Ten fun facts about Jessica Tandy

Fact 1
Jessica Alice "Jessie" Tandy (7 June 1909 – 11 September 1994) was born in London, England.

Fact 2
Jessica Tandy spent most of her 67 years of acting career in the USA and has performed in over 100 stage productions and done more than 60 roles in movies and TV shows.

Fact 3
At the age of 16 she made her debut in the play "The Manderson Girls” as Sara Manderson and was consequently invited to work with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

Fact 4
In 1929 Jessica Tandy made her West End play debut in the play "The Rumour" at the Court Theatre.

Fact 5
Her first film was as a maid in the movie “The Indiscretions of Eve” in 1932.

Fact 6
In 1989 she became the 12th performer ever to have won the Triple Crown of acting.

Fact 7
At the age of 80 Jessica Tandy became the oldest winner of an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in “Driving Miss Daisy”.

Fact 8
Jessica Alice Tandy also won a Special Tony Award (New York City) lifetime achievement award in 1993.

Fact 9
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California.

Fact 10
Jessica Tandy was convinced by Broadway producer Lee Shubert to change her name from Jessie to Jessica when she initially started acting on stage.