Jessica Tandy Jessica Tandy 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". Tandy appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV. 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
Driving Miss Daisy (2014 film) Bernstein and Adam Zotovich. The creative team included John Lee Beatty (Scenic Design), Peter Kaczorowski (Lighting Design), Wendall K. Harrington (Projection Design), Christopher Cronin (Sound Design) and Mark Bennett (Composer). On May 25, 2014, a special one-off screening of "Driving Miss Daisy: The Play" was broadcast live via satellite from BFI Southbank in London to over 300 cinemas across the United Kingdom followed by an onstage Q&A session with Angela Lansbury, presented by Omniverse Vision in association with BFI. On June 4, 2014, "Driving Miss Daisy" was released in a limited theatrical engagement in more than 500 movie theaters across