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Jean Simmons
Jean Merilyn Simmons OBE (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a highly celebrated British actress and singer. She started her career in Britain during and after the Second World War, and later transitioned to Hollywood from 1950 onwards. Simmons was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Hamlet (1948) and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role in Guys and Dolls (1955). Her other popular film acts include Great Expectations (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), The Blue Lagoon (1949), among others. She further won laurels and an Emmy Award for her stupendous performance in the miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983).
Born in Islington, London, Simmons began her acting career at the age of 14. She was signed to a seven-year contract with the J. Arthur Rank Organisation in 1945. One of her most notable performances was in the film Great Expectations (1946), which was a grand success on the British box office in 1947. Despite the initial ups and downs in her career, Simmons remained a prominent figure in Hollywood. During her acting journey, she worked with many renowned stars and directors like Frank Launder, William Wyler, Marlon Brando, among others. Her personal life was also quite eventful, having been married twice. Simmons died in 2010 from lung cancer, leaving behind a timeless legacy in film industry.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Jean Merilyn Simmons
Born: Islington, London, England
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United States
Birthday: January 31, 1929
Occupations: Actress, Singer
Years Active: 1944-2010
Children: 2
Spouses: Stewart Granger, Richard Brooks
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Awards and Nominations Received by Jean Simmons
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Movies Featuring Jean Simmons
Great Expectations
The Big Country
Black Narcissus
Guys and Dolls
The Grass Is Greener
Discovering Hamlet
Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls
The Thorn Birds
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema’s Legendary Studio
Inherit the Wind
Going Undercover
Great Expectations
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
A Friendship in Vienna
The Dawning
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Going Undercover
Great Expectations
All the Way Home
The Way to the Stars
Young Bess
Dominique
Cage of Gold
Give Us the Moon
So Long at the Fair
The Egyptian
Caesar and Cleopatra
The Blue Lagoon
The Woman in the Hall
Affair with a Stranger
The Happy Ending
The Actress
The Easter Promise
Rough Night in Jericho
Daisies in December
Trio
How to Make an American Quilt
Désirée
Footsteps in the Fog
Until They Sail
Adam and Evelyne
The Clouded Yellow
The Robe
Divorce American Style
Elmer Gantry
Angel Face
Hilda Crane
Say Hello to Yesterday
Hungry Hill
She Couldn’t Say No
This Could Be the Night
Mister Buddwing
Life at the Top
Fun in the Big Country
The Dain Curse
Heidi
A Bullet Is Waiting
Career Timeline
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1988
Inherit the Wind
Lucy Brady
Going Undercover
Maxine de la Hunt
A Friendship in Vienna
Narrator (voice)
The Dawning
Aunt Mary
Going Undercover
Maxine de la Hunt
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Laura Robertson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Laura Robertson
1954
The Egyptian
Merit
Désirée
Desiree Clary
She Couldn’t Say No
Corby Lane (Corby Johnson)
A Bullet Is Waiting
Cally Canham
1953
Young Bess
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Affair with a Stranger
Carolyn Parker
The Actress
Ruth Gordon Jones
The Robe
Diana
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