Gender
Female
Born
Jun 07, 1909
London, ENGLAND
Died
Sep 11, 1994
Easton, Connecticut, USA
Performer
Relations
Wife of
Jack Hawkins (1932 - 1940) divorced
Wife of
Hume Cronyn (1942 - 1994) her death
Mother of
Susan Tennemer
Mother of
Tandy Cronyn
Mother of
Christopher Cronyn
  • CREDITS
    The Petition (Apr 24, 1986 - Jun 29, 1986)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Lady Elizabeth Milne]
    PlayOriginal
    The Glass Menagerie (Dec 01, 1983 - Feb 19, 1984)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy [The Mother]
    PlayDramaRevival
    Foxfire (Nov 11, 1982 - May 15, 1983)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Annie Nations]
    PlayPlay with musicOriginal
    Rose (Mar 26, 1981 - May 23, 1981)
    • Also Starring: Jessica Tandy [Mother]
    PlayOriginal
    The Gin Game (Oct 06, 1977 - Dec 31, 1978)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy
      • Fonsia Dorsey - (Sep 27, 1977 - Sep 03, 1978)
    PlayOriginal
    Noël Coward in Two Keys (Feb 28, 1974 - Jun 29, 1974)
    • Come Into the Garden Maud
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Anna-Mary Conklin]
    PlayComedy One ActOriginal
    • A Song at Twilight
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Hilde Latymer]
    PlayComedy One ActOriginal
    All Over (Mar 28, 1971 - May 01, 1971)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [The Wife]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Home (Nov 17, 1970 - Feb 20, 1971)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy
      • Marjorie - Replacement
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Camino Real (Jan 08, 1970 - Feb 21, 1970)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Marguerite Gautier]
    PlayDramaRevival
    A Delicate Balance (Sep 22, 1966 - Jan 14, 1967)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Agnes]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Physicists (Oct 13, 1964 - Nov 28, 1964)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Fraulein Doktor Mathilde von Zahnd]
    PlayOriginal
    Five Finger Exercise (Dec 02, 1959 - Oct 01, 1960)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Louise Harrington]
    PlayOriginal
    Triple Play (Apr 15, 1959 - May 16, 1959)
    • Bedtime Story
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Angela Nightingale]
    PlayDrama One ActOriginal
    • Portrait of a Madonna
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Miss Lucretia Collins]
    PlayDrama One ActOriginal
    • A Pound on Demand
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [The Public]
    PlayDrama One ActRevival
    The Man in the Dog Suit (Oct 30, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Martha Walling]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    A Day By The Sea (Sep 26, 1955 - Oct 15, 1955)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Frances Farrer]
    PlayOriginal
    The Honeys (Apr 28, 1955 - May 28, 1955)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Mary]
    PlayFarce ComedyOriginal
    The Fourposter (Jan 05, 1955 - Jan 16, 1955)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Agnes]
    PlayComedyRevival
    Madam, Will You Walk (Dec 01, 1953 - Jan 10, 1954)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Mary Doyle]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Fourposter (Oct 24, 1951 - May 02, 1953)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy
      • Agnes - (Oct 24, 1951 - Jun 07, 1952)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Hilda Crane (Nov 01, 1950 - Dec 31, 1950)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Hilda Crane]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    A Streetcar Named Desire (Dec 03, 1947 - Dec 17, 1949)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy
      • Blanche Du Bois - (Dec 03, 1947 - May 31, 1949)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Yesterday's Magic (Apr 14, 1942 - May 30, 1942)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Cattrin]
    PlayOriginal
    Anne of England (Oct 07, 1941 - Oct 11, 1941)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Abigail Hill]
    PlayOriginal
    Jupiter Laughs (Sep 09, 1940 - Sep 28, 1940)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Dr. Mary Murray]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Geneva (Jan 30, 1940 - Feb 10, 1940)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Deaconess]
    PlaySatire ComedyOriginal
    The White Steed (Jan 10, 1939 - Closing date unknown)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Nora Fintry]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Time and the Conways (Jan 03, 1938 - Jan 29, 1938)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Kay]
    PlayPlay with musicOriginal
    The Last Enemy (Oct 30, 1930 - Nov 1930)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Cynthia Perry]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Matriarch (Mar 18, 1930 - Mar 1930)
    • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Toni Rakonitz]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Gin Game (Oct 03, 1978 - Jun 09, 1979)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Fonsia Dorsey]
    PlayOriginal
    Noël Coward in Two Keys (Feb 17, 1975 - Aug 02, 1975)
    • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Anna-Mary Conklin]
    PlayComedyOne ActOriginal
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Lifetime Achievement

    1994 | Recipient
    Jessica Tandy
     

    Best Actress in a Play

    1986 | Nominee  | The Petition
    Starring: Jessica Tandy

    Best Actress in a Play

    1983 | Winner  | Foxfire
    Starring: Jessica Tandy
     

    Best Featured Actress in a Play

    1981 | Nominee  | Rose
    Also Starring: Jessica Tandy

    Best Actress in a Play

    1978 | Winner  | The Gin Game
    Starring: Jessica Tandy

    Best Actress in a Play

    1948 | Winner  | A Streetcar Named Desire
    Starring: Jessica Tandy

    Drama Desk Award

    Special Award

    1986 | Recipient
    Jessica Tandy (for their continuing theatrical partnership)

    Outstanding Actress in a Play

    1983 | Winner  | Foxfire
    Starring: Jessica Tandy
     

    Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

    1981 | Nominee  | Rose
    Also Starring: Jessica Tandy

    Outstanding Actress in a Play

    1978 | Winner  | The Gin Game
    Starring: Jessica Tandy

    Outstanding Performance

    1973 | Winner
    Jessica Tandy (for "Happy Days" & "Not I")
The Petition (Apr 24, 1986 - Jun 29, 1986)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Lady Elizabeth Milne]
PlayOriginal
The Glass Menagerie (Dec 01, 1983 - Feb 19, 1984)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy [The Mother]
PlayDramaRevival
Foxfire (Nov 11, 1982 - May 15, 1983)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Annie Nations]
PlayPlay with musicOriginal
Rose (Mar 26, 1981 - May 23, 1981)
  • Also Starring: Jessica Tandy [Mother]
PlayOriginal
The Gin Game (Oct 06, 1977 - Dec 31, 1978)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy
    • Fonsia Dorsey - (Sep 27, 1977 - Sep 03, 1978)
PlayOriginal
Noël Coward in Two Keys (Feb 28, 1974 - Jun 29, 1974)
  • Come Into the Garden Maud
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Anna-Mary Conklin]
PlayComedy One ActOriginal
  • A Song at Twilight
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Hilde Latymer]
PlayComedy One ActOriginal
All Over (Mar 28, 1971 - May 01, 1971)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [The Wife]
PlayDramaOriginal
Home (Nov 17, 1970 - Feb 20, 1971)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy
    • Marjorie - Replacement
PlayDramaOriginal
Camino Real (Jan 08, 1970 - Feb 21, 1970)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Marguerite Gautier]
PlayDramaRevival
A Delicate Balance (Sep 22, 1966 - Jan 14, 1967)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Agnes]
PlayDramaOriginal
The Physicists (Oct 13, 1964 - Nov 28, 1964)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Fraulein Doktor Mathilde von Zahnd]
PlayOriginal
Five Finger Exercise (Dec 02, 1959 - Oct 01, 1960)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Louise Harrington]
PlayOriginal
Triple Play (Apr 15, 1959 - May 16, 1959)
  • Bedtime Story
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Angela Nightingale]
PlayDrama One ActOriginal
  • Portrait of a Madonna
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Miss Lucretia Collins]
PlayDrama One ActOriginal
  • A Pound on Demand
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [The Public]
PlayDrama One ActRevival
The Man in the Dog Suit (Oct 30, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Martha Walling]
PlayComedyOriginal
A Day By The Sea (Sep 26, 1955 - Oct 15, 1955)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Frances Farrer]
PlayOriginal
The Honeys (Apr 28, 1955 - May 28, 1955)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Mary]
PlayFarce ComedyOriginal
The Fourposter (Jan 05, 1955 - Jan 16, 1955)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Agnes]
PlayComedyRevival
Madam, Will You Walk (Dec 01, 1953 - Jan 10, 1954)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Mary Doyle]
PlayComedyOriginal
The Fourposter (Oct 24, 1951 - May 02, 1953)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy
    • Agnes - (Oct 24, 1951 - Jun 07, 1952)
PlayComedyOriginal
Hilda Crane (Nov 01, 1950 - Dec 31, 1950)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Hilda Crane]
PlayDramaOriginal
A Streetcar Named Desire (Dec 03, 1947 - Dec 17, 1949)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy
    • Blanche Du Bois - (Dec 03, 1947 - May 31, 1949)
PlayDramaOriginal
Yesterday's Magic (Apr 14, 1942 - May 30, 1942)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Cattrin]
PlayOriginal
Anne of England (Oct 07, 1941 - Oct 11, 1941)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Abigail Hill]
PlayOriginal
Jupiter Laughs (Sep 09, 1940 - Sep 28, 1940)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Dr. Mary Murray]
PlayDramaOriginal
Geneva (Jan 30, 1940 - Feb 10, 1940)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Deaconess]
PlaySatire ComedyOriginal
The White Steed (Jan 10, 1939 - Closing date unknown)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Nora Fintry]
PlayDramaOriginal
Time and the Conways (Jan 03, 1938 - Jan 29, 1938)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Kay]
PlayPlay with musicOriginal
The Last Enemy (Oct 30, 1930 - Nov 1930)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Cynthia Perry]
PlayDramaOriginal
The Matriarch (Mar 18, 1930 - Mar 1930)
  • Performer: Jessica Tandy [Toni Rakonitz]
PlayDramaOriginal
The Gin Game (Oct 03, 1978 - Jun 09, 1979)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Fonsia Dorsey]
PlayOriginal
Noël Coward in Two Keys (Feb 17, 1975 - Aug 02, 1975)
  • Starring: Jessica Tandy [Anna-Mary Conklin]
PlayComedyOne ActOriginal

Tony Award®

Lifetime Achievement

1994 | Recipient
Jessica Tandy
 

Best Actress in a Play

1986 | Nominee  | The Petition
Starring: Jessica Tandy

Best Actress in a Play

1983 | Winner  | Foxfire
Starring: Jessica Tandy
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1981 | Nominee  | Rose
Also Starring: Jessica Tandy

Best Actress in a Play

1978 | Winner  | The Gin Game
Starring: Jessica Tandy

Best Actress in a Play

1948 | Winner  | A Streetcar Named Desire
Starring: Jessica Tandy

Drama Desk Award

Special Award

1986 | Recipient
Jessica Tandy (for their continuing theatrical partnership)

Outstanding Actress in a Play

1983 | Winner  | Foxfire
Starring: Jessica Tandy
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1981 | Nominee  | Rose
Also Starring: Jessica Tandy

Outstanding Actress in a Play

1978 | Winner  | The Gin Game
Starring: Jessica Tandy

Outstanding Performance

1973 | Winner
Jessica Tandy (for "Happy Days" & "Not I")

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