Actress
Jean Simmons
31 January 1929† 22 January 2010 (aged 80) Crouch Hill, London, England, UK
- Movies
- 78
- Shows
- 23
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.
Known For
- 2011
- Discovering Hamlet · Film · Ophelia
- 2009
- Shadows in the Sun · Film · Hannah
- 2003
- Winter Solstice · Film · Countess Lucinda Rhives
- Winter Solstice · Series
- 2001
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within · Film · Council Member (voice)
- 2000
- On Cukor · Film · Narrator
- 1998
- Her Own Rules · Film · Katherine Stratton
- 1995
- Daisies in December · Film · Katherine Palmer
- How to Make an American Quilt · Film · Em
- 1994
- Mysteries of the Bible · Series
- 1993
- Angel Falls · Series · Irene Larson
- 1992
- Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors · Film · Carrie-Louise Serrocold
- 1991
- Dark Shadows · Series · Elizabeth Collins Stoddard · Naomi Collins
- 1990
- People Like Us · Film · Peach Prindible Bailey
- Laker Girls · Film · Connie Harrison
- Sensibility and Sense · Film · Older Elinor
- 1989
- Great Expectations · Series · Miss Havisham
- 1988
- A Friendship in Vienna · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Going Undercover · Film · Maxine de la Hunt
- The Dawning · Film · Aunt Mary
- Inherit the Wind · Film · Lucy Brady
- 1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love · Film · Laura Robertson
- Star Trek: The Next Generation · Series · Admiral Nora Satie
- 1985
- Midas Valley · Film · Molly Hammond
- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio · Film
- North and South · Series · Clarissa Main
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents · Series · Margaret Lowen
- 1984
- December Flower · Film · Etta Marsh
- Murder, She Wrote · Series · Eudora McVeigh Shipton
- 1983
- Down at the Hydro · Film · Diedre
- The Thorn Birds · Series · Fiona Fee Cleary
- 1982
- Hotel · Series · Milly Toland
- All for Love · Series · Deirdre Mackay
- American Playhouse · Series · Elinor
- 1981
- A Small Killing · Film · Margaret Lawrence
- Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981" · Film · Helen Lawson
- Golden Gate · Film · Jane Kingsley
- 1980
- Dominique · Film · Dominique Ballard
- 1979
- Beggarman, Thief · Series · Gretchen Jordache Burke
- 1978
- The Dain Curse · Series · Aaronia Haldorn
- 1975
- Mr. Sycamore · Film · Estelle Benbow
- The Easter Promise · Film · Constance Payne
- 1971
- Decisions! Decisions! · Film · Phoebe Masterson
- Say Hello to Yesterday · Film · Woman
- 1970
- The Odd Couple · Series · Princess
- 1969
- The Happy Ending · Film · Mary Wilson
- Hawaii Five-O · Series · Terri O'Brien
- 1968
- Heidi · Film · Frl. Rottenmeier
- 1967
- Rough Night in Jericho · Film · Molly Lang
- Divorce American Style · Film · Nancy Downes
- Soldier in Love · Film · Sarah Jennings
- 1966
- Mister Buddwing · Film · The Blonde
- 1965
- Life at the Top · Film · Susan Lampton
- 1963
- All the Way Home · Film · Mary Follet
- The Danny Kaye Show · Series
- 1960
- The Grass Is Greener · Film · Hattie Durant
- Spartacus · Film · Varinia
- Elmer Gantry · Film · Sister Sharon Falconer
- 1959
- This Earth Is Mine · Film · Elizabeth Rambeau
- 1958
- Home Before Dark · Film · Charlotte Bronn
- The Big Country · Film · Julie Maragon
- Fun in the Big Country · Film · Self (narrator)
- 1957
- Until They Sail · Film · Barbara Leslie Forbes
- This Could Be the Night · Film · Anne Leeds
- 1956
- Hilda Crane · Film · Hilda Crane Burns
- 1955
- Guys and Dolls · Film · Sarah Brown
- Footsteps in the Fog · Film · Lily Watkins
- MGM Parade · Series
- 1954
- Désirée · Film · Desiree Clary
- A Bullet Is Waiting · Film · Cally Canham
- The Egyptian · Film · Merit
- She Couldn't Say No · Film · Corby Lane (Corby Johnson)
- 1953
- The Actress · Film · Ruth Gordon Jones
- The Robe · Film · Diana
- Affair with a Stranger · Film · Carolyn Parker
- Young Bess · Film · Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
- Angel Face · Film · Diane Tremayne Jessup
- The Oscars · Series
- 1952
- Androcles and the Lion · Film · Lavinina
- 1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Series · Sarah
- 1950
- The Clouded Yellow · Film · Sophie Malraux
- Cage of Gold · Film · Judith
- Trio · Film · Evie Bishop (segment Sanatorium)
- So Long at the Fair · Film · Vicky Barton
- What's My Line? · Series
- 1949
- Adam and Evelyne · Film · Evelyne Wallace
- The Blue Lagoon · Film · Emmeline Foster
- 1948
- 1947
- The Woman in the Hall · Film · Jay Blake
- Uncle Silas · Film · Caroline Ruthyn
- Black Narcissus · Film · Kanchi
- Hungry Hill · Film · Jane Brodrick
- 1946
- Great Expectations · Film · Young Estella
- 1945
- Caesar and Cleopatra · Film · Harpist
- The Way to the Stars · Film · A Singer
- Meet Sexton Blake · Film · Eva Watkins
- Kiss the Bride Goodbye · Film · Molly Dodd
- 1944
- Mr. Emmanuel · Film · Sally Cooper
- Give Us the Moon · Film · Heidi
- Sports Day · Film · Peggy