Most Recent Role: Cora Peek on Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Alias Name(s): Jessica Cronyn, Jessica Hawkins
Gender: Female
Birthplace: London, England
Birthday: 6-7-1909
Birth Name: Jessie Alice Tandy
Date of Death: 9-11-1994
Cause of Death: Ovarian Cancer
Alias Name(s): Jessica Cronyn, Jessica Hawkins
Gender: Female
Birthplace: London, England
Birthday: 6-7-1909
Birth Name: Jessie Alice Tandy
Date of Death: 9-11-1994
Cause of Death: Ovarian Cancer
Jessica Tandy (June 7 1909 - September 11 1994) was an Academy, Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe winning stage, screen and television actress best known for her film roles in the latter part of her life, such as Fired Green Tomatoes and Driving Miss Daisy . She was married to fellow actor Hume Cronyn and together they appeared in many films and plays and received joint honours for both of their...
Most Recent Appearance
To Dance With the White Dog
Sunday 5 December 1993 on CBS
Adaptation of the book by Terry Kay. Robert Samuel ("Mr. Sam") Peek, a sagacious and seasoned pecan tree grower from rural Georgia, has been married for the last 57 years or so to his college sweetheart, Cora. When she suddenly passes away, Sam becomes increasingly lonely—until he befriends a...
Jessica was married to fellow actor Hume Cronyn from 1942 until her death in 1994, and they both appeared in the movie Cocoon.
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Jessica was one of the many actors interviewed in the documentary A Century of Cinema in 1994, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of motion pictures.
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Jessica's West End debut was in 1929 in the play The Rumour.
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In December 1986, Jessica received the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Jessica received the United States National Medal of Arts in 1990, from George Bush Sr.
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Jessica (on her husband): When he's late for dinner, I know he's either having an affair or is lying dead in the street and I always hope it's the street.
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Other Appearances
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Actors Studio
Portrait of a Madonna Miss Lucretia Collins |
Alcoa Hour
The Confidence Man Olivia Crummit |
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Canary Sedan Laura Bowlby |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Glass Eye Julia Lester |
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Toby Edwina Freed |
American Playhouse
The Gin Game Fonsia Dorsey |
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The Marriage
Liz Marriott |
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