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Jean Simmons
Known for Star Trek: The Next Generation · Murder, She Wrote · Hawaii Five-O
Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (January 31, 1929 – January 22, 2010) was an English actress. She appeared predominantly in motion pictures, beginning with films made in Great Britain during and after World War II – she was one of J. Arthur Rank's 'well-spoken young starlets' – followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950.
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- Born
- Jan 31, 1929
- Died
- Jan 22, 2010
- Birthplace
- Crouch Hill, London, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (January 31, 1929 – January 22, 2010) was an English actress. She appeared predominantly in motion pictures, beginning with films made in Great Britain during and after World War II – she was one of J. Arthur Rank's 'well-spoken young starlets' – followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Give Us the MoonHeidi
1944
Mr. EmmanuelSally Cooper
1944
Sports DayPeggy
1944
Caesar and CleopatraHarpist (uncredited)
1945
Kiss the Bride GoodbyeMolly Dodd
1945
Meet Sexton BlakeEva Watkins
1945
The Way to the StarsA Singer
1945
Great ExpectationsYoung Estella
1946
Black NarcissusKanchi
1947
Hungry HillJane Brodrick
1947
The Woman in the HallJay Blake
1947
Uncle SilasCaroline Ruthyn
1947
HamletOphelia
1948
Adam and EvelyneEvelyne Wallace
1949
The Blue LagoonEmmeline Foster
1949
Cage of GoldJudith
1950
So Long at the FairVicky Barton
1950
The Clouded YellowSophie Malraux
1950
TrioEvie Bishop (segment Sanatorium)
1950
Androcles and the LionLavinina
1952
Affair with a StrangerCarolyn Parker
1953
Angel FaceDiane Tremayne Jessup
1953
The ActressRuth Gordon Jones
1953
The RobeDiana
1953
Young BessYoung Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
1953
A Bullet Is WaitingCally Canham
1954
DésiréeDesiree Clary
1954
She Couldn't Say NoCorby Lane (Corby Johnson)
1954
The EgyptianMerit
1954
Footsteps in the FogLily Watkins
1955
Guys and DollsSarah Brown
1955
Hilda CraneHilda Crane Burns
1956
This Could Be the NightAnne Leeds
1957
Until They SailBarbara Leslie Forbes
1957
Fun in the Big CountrySelf (narrator)
1958
Home Before DarkCharlotte Bronn
1958
The Big CountryJulie Maragon
1958
This Earth Is MineElizabeth Rambeau
1959
Elmer GantrySister Sharon Falconer
1960
SpartacusVarinia
1960
The Grass Is GreenerHattie Durant
1960
All the Way HomeMary Follet
1963
Life at the TopSusan Lampton
1965
Mister BuddwingThe Blonde
1966
Divorce American StyleNancy Downes
1967
Rough Night in JerichoMolly Lang
1967
Soldier in LoveSarah Jennings
1967
HeidiFrl. Rottenmeier
1968
The Happy EndingMary Wilson
1969
Decisions! Decisions!Phoebe Masterson
1971
Say Hello to YesterdayWoman
1971
Mr. SycamoreEstelle Benbow
1975
The Easter PromiseConstance Payne
1975
DominiqueDominique Ballard
1980
A Small KillingMargaret Lawrence
1981
Golden GateJane Kingsley
1981
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"Helen Lawson
1981
Down at the HydroDiedre
1983
December FlowerEtta Marsh
1984
Midas ValleyMolly Hammond
1985TG
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioSelf
1985
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost LoveLaura Robertson
1987
A Friendship in ViennaNarrator (voice)
1988
Going UndercoverMaxine de la Hunt
1988
Inherit the WindLucy Brady
1988
The DawningAunt Mary
1988
Laker GirlsConnie Harrison
1990
People Like UsPeach Prindible Bailey
1990
Sensibility and SenseOlder Elinor
1990
Miss Marple: They Do It with MirrorsCarrie-Louise Serrocold
1991
Daisies in DecemberKatherine Palmer
1995
How to Make an American QuiltEm
1995
Her Own RulesKatherine Stratton
1998
On CukorNarrator
2000
Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinCouncil Member (voice)
2001
Winter SolsticeCountess Lucinda Rhives
2003
Shadows in the SunHannah
2009
Discovering HamletOphelia (archive footage)
2011Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1944
BambiSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
What's My Line?Self · 1 eps
1950
Hallmark Hall of FameSarah · 1 eps
1951
The OscarsSelf · 3 eps
1953
MGM Parade2 eps
1955BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreRuth Bannister · 1 eps
1963BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSuzy · 1 eps
1963
The Danny Kaye ShowSelf · 1 eps
1963
Hawaii Five-OTerri O'Brien · 1 eps
1969
The Odd CouplePrincess · 1 eps
1970
The Dain CurseAaronia Haldorn · 2 eps
1978
Beggarman, ThiefGretchen Jordache Burke · 2 eps
1979AF
All for LoveDeirdre Mackay · 1 eps
1982
American PlayhouseElinor · 1 eps
1982
HotelMilly Toland · 1 eps
1982HotelJessica Daniels · 1 eps
1982
The Thorn BirdsFiona Fee Cleary · 4 eps
1983
Murder, She WroteEudora McVeigh Shipton · 2 eps
1984
North and SouthClarissa Main · 14 eps
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMargaret Lowen · 1 eps
1985
Star Trek: The Next GenerationAdmiral Nora Satie · 1 eps
1987
Great ExpectationsMiss Havisham · 6 eps
1989
Dark ShadowsElizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins · 5 eps
1991Dark ShadowsElizabeth Collins Stoddard · 6 eps
1991Dark ShadowsNaomi Collins · 1 eps
1991AF
Angel FallsIrene Larson · 6 eps
1993
Mysteries of the Bible45 eps
1994
Winter Solstice2 eps
2003Photos
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