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Jessie Alice Tandy was an English-American actress. Tandy appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV, receiving such accolades as an Academy Award, four Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Birth Name
Jessie Alice Tandy
Born
Monday, 07 June 1909
Died
Sunday, 11 September 1994
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| The Movies | Miss Daisy | 2019 |
| Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Daisy Werthan | 2013 |
| Brando | (archive sound) | 2007 |
| Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Daisy Werthan | 2006 |
| James Dean: Forever Young | Self | 2005 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Alma Finley | 2000 |
| All About 'the Birds' | Lydia Brenner | 1999 |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Self | 1996 |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1995 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| The Movies | Miss Daisy | 2019 |
| Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Daisy Werthan | 2013 |
| Brando | (archive sound) | 2007 |
| Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Daisy Werthan | 2006 |
| James Dean: Forever Young | Self | 2005 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Alma Finley | 2000 |
| All About 'the Birds' | Lydia Brenner | 1999 |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Self | 1996 |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1995 |
| 100 Years at the Movies | Self | 1994 |
| Nobody's Fool | Miss Beryl / Beryl Peoples | 1994 |
| Camilla | Camilla Cara | 1994 |
| The 48th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 1994 |
| A Century of Cinema | Self | 1994 |
| To Dance with the White Dog | Cora Peek | 1993 |
| The 65th Annual Academy Awards | Self | 1993 |
| Used People | Freida | 1992 |
| The 64th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 1992 |
| Oscar's Greatest Moments | Self | 1992 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Ninny Threadgoode | 1991 |
| The Story Lady | Grace McQueen | 1991 |
| The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1991 |
| Dream On | (archive footage) | 1990 |
| The 44th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1990 |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter & Winner | 1990 |
| Driving Miss Daisy | Daisy Werthan | 1989 |
| Cocoon: The Return | Alma Finley | 1988 |
| The House on Carroll Street | Miss Venable | 1988 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1987 |
| *batteries not included | Faye Riley | 1987 |
| Foxfire | Annie Nations | 1987 |
| The 41st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1987 |
| Biography | Alma Finley | 1987 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self - Honoree | 1986 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1986 |
| Cocoon | Alma Finley | 1985 |
| The Bostonians | Miss Birdseye | 1984 |
| Terror in the Aisles | Lydia Brenner | 1984 |
| The 38th Annual Tony Awards | Self | 1984 |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 1983 |
| Best Friends | Eleanor McCullen | 1982 |
| Still of the Night | Grace Rice | 1982 |
| The World According to Garp | Mrs. Fields | 1982 |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | Carol | 1981 |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1981 |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 1978 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Butley | Edna Shaft | 1974 |
| Tennessee Williams' South | Blanche DuBois | 1973 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Genevieve | 1971 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Judd for the Defense | Helen Wister | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| The F.B.I. | Ardyth Nolan | 1965 |
| Breaking Point | Roberta Duncan | 1963 |
| The Birds | Lydia Brenner | 1963 |
| Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Mrs. Helen Adams | 1962 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Moon and Sixpence | Blanche Stroeve | 1959 |
| The Light in the Forest | Myra Butler | 1958 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Mrs. Baines | 1957 |
| Telephone Time | Bertha Kinsky | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Olivia Crummit | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Edwina Freel / Julia Lester / Laura Bowlby | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Myra Butler | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Agnes | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Miss Bedford | 1954 |
| The Marriage | Liz Marriott | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Alice Wiggims | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Laura Whitemore | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "Minds over Manners") / (segment "The Better Half") / Blanche Du Bois (segment "Courtship") / Jackie (segment "Glory in the Flower") / Louisa Catherine Johnson (segment "John Quincy Adams") / Self - Reader (segment "Children's Books") | 1952 |
| The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel | Frau Lucie Marie Rommel | 1951 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Liz Marriott / Leticia Blacklock | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Bertha Jacks / Cora Torrence | 1951 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| The Prudential Family Playhouse | Jane Crosby | 1950 |
| September Affair | Catherine Lawrence | 1950 |
| Masterpiece Playhouse | Hedda | 1950 |
| The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue | Herself / Self | 1949 |
| The Fred Waring Show | Self - Guest | 1949 |
| Studio One | Mrs. Moore / Connaught O'Brien | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Liz Marriott | 1948 |
| Actor's Studio | Miss Lucretia Collins | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Guest / The Public in a scene from 'A Pound on Demand' | 1948 |
| A Woman's Vengeance | Janet Spence | 1948 |
| Forever Amber | Nan Britton | 1947 |
| Dragonwyck | Peggy O'Malley | 1946 |
| The Green Years | Kate Leckie | 1946 |
| The Valley of Decision | Louise Kane | 1945 |
| Blonde Fever | Restaurant Patron / Diner at Inn | 1944 |
| The Seventh Cross | Liesel Roeder | 1944 |
| The Indiscretions of Eve | Maid | 1932 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1994 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1992 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1992 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1992 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1990 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1990 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1956 | Emmy | Best Actress - Single Performance | Nominated |
