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Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 31, 1929
Died Jan 22, 2010 (80)
Birthplace Crouch Hill, London, England, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jun 11, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE 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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Filmography

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

2011

as Ophelia (archive footage)

Shadows in the Sun

Shadows in the Sun

2009

as Hannah

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

2003

as Countess Lucinda Rhives

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001

as Council Member (voice)

On Cukor

On Cukor

2000

as Narrator

Her Own Rules

Her Own Rules

1998

as Katherine Stratton

Daisies in December

Daisies in December

1995

as Katherine Palmer

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1991

as Carrie-Louise Serrocold

Sensibility and Sense

Sensibility and Sense

1990

as Older Elinor

People Like Us

People Like Us

1990

as Peach Prindible Bailey

Laker Girls

Laker Girls

1990

as Connie Harrison

Going Undercover

Going Undercover

1988

as Maxine de la Hunt

The Dawning

The Dawning

1988

as Aunt Mary

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1988

as Lucy Brady

A Friendship in Vienna

A Friendship in Vienna

1988

as Narrator (voice)

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

1987

as Laura Robertson

Midas Valley

Midas Valley

1985

as Molly Hammond

December Flower

December Flower

1984

as Etta Marsh

Down at the Hydro

Down at the Hydro

1983

as Diedre

A Small Killing

A Small Killing

1981

as Margaret Lawrence

Golden Gate

Golden Gate

1981

as Jane Kingsley

Dominique

Dominique

1980

as Dominique Ballard

Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief

1979

as Gretchen Jordache Burke

Mr. Sycamore

Mr. Sycamore

1975

as Estelle Benbow

The Easter Promise

The Easter Promise

1975

as Constance Payne

Decisions! Decisions!

Decisions! Decisions!

1971

as Phoebe Masterson

Say Hello to Yesterday

Say Hello to Yesterday

1971

as Woman

The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

1969

as Mary Wilson

Heidi

Heidi

1968

as Frl. Rottenmeier

The Lady Is My Wife

The Lady Is My Wife

1967

as Ruth Bannister

Soldier in Love

Soldier in Love

1967

as Sarah Jennings

Rough Night in Jericho

Rough Night in Jericho

1967

as Molly Lang

Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style

1967

as Nancy Downes

Mister Buddwing

Mister Buddwing

1966

as The Blonde

Life at the Top

Life at the Top

1965

as Susan Lampton

All the Way Home

All the Way Home

1963

as Mary Follet

Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960

as Sister Sharon Falconer

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

as Varinia

The Grass Is Greener

The Grass Is Greener

1960

as Hattie Durant

This Earth Is Mine

This Earth Is Mine

1959

as Elizabeth Rambeau

Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark

1958

as Charlotte Bronn

The Big Country

The Big Country

1958

as Julie Maragon

This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night

1957

as Anne Leeds

Until They Sail

Until They Sail

1957

as Barbara Leslie Forbes

Hilda Crane

Hilda Crane

1956

as Hilda Crane Burns

Footsteps in the Fog

Footsteps in the Fog

1955

as Lily Watkins

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

1955

as Sarah Brown

Désirée

Désirée

1954

as Desiree Clary

A Bullet Is Waiting

A Bullet Is Waiting

1954

as Cally Canham

She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1954

as Corby Lane (Corby Johnson)

The Egyptian

The Egyptian

1954

as Merit

Young Bess

Young Bess

1953

as Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)

Affair with a Stranger

Affair with a Stranger

1953

as Carolyn Parker

Angel Face

Angel Face

1953

as Diane Tremayne Jessup

The Actress

The Actress

1953

as Ruth Gordon Jones

The Robe

The Robe

1953

as Diana

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Lavinina

Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold

1950

as Judith

Trio

Trio

1950

as Evie Bishop (segment Sanatorium)

The Clouded Yellow

The Clouded Yellow

1950

as Sophie Malraux

So Long at the Fair

So Long at the Fair

1950

as Vicky Barton

The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon

1949

as Emmeline Foster

Adam and Evelyne

Adam and Evelyne

1949

as Evelyne Wallace

Hamlet

Hamlet

1948

as Ophelia

Uncle Silas

Uncle Silas

1947

as Caroline Ruthyn

The Woman in the Hall

The Woman in the Hall

1947

as Jay Blake

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947

as Kanchi

Hungry Hill

Hungry Hill

1947

as Jane Brodrick

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946

as Young Estella

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

1945

as Molly Dodd

The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

1945

as A Singer

Meet Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

1945

as Eva Watkins

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

as Harpist (uncredited)

Give Us the Moon

Give Us the Moon

1944

as Heidi

Mr. Emmanuel

Mr. Emmanuel

1944

as Sally Cooper

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Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Actor Elmer Gantry Won
Golden Globes Best Actress The Other Side of the Mountain Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actress Hamlet Won
Television Credits

Dark Shadows

as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 13, 1991

North and South

as Clarissa Main

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Nov 03, 1985

Angel Falls

as Irene Larson

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 26, 1993

Great Expectations

as Miss Havisham

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 21, 1991

The Thorn Birds

as Fee Cleary

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 27, 1983

The Thorn Birds

as Fiona 'Fee' Cleary

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 27, 1983

The Dain Curse

as Aaronia Haldorn

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 22, 1978

Murder, She Wrote

as Eudora McVeigh Shipton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Admiral Nora Satie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1987

The Odd Couple

as Princess

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1970

Hawaii Five-O

as Terri O'Brien

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Margaret Lowen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sarah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Miss Marple

as Carrie-Louise Serrocold

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 26, 1984

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Ruth Bannister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

Hotel

as Jessica Daniels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Mysteries of the Bible

Episodes: 45

First Aired: Mar 25, 1994

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Winter Solstice

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 25, 2003

Hotel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Bambi Awards

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1948

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1963

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

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