Jessica Tandy - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	07-June-1909
Place of Birth	London Borough of Hackney (Greater London, London, United Kingdom, East End of London, England, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories)
Nationality	United States of America, England
Also know as	Jessie Alice Tandy, Jessie Alice "Jessica" Tandy, Jessica Alice Tandy
Profession	Actor
Jessica Alice Tandy was a British-American stage and film actress, who spent most of her 67-year career in the United States. She appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV. Born in London to a headmistress and a travelling salesman, she made her professional debut on the London stage in 1927, at the age of 18. During the 1930s, she appeared in a large number of plays in London's West End, playing roles such as Ophelia, opposite John Gielgud's legendary Hamlet, and Katherine, opposite Laurence Olivier's Henry V. In the 1930s, she also worked in a couple of British films. Following the end of her marriage to the British actor Jack Hawkins, she moved to New York in 1940, where she met Canadian actor Hume Cronyn. He became her second husband and frequent partner on stage and screen. She won the Tony Award for her performance as Blanche Dubois in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948, sharing the prize with Katharine Cornell and Judith Anderson. Over the following three decades, her career continued sporadically and included a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's horror film, The Birds, and a Tony Award-winning performance in The Gin Game. Along with Cronyn, she was a member of the original acting company of the Guthrie Theater.

Awards by Jessica Tandy

Check all the awards nominated and won by Jessica Tandy.

1994

Special Tony Award

(Lifetime Achievement)

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie	Hallmark Hall of Fame To Dance with the White Dog

1993

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role	Fried Green Tomatoes

1992

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Fried Green Tomatoes role: Ninny Threadgoode
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television	The Story Lady

1991

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Honored for : Driving Miss Daisy

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role	Driving Miss Daisy
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Fried Green Tomatoes Role: Ninny Threadgoode

1990

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Honored for : Driving Miss Daisy

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress

Honored for : Driving Miss Daisy

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Driving Miss Daisy
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress	Driving Miss Daisy

1989

Academy Award for Best Actress

Honored for : Driving Miss Daisy

(Role: Daisy Werthan)

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress	Driving Miss Daisy
Academy Award for Best Actress	Driving Miss Daisy Role: Daisy Werthan

1988

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Foxfire)

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie	Hallmark Hall of Fame Foxfire

1986

Drama Desk Special Award

(For their continuing theatrical partnership)

Kennedy Center Honors

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play	The Petition

1983

Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Honored for : Foxfire

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Honored for : Foxfire

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Honored for : Foxfire

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress	Foxfire
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play	Foxfire
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play	Foxfire

1981

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	Rose
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play	Rose

1979

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play	The Gin Game

1978

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Honored for : The Gin Game

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Honored for : The Gin Game

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play	The Gin Game
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play	The Gin Game

1973

Obie Award for Performance

Honored for : Not I

(Distinguished Performances)

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Honored for : Not I

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Honored for : Happy Days

Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance	Happy Days
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance	Not I

1963

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

1956

Nominations 1956 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Single Performance	Producers' Showcase The Fourposter

1948

Nominations 1948 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play	A Streetcar Named Desire

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