<P> In 1948 , Mrs. Daisy Werthan , or Miss Daisy ( Jessica Tandy ) , a 72 - year - old wealthy , Jewish , widowed , retired school teacher , lives alone in Atlanta , Georgia , except for a black housemaid named Idella ( Esther Rolle ) . When Miss Daisy drives her 1946 Chrysler Windsor into her neighbor 's yard , her 40 - year - old son Boolie ( Dan Aykroyd ) buys her a 1949 Hudson Commodore and hires Hoke Colburn ( Morgan Freeman ) , a black chauffeur . Miss Daisy at first refuses to let anyone else drive her , but gradually gives in . </P>
<P> In 1948 , Mrs. Daisy Werthan , or Miss Daisy ( Jessica Tandy ) , a 72 - year - old wealthy , Jewish , widowed , retired school teacher , lives alone in Atlanta , Georgia , except for a black housemaid named Idella ( Esther Rolle ) . When Miss Daisy drives her 1946 Chrysler Windsor into her neighbor 's yard , her 40 - year - old son Boolie ( Dan Aykroyd ) buys her a 1949 Hudson Commodore and hires Hoke Colburn ( Morgan Freeman ) , a black chauffeur . Miss Daisy at first refuses to let anyone else drive her , but gradually gives in . </P>
who played miss daisy in driving miss daisy
who played miss daisy in driving miss daisy
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy