Quotes
 [joking reference to her husband, Hume Cronyn] When he`s late for dinner, I know he`s either having an affair or is lying dead in the street, I always hope it`s the street. [1950] Jack Hawkins is a wonderful actor, but a rotten husband!
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I must say, if I had known at the beginning of my life that this is where I would get to, I would have said, "Not possible. Not possible."
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I`m most comfortable on the stage. Because of the nature of film and television, you`ll very often do the climactic scene on the first day and the other parts weeks later. It`s hard to remember exactly what state you were in. It`s easier when you start at the beginning and go through to the end. Any new project, new play, new film, you`re really starting from square one every time. You can`t be sure enough of yourself to say, "Well, this is just a piece of cake." It`s not like that at all -- not for me.
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Anything in your life that can parallel something in the life of a character that you`re playing is of great value because you can really feel all of those things and know what it would be like.
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Trivia
Starred (with husband Hume Cronyn) as Liz Marriott on NBC Radio's "The Marriage" (1953-1954).
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1989: She became the 12th performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Actress, Driving Miss Daisy (1989); Tonys: Best Actress-Play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1948) and Best Actress-Play, "The Gin Game" (1978) and Best Actress-Play, "Foxfire" (1983); Emmy: Best Actress-Miniseries/Special, Foxfire (1987) (TV).
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1990: Diagnosed with cancer.
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She won a Tony Award in 1978 for "The Gin Game".
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1990: Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
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Mother of Tandy Cronyn
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Broadway producer Lee Shubert convinced her to change her name from Jessie to Jessica during her early stage years.
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She won a Tony Award in 1948 for "A Sreet Car Named Desire".
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Has won four Tony Awards: in 1948, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "A Streetcar Named Desire," an award shared with Judith Anderson for "Medea" and Katharine Cornell for "Antony and Cleopatra;" as Best Actress (Play), in 1978, for "The Gin Game," and in 1983, for "Foxfire;" and in 1994, a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement shared with her husband, Hume Cronyn. She also received Tony Award nominations in 1971, as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Rose," and in 1986, as Best Actress (Play) for "The Petition."
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1974: She earned a law degree.
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At age 81, she is the oldest winner of a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Daisy Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
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1990: She and husband Hume Cronyn were both awarded the American National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington. DC.
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