The Best Jean Simmons Movies, Ranked
55 credits from 1944 to 2011, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is How to Make an American Quilt (1995) with $41.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jean Simmons Box Office Hits
Jean Simmons's films have made $77.4M worldwide in total. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) is the biggest hit at $41.2M, ahead of The Robe (1953) ($36M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Jean Simmons Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jean Simmons has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 22 films, and How to Make an American Quilt (1995) is the pick of them.
The Best Jean Simmons Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jean Simmons's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1990s.
Most Awarded Jean Simmons Movies
Jean Simmons's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Big Country (1958) leads with 2 wins from 5 nominations.
The Latest Jean Simmons Movies
The most recent films Jean Simmons is credited on, newest first — starting with Daisies in December (1995). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Daisies in December 1995 · Katherine Palmer -
How to Make an American Quilt 1995 · Em -
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors 1991 · Carrie-Louise Serrocold -
Great Expectations 1989 · Miss Havisham -
Going Undercover 1988 · Maxine de la Hunt -
The Dawning 1988 · Aunt Mary -
Inherit the Wind 1988 · Lucy Brady -
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love 1987 · Laura Robertson -
The Thorn Birds 1983 · Fee Cleary -
Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls 1981 · Helen Lawson -
Dominique 1979 · Dominique Ballard -
The Dain Curse 1978 · Aaronia Haldorn
The Best Jean Simmons Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jean Simmons films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Jean Simmons movie?
How to Make an American Quilt (1995) made the most at the box office, with $41.2M worldwide, followed by The Robe (1953) with $36M. Together, Jean Simmons's films with box office figures have made $77.4M.
Which Jean Simmons movie won the most awards?
The Big Country (1958) is the most decorated Jean Simmons film, with 2 wins from 5 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jean Simmons drama movie?
How to Make an American Quilt (1995) is the best-rated of Jean Simmons's drama films. In other genres: Guys and Dolls (comedy), The Robe (history) and Great Expectations (adventure).
What is the newest Jean Simmons movie?
The newest film on Jean Simmons's filmography is Discovering Hamlet (2011), with Jean Simmons as Ophelia (archive footage).
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