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Tandy, Jessica
     
Tandy, Jessica
(1909-94) a British actress who at the age of 80 became the oldest winner of an Oscar in 1989 for her part in the film Driving Miss Daisy. She moved to America in 1940. She acted mainly on stage, but her films include Forever Amber (1947) and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (1991).
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