Jessica Tandy (born Jessie Alice Tandy; 7 June 1909 – 11 September 1994) was an English stage and film actress best known for her Academy Award winning performance in the film Driving Miss Daisy. Jessica appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV.\n', '

Born in London to Jessie Helen Horspool and commercial traveller Harry Tandy, she was only 18 when she made her professional debut on the London stage in 1927. 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).\n', '

During this period, 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.\n', '

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