Name: Jessica Tandy
Date of Birth: 7 June 1909 Mother of Susan Hawkins with Jack Hawkins and Tandy Cronyn and Christopher Cronyn with Hume Cronyn. 1990: Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. 1990: Diagnosed with cancer. She won a Tony Award in 1978 for "The Gin Game". She won a Tony Award in 1948 for "A Sreet Car Named Desire". Starred (with husband Hume Cronyn) as Liz Marriott on NBC Radio's "The Marriage" (1953-1954). 1989: She became the 12th performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Actress, Driving Miss Daisy (1989); Tonys: Best Actress-Play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1948) and Best Actress-Play, "The Gin Game" (1978) and Best Actress-Play, "Foxfire" (1983); Emmy: Best Actress-Miniseries/Special, Foxfire (1987) (TV). ... Has won four Tony Awards: in 1948, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "A Streetcar Named Desire," an award shared with Judith Anderson for "Medea" and Katharine Cornell for "Antony and Cleopatra;" as Best Actress (Play), in 1978, for "The Gin Game," and in 1983, for "Foxfire;" and in 1994, a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement shared with her husband, Hume Cronyn. She also received Tony Award nominations in 1971, as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Rose," and in 1986, as Best Actress (Play) for "The Petition." Broadway producer Lee Shubert convinced her to change her name from Jessie to Jessica during her early stage years. 1974: She earned a law degree. 1990: She and husband Hume Cronyn were both awarded the American National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington. DC. At age 81, she is the oldest winner of a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Daisy Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Won a 1993 Special Tony Award (New York City) lifetime achievement award. Read more Jessica Tandy movies (actor)User Comments |
