Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Actor Jan 31 (died age 80) Crouch Hill, London, England, UK 1944–2011 (67 year career)
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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

Filmography

Acting (106)

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Movies (80)

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

2011

as Ophelia (archive footage)

7.0
Shadows in the Sun

Shadows in the Sun

2009

as Hannah

4.6
Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

2003

as Countess Lucinda Rhives

6.9
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001

as Council Member (voice)

6.2
On Cukor

On Cukor

2000

as Narrator

Her Own Rules

Her Own Rules

1998

as Katherine Stratton

5.0
How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

as Em

6.4
Daisies in December

Daisies in December

1995

as Katherine Palmer

5.3
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1991

as Carrie-Louise Serrocold

6.8
Laker Girls

Laker Girls

1990

as Connie Harrison

5.0
Sensibility and Sense

Sensibility and Sense

1990

as Older Elinor

People Like Us

People Like Us

1990

as Peach Prindible Bailey

4.3
A Friendship in Vienna

A Friendship in Vienna

1988

as Narrator (voice)

6.0
Going Undercover

Going Undercover

1988

as Maxine de la Hunt

1.9
The Dawning

The Dawning

1988

as Aunt Mary

5.3
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1988

as Lucy Brady

7.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

1987

as Laura Robertson

7.2
Midas Valley

Midas Valley

1985

as Molly Hammond

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1985

as Self

6.0
December Flower

December Flower

1984

as Etta Marsh

Down at the Hydro

Down at the Hydro

1983

as Diedre

A Moment in Time

A Moment in Time

1983

as Deidre Mackay

A Small Killing

A Small Killing

1981

as Margaret Lawrence

8.0
Golden Gate

Golden Gate

1981

as Jane Kingsley

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

1981

as Helen Lawson

3.5
Dominique

Dominique

1980

as Dominique Ballard

4.9
Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief

1979

as Gretchen Jordache Burke

4.0
The Easter Promise

The Easter Promise

1975

as Constance Payne

6.0
Mr. Sycamore

Mr. Sycamore

1975

as Estelle Benbow

6.0
Decisions! Decisions!

Decisions! Decisions!

1971

as Phoebe Masterson

Say Hello to Yesterday

Say Hello to Yesterday

1971

as Woman

3.7
The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

1969

as Mary Wilson

6.0
Heidi

Heidi

1968

as Frl. Rottenmeier

6.2
Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style

1967

as Nancy Downes

5.6
Rough Night in Jericho

Rough Night in Jericho

1967

as Molly Lang

6.6
Soldier in Love

Soldier in Love

1967

as Sarah Jennings

Mister Buddwing

Mister Buddwing

1966

as The Blonde

5.9
Life at the Top

Life at the Top

1965

as Susan Lampton

5.8
All the Way Home

All the Way Home

1963

as Mary Follet

6.5
Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

as Varinia

7.5
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960

as Sister Sharon Falconer

7.3
The Grass Is Greener

The Grass Is Greener

1960

as Hattie Durant

6.4
This Earth Is Mine

This Earth Is Mine

1959

as Elizabeth Rambeau

6.1
The Big Country

The Big Country

1958

as Julie Maragon

7.6
Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark

1958

as Charlotte Bronn

7.0
Fun in the Big Country

Fun in the Big Country

1958

as Self (narrator)

This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night

1957

as Anne Leeds

5.8
Until They Sail

Until They Sail

1957

as Barbara Leslie Forbes

6.4
Hilda Crane

Hilda Crane

1956

as Hilda Crane Burns

7.2
Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

1955

as Sarah Brown

6.5
Footsteps in the Fog

Footsteps in the Fog

1955

as Lily Watkins

7.0
The Egyptian

The Egyptian

1954

as Merit

6.4
A Bullet Is Waiting

A Bullet Is Waiting

1954

as Cally Canham

6.1
Désirée

Désirée

1954

as Desiree Clary

6.6
She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1954

as Corby Lane (Corby Johnson)

5.6
The Robe

The Robe

1953

as Diana

6.8
The Actress

The Actress

1953

as Ruth Gordon Jones

6.4
Angel Face

Angel Face

1953

as Diane Tremayne Jessup

7.1
Young Bess

Young Bess

1953

as Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)

5.7
Affair with a Stranger

Affair with a Stranger

1953

as Carolyn Parker

4.0
Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Lavinina

5.8
Trio

Trio

1950

as Evie Bishop (segment Sanatorium)

6.3
So Long at the Fair

So Long at the Fair

1950

as Vicky Barton

6.9
The Clouded Yellow

The Clouded Yellow

1950

as Sophie Malraux

6.2
Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold

1950

as Judith

6.7
The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon

1949

as Emmeline Foster

5.7
Adam and Evelyne

Adam and Evelyne

1949

as Evelyne Wallace

6.6
Hamlet

Hamlet

1948

as Ophelia

7.4
Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947

as Kanchi

7.5
Hungry Hill

Hungry Hill

1947

as Jane Brodrick

5.4
Uncle Silas

Uncle Silas

1947

as Caroline Ruthyn

5.8
The Woman in the Hall

The Woman in the Hall

1947

as Jay Blake

6.0
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946

as Young Estella

7.3
Kiss the Bride Goodbye

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

1945

as Molly Dodd

5.1
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

1945

as A Singer

6.1
Meet Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

1945

as Eva Watkins

5.5
Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

as Harpist (uncredited)

6.2
Give Us the Moon

Give Us the Moon

1944

as Heidi

6.2
Mr. Emmanuel

Mr. Emmanuel

1944

as Sally Cooper

6.8
Sports Day

Sports Day

1944

as Peggy