Jean Simmons biography
Jean Simmons was a British-American actress, born on 31 January 1929 in London, who died on 22 January 2010.
Jean Simmons's screen career began in 1944 with Sports Day, playing Peggy.
Jean Simmons had 83 screen credits between 1944 and 2009.
Honours include Officer of the Order of the British Empire, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture , Musical or Comedy.
- Born
- 31 January 1929
- Died
- 22 January 2010 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- London
- Work
- Film actor, Child actor, Dancer, Television actor, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1944 to 2010
- Awards
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture , Musical or Comedy
- Targa d'Oro
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress
Jean Simmons filmography
83 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shadows in the Sun | Hannah | Final film role | |
| 2005 | Thru the Moebius Strip | Shepway | Voice | |
| 2004 | Howl's Moving Castle | Old Sophie | Voice, English version | |
| 2003 | Winter Solstice | Countess Lucinda Rhives | Released in Germany as Wintersonne | |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Council Member 2 | Voice | |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Em Reed | ||
| 1995 | Daisies in December | Katherine Palmer | ||
| 1994 | Mysteries of the Bible | Narrator | ||
| 1994 | In the Heat of the Night | Miss Cordelia | TV; Episode: "Ches and the Grand Lady" | |
| 1991 | They Do It with Mirrors | Carrie-Louise Serrocold | TV; Miss Marple (TV series) | |
| 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Rear Admiral Norah Satie | Episode: "The Drumhead" | |
| 1991 | Dark Shadows | Elizabeth Collins Stoddard Naomi Collins | ||
| 1989 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | TV | |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Eudora McVeigh Shipton | ||
| 1988 | Inherit the Wind | Lucy Brady | TV | |
| 1988 | The Dawning | Aunt Mary | ||
| 1988 | Going Undercover | Maxine de la Hunt | ||
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love | Laura Robertson | TV | |
| 1986 | North and South Book II | Clarissa Gault Main | TV | |
| 1985 | North and South | Clarissa Gault Main | TV | |
| 1985 | Midas Valley | Molly Hammond | TV | |
| 1984 | December Flower | Etta Marsh | TV | |
| 1984 | All for Love | Deidre Mackay | Episode: "Down at the Hydro" | |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds | Fee Cleary | ||
| 1981 | Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls | Helen Lawson | TV |
Show all 83 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Golden Gate | Jane Kingsley | TV | |
| 1981 | A Small Killing | Margaret Lawrence | TV | |
| 1979 | Beggarman, Thief | Gretchen Jordache Burke | TV | |
| 1978 | Dominique | Dominique Ballard | ||
| 1978 | The Dain Curse | Aaronia Haldorn | TV | |
| 1977 | Hawaii Five-O | Terri O'Brien | TV; Episode "A Cop on the Cover" | |
| 1975 | Mr. Sycamore | Estelle Benbow | ||
| 1975 | The Easter Promise | Constance Payne | TV | |
| 1972 | The Odd Couple | Princess Lydia | Episode: "The Princess" | |
| 1971 | Say Hello to Yesterday | Woman | ||
| 1969 | The Happy Ending | Mary Wilson | ||
| 1968 | Heidi | Fräulein Rottenmeier | TV | |
| 1967 | Rough Night in Jericho | Molly Lang | ||
| 1967 | Divorce American Style | Nancy Downes | ||
| 1966 | Mister Buddwing | The Blonde | ||
| 1965 | Life at the Top | Susan Lampton | ||
| 1963 | All the Way Home | Mary Follett | ||
| 1960 | Spartacus | Varinia | ||
| 1960 | The Grass Is Greener | Hattie Durant | Laurel Award for Top Female Comedy Performance (5th place) | |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry | Sharon Falconer | ||
| 1959 | This Earth Is Mine | Elizabeth Rambeau | ||
| 1958 | Home Before Dark | Charlotte Bronn | ||
| 1958 | The Big Country | Julie Maragon | ||
| 1957 | Until They Sail | Barbara Leslie Forbes | ||
| 1957 | This Could Be the Night | Anne Leeds | ||
| 1956 | Hilda Crane | Hilda Crane Burns | ||
| 1955 | Guys and Dolls | Sergeant Sarah Brown | ||
| 1955 | Footsteps in the Fog | Lily Watkins | ||
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Meryt | ||
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say No | Corby Lane | AKA Beautiful but Dangerous | |
| 1954 | Désirée | Désirée Clary | ||
| 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Diana | Appeared in a clip from The Robe | |
| 1954 | A Bullet Is Waiting | Cally Canham | ||
| 1953 | The Actress | Ruth Gordon Jones | ||
| 1953 | Young Bess | Princess Elizabeth | ||
| 1953 | The Robe | Diana | ||
| 1953 | Angel Face | Diane Tremayne Jessup | ||
| 1953 | Affair with a Stranger | Carolyn Parker | ||
| 1952 | Androcles and the Lion | Lavinia | ||
| 1950 | The Clouded Yellow | Sophie Malraux | ||
| 1950 | Trio | Evie Bishop | ||
| 1950 | So Long at the Fair | Vicky Barton | Bambi Award for Best Actress , International (2nd place) | |
| 1950 | Cage of Gold | Judith Moray | ||
| 1949 | Adam and Evelyne | Evelyne Kirby | ||
| 1949 | The Blue Lagoon | Emmeline Foster | ||
| 1948 | Hamlet | Ophelia | ||
| 1947 | Uncle Silas | Caroline Ruthyn | ||
| 1947 | The Woman in the Hall | Jay Blake | ||
| 1947 | Hungry Hill | Jane Brodrick | ||
| 1947 | Black Narcissus | Kanchi | ||
| 1946 | Great Expectations | Estella as a girl | ||
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Harpist | Uncredited | |
| 1945 | The Way to the Stars | A singer | ||
| 1945 | Meet Sexton Blake! | Eva Watkins | ||
| 1945 | Kiss the Bride Goodbye | Molly Dodd | ||
| 1944 | Mr. Emmanuel | Sally Cooper | Billed as Jean Simmonds | |
| 1944 | Give Us the Moon | Heidi | ||
| 1944 | Sports Day | Peggy |