Driving Miss Daisy Driving Miss Daisy The story defines Daisy and her point of view through a network of relationships and emotions by focusing on her home life, synagogue, friends, family, fears, and concerns over a twenty five-year period. "Driving Miss Daisy" was a critical and commercial success upon its release and at the 62nd Academy Awards received nine nominations, and won four; Best Picture, Best Actress (for Tandy), Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 1948, Mrs. Daisy Werthan, or Miss Daisy (Jessica Tandy), a seventy-two-year-old wealthy, Jewish, widowed, retired school teacher, lives alone in Atlanta, Georgia, except for an
Jessica Robinson (performer) version of "Stars in Their Eyes" where she performed as the Australian actress/singer Natalie Imbruglia. Jessica took part in heat two which also featured the eventual series winner, 9 year old Christopher Napier, performing as George Formby, and the 2008 Miss Dance of Great Britain competition. Robinson took part in "Over the Rainbow", a BBC talent-search looking for an actress/singer to play Dorothy Gale in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of "The Wizard of Oz". She advanced to the sixth week, whereupon she was voted off following a sing-off against Danielle Hope, the show's eventual winner. Following her being voted off