The Story Lady (1991)

Forced to move in with her daughter (Tandy Cronyn), an elderly woman (Jessica Tandy) finds herself rendered useless. Taking matters into her own hands, she books herself on a public access cable show where she reads stories for children. She becomes a modest success and comes to the attention of a network programmer (Stephanie Zimbalist) who sees her as the next big thing in children's programming. Directed by Larry Elikann, this sweet natured tale isn't much different than those wholesome Hallmark cable Christmas movies targeted to families but it has one ace and that's Jessica Tandy. Tandy brings a great deal of warmth and sincerity to the role so that you tolerate each cliche. The film's heart is in the right place and it's not too excruciating. With Charles Durning, Richard Masur and Ed Begley Jr.