "The Bostonians" (1984) • "Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man" (1962) • "The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel" (1951) • "The Indiscretions of Eve" (1932) • "Butley" (1974) • "The F.B.I." (1972) • "Telephone Time" (1958) • "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1955–1956) • "Norman Corwin Presents" (1972)

Top Questions

Where was Jessica Tandy born?
Jessica Tandy was born in Stoke Newington, London, England, United Kingdom.
Is Jessica Tandy married?
Jack Hawkins (1932–1940), Hume Cronyn (married 1942)
When was Jessica Tandy born?
Jessica Tandy was born on June 7, 1909.

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