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1、美国名人女演员杰西卡坦迪FromLondontoBroadwaytoHollywood:JessicaTandyplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:22repeatByNancySteinbach2005-8-13(MUSIC)VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmRichKleinfeldtwiththeSpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.Today,wetellthestoryofJessicaTandywhodiedinnineteenninety-four.Shewonmanyawa
2、rdsforheractingduringthealmostseventyyearssheperformed.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JessicaTandyprobablyisbestknownforwinninganAcademyAwardinnineteeneighty-nineforthemovieDrivingMissDaisy.,Shewastheoldestpersontohavewontheaward.Butformanyyears,shehadreceivedpraiseforhergreatperformances.Tandyappearedinmorethanon
3、ehundredstageshows,twenty-fivemoviesandonmanytelevisionprogramsduringhersixty-sevenyearsofacting.MostofherperformanceswereintheUnitedStates,althoughshedidnotbecomeanAmericancitizenuntilnineteenfifty-four.VOICETWO:JessicaTandywasborninLondon,England,innineteen-oh-nine.Herfatherdiedwhenshewastwelveyea
4、rsold.Hermothertaughtandtookotherjobsatnighttomakeextramoneyforherthreechildren.Jessicasolderbrothersshowedaninterestinthetheater.TheywouldputonshowsintheirLondonhome.Jessicasaidlaterthatshewasterribleinallofthem.Butshesaidtakingpartinthoseplaysasachildcreatedadesireinhertobesomeoneelse.Jessicaloved
5、goingtothetheater.AndshelovedBritishwriterWilliamShakespeare.Yearslater;sheactedinmanyofShakespearesplays,withgreatactorslikeJohnGielgudandLawrenceOlivier.Thisloveofthetheaterledhertoattendanactingschoolinnineteentwenty-four.Whenshewaseighteenyearsold,sheperformedinherfirstplay.ItwascalledTheManders
6、onGirls.Shedidnotearnenoughmoneytopayforthefivedifferentdressesshehadtowearintheplay.Shesolvedtheproblembysewingthemherself.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:JessicaTandyalwaysthoughtshewasplain-looking.Sodidmosttheaterprofessionals.Shesaidpeopleinthetheaterknewshewasagoodactress,butdidnotbelieveshewasprettyenoughtob
7、easuccess.Shenotedthattheysaid,Sheisplainbutonthestageshelooksallright.PicturesofJessicaTandydonotsuggestthatthisistrue.Shejustlookeddifferentfromtheleadingwomenactorsoftheday.Later;shesaidthatitwasgoodthatshewasnotconsideredpretty.Shesaidshegotmoreinterestingpartsthatway.VOICEONE:Innineteenthirty-t
8、wo,criticsinLondonrecognizedhergreatactingskillinherperformanceintheplayChildreninUniform.Thatpartgaveherwhatshesaidwasoneofthemomentsshelovedmostinthetheater.Shesaidatoneperformance,peoplewatchingweresomovedtheycontinuedtositquietlywhentheplayended.Thatsameyear;shemarriedactorJackHawkins.Theyhadada
9、ughter,Susan.TandycontinuedtoworkinthetheaterinLondon.Bynineteenforty,hermarriagewasending.SoshetookherdaughterandmovedtotheUnitedStatestoescapeWorldWarTwo.InNewYorkCity,shemetayoungactornamedHumeCronyn.TwoyearslatertheymarriedandmovedtoHollywood.Bynineteenforty-five,theyhadtwochildren.VOICETWO:InCa
10、lifornia,HumeCronynwasgettinggoodpartsinmovies.ButTandywasnot.Shegotonlysmallparts,whenshegotthematall.ShesaidtheproducersinHollywooddidnottakeherseriouslyasanactress.Shebegantofeellikeafailure.JessicaTandywasconsideringnotactinganymore.Butthenherhusbanddidsomethingthatchangedherlife.Hegaveherthelea
11、dpartinaplayhewasdirectinginLosAngeles.ItwasPortraitofaMadonnabyTennesseeWilliams.Sheplayedalonelywoman.Criticspraisedher.TennesseeWilliamscametoLosAngelesfromNewYorkjusttoseeherintheshow.Hesaidlaterthatheknewhehadfoundtheactresstoplaytheleadinhisnewplay,AStreetcarNamedDesire.ThatplayopenedinNewYork
12、innineteenforty-seven.JessicaTandy,MarlonBrandoandKimHunterwerethestars.ItwonaPulitzerPrizeandmanyotherawards.TandywonthefirstofherfourTonyawardsforbestactressinaplay.Onedirectorsaidthatshewasfullofsurprises.Hesaidthatshealwaysdidthingsbetterthanexpected.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Duringthenineteen-fifties,Jes
13、sicaTandyandHumeCronynbeganworkingtogetherintheatersinNewYorkCity.TheirfirstappearancetogetherinamajorBroadwaytheaterwasthehitplayTheFourposter.Throughtheyears,theyappearedtogetherinnineotherplaysonBroadwayzincludingADelicateBalance,TheGinGameandFoxfire.TheirlastBroadwayappearancetogetherwasinThePet
14、itioninnineteeneighty-six.TandyalsoworkedwithherhusbandinlocaltheatersacrosstheUnitedStates.Theylikeddoingitbecausetheyhadachancetoplaypartsintheolderwell-knownplays.Innineteensixty-three,forexample.MissTandyplayedGertrudeinShakespearesHamletzOlgainAntonChekhovsTheThreeSisters/andthewifeofWillyLoman
15、inArthurMillersDeathofaSalesman.ShealsoactedinplaysintheShakespearefestivalsinStratfordzConnecticutandinStratford,Ontario,Canada.VOICETWO:JessicaTandysaidshehatedseeingherselfinthemovies.Shesaidsheneverwasassatisfiedmakingmoviesasshewasworkinginthetheater.Butshethoughtitwasimportanttoaccepttheacting
16、jobsthatwereoffered.Ithelpedpayexpenseswhensheperformedinsmalltheatersforlesspay.TandyplayedHumeCronyn,swifeinfourmoviesduringthenineteen-eighties,includingCocoonandBatteriesnotIncluded.Innineteenninety-two,sheplayedanoldwomaninthemovie,FriedGreenTomatoes.Butsheneverreallythoughtofherselfasamovieactress.PerhapsthatwasbecauseofherexperienceearlierwhenshewasnotacceptedinHollywood
