Driving Miss Daisy African American housemaid named Idella (Esther Rolle). When Miss Daisy drives her 1946 Chrysler Windsor into her neighbor's yard, her forty-year-old son Boolie (Dan Aykroyd) buys her a 1949 Hudson Commodore and hires Hoke Colburn (Morgan Freeman), an African American chauffeur. Miss Daisy at first refuses to let anyone else drive her, but gradually gives in. As Miss Daisy and Hoke spend time together, she gains appreciation for his many skills. After Idella dies in 1962, rather than hire a new maid, Miss Daisy decides to care for her own house and have Hoke do the cooking and the driving.
Driving Miss Daisy (2014 film) the United States and Canada, presented by Screenvision in association with Broadway Near You. On August 2, 2014, "Driving Miss Daisy" was screened at Village Cinemas in Melbourne, Australia and featured the previously taped Q&A session with Angela Lansbury, followed by an Australian-wide limited release. On May 14, 2015, "Driving Miss Daisy" was presented as a one-night only event in U.S. cinemas nationwide by Fathom Events and Broadway Near You. "Driving Miss Daisy" was broadcast nationwide on PBS stations as a presentation of the "Great Performances" series on Friday, July 17, 2015 at 9 pm. The Australian stage production was