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Jessica Tandy
Jessie Alice Tandy, known professionally as Jessica Tandy, was an English and American actress. She appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV, receiving an Academy Award, four Tony Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Tandy is one of few performers to achieve Triple Crown of Acting status.
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entertainment · British actress (1909–1994) · stage actor · film actor · television actor · actor · also Jessica Tandy, Jessie Alice Tandy, Tandy
Born 7 June 1909 · Died 11 September 1994 · Q182104
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2003· 1 entry
Moviefone: Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star (2003) - Where to Watch
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1994· 2 entries
Died at home in Easton, Connecticut, at the age of 85
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Died 1994-09-11.
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1991· 2 entries
Awarded Crystal Award (1991).
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Driving Miss Daisy (1991).
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1990· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Actress for Driving Miss Daisy (1990).
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Tandy was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and she also suffered from angina and glaucoma
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1988· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Foxfire (1988).
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Foxfire (1983).
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1982· 1 entry
For her performance, again with Cronyn, in Foxfire
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1978· 1 entry
Awarded Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Gin Game (1978).
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1977· 1 entry
Earned her second Tony Award, for her performance (with Cronyn) in The Gin Game
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1976· 1 entry
And Cronyn joined the acting company of the Stratford Festival, and returned in 1980 to debut Cronyn's play Foxfire
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1948· 2 entries
Awarded Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for A Streetcar Named Desire (1948).
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Also winning for The Gin Game and Foxfire
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1932· 1 entry
Tandy married English actor Jack Hawkins and together they had a daughter, Susan Hawkins, who herself became an actress
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1909· 1 entry
Born 1909-06-07.
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