Jessica Tandy was an accomplished American film actress, renowned for her long and distinguished career in cinema. She began her film career in the 1930s and achieved great success in the 1940s and 1950s. Tandy is best known for her performance in 'Gone with the Wind', for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her career spanned multiple decades, and she remained active in the 1980s and 1990s.