Theatre / Film Bio
Tandy Cronyn was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is the younger of the two children of actors Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. She is known for Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The January Man (1989), and Much Ado About Nothing (1987) as well as many highly reviewed performances in plays around the US. She was nominated for The New York Innovative Theatre Awards as Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role for her work in Old Familiar Faces.
She prepared for her own theatrical career at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama. Her first Broadway appearance occurred in 1969 when she joined the cast of the long-running musical Cabaret as Sally Bowles.
She chalked up some impressive stage credits over the years in such classics as Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, Brecht’s Good Woman of Setzuan, Sophocles’ Antigone, and Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, as well as such stark, contemporary dramas as The Killing of Sister George and Wit.
Play |
Character |
Theatre |
Universal Robots |
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| NY Innovative Theatre Awards - Nominated for Outstanding Actress in Lead Role | Mary Lamb |
New York International Fringe Festival 2013 |
One woman show |
World Premiere, N Texas U., Aug 2012 |
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The New Pink - |
Gail |
Virginia State Co.- Wells Theatre, Norfolk, VA, 2010 |
Hay Fever |
Judith Bliss |
Mt. Gretna Playhouse, 2003 |
A Prayer for Owen Meany |
Mrs. Meany & Mitzi Lish |
PlayMakers Repertory Company, 2003 |
Dinner With Friends |
Karen |
PlayMakers Repertory Company, 2003 |
The Merchant of Venice |
Antonio |
Illinois Shakespeare Festival 2002 |
Romeo and Juliet |
The Nurse |
Illinois Shakespeare Festival 2002 |
Our Town |
Mrs. Gibbs |
PlayMakers Repertory Company, 2002 |
The Little Foxes |
Regina |
Tennessee Repertory Theatre 2001 |
WIT |
Vivian Bearing |
Tennessee Repertory Theatre 2000 |
The Cripple of Inishmaan |
Eileen |
Pioneer Theatre Company, 2000 |
A Russian Romance |
Kitty |
The Cleveland Play House, 1998 |
The Belle of Amherst |
Emily Dickinson |
Missouri Repertory Theatre, 1996 |
Arms and the Man |
Catherine Petkoff |
Hartford Stage Company, 1995 |
Steel Magnolias |
H'Lynn |
Coconut Grove Playhouse, Coconut Grove, FL, 1990 |
A Shayna Maidel |
Lucia |
Westside Arts Theatre, New York City, 1988 |
Troilus and Cressida |
Helen |
Stratford Festival, 1987 |
Much Ado about Nothing |
Beatrice |
Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario,Canada, 1987 |
Mourning Becomes Electra |
Lavinia |
Playmakers Repertory Company, 1987-88 |
Waiting for Godot |
Estragon |
Playmakers Repertory Company, 1986 |
The Impromptu of Outremont |
Lucille |
Lincoln Theatre, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, 1986 |
Much Ado about Nothing |
Beatrice |
Playmakers Repertory Company, Chapel Hill, NC, 1985-86 |
Season's Greetings |
Rachel |
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1984-85 |
The Killing of Sister George |
Alice "Childie" McNaught |
Susan Bloch Theatre, 1983-84 |
"Winners," and "How He Lied to Her Husband" (double bill) |
Woman |
Roundabout/Susan Bloch Theatre, New YorkCity, 1983 |
The Misanthrope |
Celimene |
Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1982 |
Misalliance |
Lina Szczepanowska |
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA,1982 |
The Philanderer |
Grace |
Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1982. |
American Mosaic |
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Aquarius Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1982 |
Dear Liar |
Mrs. Patrick Campbell |
National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1981 |
Medea |
Chorus |
Denver Center Theatre Company, 1981 |
Henry IV, Part 1 |
Lady Percy |
Denver Center Theatre Company, 1981 |
Misalliance |
Hypatia |
Denver Center Theatre Company, 1981 |
Bodies |
Helen |
South Coast Repertory Theatre, Costa Mesa, CA, 1981-82 |
Love's Labour's Lost |
Princess of France |
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA,1980 |
Two Gentlemen of Verona |
Silvia |
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA,1980 |
Romeo and Juliet |
Lady Capulet |
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1980 |
The Learned Ladies |
Armande |
Denver Center Theatre Company, 1980 |
The Caucasian Chalk Circle |
Natella |
Denver Center Theatre Company, Denver, CO, 1980 |
Poets from the Inside |
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Public Theatre/Other Stage, New York City, 1979 |
Catsplay |
Ilona |
Studio Arena Theatre, 1978-79 |
The Miser |
Elise |
Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1973-74 |
An Evening with the Poet-Senator |
Jo Munson |
Playhouse 2, New York City, 1973 |
Company |
Amy |
National Tour, 1972 |
An Enemy of the People |
Petra |
Lincoln Center Repertory, Vivian BeaumontTheatre, 1971 |
The Playboy of the Western World |
Honor Blake |
Lincoln Center Repertory,Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1971 |
Antigone |
Ismene |
Lincoln Center Repertory, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City,1971 |
Cabaret |
Sally Bowles |
Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1969 |
A Resounding Tinkle |
Uncle Ted |
Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds, England, 1967 |
Ghosts |
Regina |
Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds, England, 1967 |
Private Lives |
Sibyl (British debut) |
Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds, England, 1967 |
The Private Ear |
Doreen (Stage debut) |
Instant Theatre, Montreal, Quebec, 1965 |
Appeared in a reading of Memories of an Immortal Spirit: Tennessee Williams, Parsons School May Auditorium, 1985; appeared at Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, National Playwrights Conference, 1970, 1972, 1983, 1986 |
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Major Theatre Tours |
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The Cocktail Hour |
Nina |
Florida cities, 1990 |
Company, National Tour |
Amy |
U.S. cities, 1972 |
Harvey, National Tour |
Myrtle Mae Simmons |
U.S. cities, 1971 |
Cabaret, 2nd National Tour |
Sally Bowles |
U.S. cities, 1969-70 |
Film & TV Appearances |
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Anamorph |
Moderator |
2007 |
The Book of Daniel |
Doris |
2006 |
Law & Order: Maritime |
Mrs. Eastman |
2003 |
An African Love Story (documentary) |
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1996 |
Law & Order: Cruel and Unusual |
Nancy Moore |
1995 |
The Guiding Light (TV servies) |
Charlotte Blume |
1995-96 |
Getting Out |
Placement worker |
1994 |
The Story Lady (TV drama) |
Daughter |
1991 |
The January Man |
Lana |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UA, 1989 |
Age-Old Friends |
Julia |
HBO, 1989 |
Much Ado about Nothing (special) |
Beatrice |
CBC, 1988 |
Twisted |
Evelyn Collins |
1986 |
Tales from the Darkside |
Edith Hummel |
1986 |
Streets of Justice |
Tina |
NBC, 1985 |
The Guardian |
Lynn Hyatt |
HBO, 1984 |
All Night Long |
Shuster's secretary |
United Artists (UA), 1981 |
The Fear is Spreading |
American Reporter |
1975 |
The Crazy Kill |
Wife |
ABC Movie, 1975 |
The Fear Is Spreading |
Tracy Loxton |
(first broadcast in England as The Crazy Kill), ABC, 1975 |
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition |
American girl |
Mithras, 1970 |
Also appeared in "Seaway" (television
debut), |
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