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Acting · 1909 to 1994

Jessica Tandy

Best rated: Fried Green Tomatoes (7.7)

Films
24
Avg rating
6.70
Peak run
1944’47
Oscar wins
1 of 2
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The career

Jessica Tandy, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1944 to 1947, 7.04567819501960197019801990Fried Green Tomatoes 7.7Cocoon: The Return 5.4Career avg 6.70

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Jessica Tandy's career barcodecoolhot
194424 films1994
Current formLast 5: 6.90 vs career 6.70 (+0.20)
  1. WDriving Miss Daisy1989 · 7.3+0.6
  2. WFried Green Tomatoes1991 · 7.7+1.0
  3. LUsed People1992 · 6.2−0.5
  4. LCamilla1994 · 6.0−0.7
  5. WNobody's Fool1994 · 7.3+0.6
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Jessica by the numbers

Average
6.70
22 rated films
Vote weighted
6.74
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.65
rating spread
Career
51y
1944 to 1994
Total votes
678K
across every film
Best
7.7
Fried Green Tomatoes
Worst
5.4
Cocoon: The Return
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1994CamillaCamilla Cara6.01,083
1994Nobody's Fool posterNobody's FoolMiss Beryl Peoples7.325,024
1992Used PeopleFreida6.22,218
1991Fried Green Tomatoes posterFried Green TomatoesNinny Threadgoode7.793,644
1989Driving Miss Daisy posterDriving Miss DaisyDaisy Werthan7.3125K
1988Cocoon: The Return posterCocoon: The ReturnAlma Finley5.418,403
1988The House on Carroll StreetMiss Venable6.23,272
1987*batteries not included poster*batteries not includedFaye Riley6.639,573
1985Cocoon posterCocoonAlma Finley6.774,197
1984The BostoniansMiss Birdseye6.12,782
1982Best FriendsEleanor McCullen5.53,606
1982Still of the NightGrace Rice6.08,004
1982The World According to Garp posterThe World According to GarpMrs. Fields7.131,428
1974ButleyEdna Shaft·939
1963The Birds posterThe BirdsLydia Brenner7.6223K
1958The Light in the ForestMyra Butler·785
1951The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelFrau Lucie Marie Rommel6.97,287
1950September AffairCatherine Lawrence6.71,100
1948A Woman's VengeanceJanet Spence6.81,155
1947Forever AmberNan Britton6.51,978
Better together?

Jessica Tandy's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Jessica Tandy

2 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1992
    Jessica Tandy
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1990
    Jessica Tandy
    Won

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