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Jean Simmons

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Born

1/31/1929, London, England

Died

1/22/2010

Birth Name

Jean Merilyn Simmons

Gender

Female

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Jean Simmons was born January 31, 1929, in London, England. Simmons made an instant and indelible impression with an early screen appearance in the war drama The Way to the Stars (1945). The following year, she landed the star-making role of the young Estella in Great Expectations. Impressed…more

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Role
- Divorce American Style
  Star
  2009
- Happy Ending
  Star
  2005
- Howl's Moving Castle
  Star
  2004
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  Star
  2001
- Home Before Dark
  Star
  1997
- How to Make an American Quilt
  Em
  1995
- Mysteries Of The Bible
  Voice of the bible
- Angel Falls
  Irene Larson
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Fall from Grace
    9/30/93
  - S 1: Ep 5 Lost Souls
    9/23/93
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Beginning of the End
    9/16/93
  - S 1: Ep 3 Traps
    9/9/93
  - S 1: Ep 2 Only the Lonely
    9/2/93
  - + 2 More Credits
- Dark Shadows
  Elizabeth Collins Stoddard/Naomi Collins
  - S 1: Ep 12 Episode Twelve
    3/22/91
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode Eleven
    3/15/91
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode Ten
    3/8/91
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode Nine
    3/1/91
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode Eight
    2/15/91
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Dawning
  Star
  1988
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
  Star
  1987
- Thorn Birds
  Fiona Cleary
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    3/28/83
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    3/27/83
- The Thorn Birds
  Fiona Cleary
- Dominique Is Dead
  Dominique Ballard
  1980
- The Dain Curse
  Aaronia Haldorn
- Mister Buddwing
  Star
- Heidi
  Star
  1968
- Rough Night in Jericho
  Star
  1967
- All the Way Home
  Star
  1963
- The Grass Is Greener
  Star
  1960
- Spartacus
  Varinia
  1960
- The Big Country
  Star
  1958
- Footsteps in the Fog
  Star
  1955
- Guys and Dolls
  Sergeant Sarah Brown
  1955
- Desiree
  Star
  1954
- The Robe
  Diana
  1953
- The Actress
  Star
  1953
- Uncle Silas
  Star
  1951
- So Long at the Fair
  Star
  1951
- Adam and Evalyne
  Evelyne Wallace
  1949
- Laurence Olivier's Hamlet
  Ophelia
  1948
- Hungry Hill
  Star
  1947
- Black Narcissus
  Star
  1947
- Great Expectations
  Young Estella
  1946
- Way to the Stars
  Star
  1945
Guest Star (35)

Role
- History Alive
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 30 Apocalypse
    9/29/06
- PBS American Masters
  Narrator
  - S 15: Ep 3 On Cukor
    11/22/00
- In the Heat of the Night
  Cordelia (Auntie Cor) Woodlin
  - S 7: Ep 16 Ches and the Grand Lady
    1/26/94
- Miss Marple
  Carrie-Louise Serrocold
  - S 4: Ep 3 They Do It with Mirrors
    12/29/91
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Admiral Norah Satie
  - S 4: Ep 21 The Drumhead
    4/29/91
- Murder, She Wrote
  Eudora McVeigh
  - S 5: Ep 22 Mirror. Mirror, On the Wall Part 2
    5/21/89
- Murder, She Wrote
  Eudora McVeigh Shipton
  - S 5: Ep 21 Mirror. Mirror, On the Wall Part 1
    5/14/89
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
  Margearet Lowen
  - S 4: Ep 2 Pen Pal
    10/15/88
- Perry Mason
  Laura Robertson
  - S 10: Ep 4 The Case of the Lost Love
    2/23/87
- Hotel
  Jessica Daniels
  - S 2: Ep 28 Hearts and Minds
    8/21/85
- Hotel
  Milly Toland
  - S 1: Ep 10 Deceptions
    11/30/83
- Film '72
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 7 Film 79 Child Stars Special
    4/15/79
- Hawaii Five-O
  Terri O'Brien
  - S 10: Ep 3 The Cop on the Cover
    9/29/77
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 87 August 8-12, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    8/8/77
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 145 April 27, 1977
    4/27/77
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 121 Week of March 3, 1975
    3/3/75
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 16 Truman Capote (Celebrity Roast)
    1/25/74
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 16 Truman Capote
    1/24/74
- The Odd Couple
  Princess Lydia of Lichtenburg
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Princess
    9/29/72
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 157 April 28, 1971
    4/28/71
- The Odd Couple
  The Princess
- Biography
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 2 Deboarh Kerr: Getting to Know Her
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 68 December 3, 1969
    12/3/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 8 September 11, 1968
    9/11/68
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Sarah
  - S 16: Ep 4 Soldier in Love
    4/26/67
- George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 Soldier in Love
    4/26/67
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Mrs. Bannister
  - S 4: Ep 17 The Lady is My Wife
    2/1/67
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Suzy
  - S 4: Ep 4 Crazier than Cotton
    10/12/66
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 14 December 22, 1965
    12/22/65
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 37: Ep 1 The 37th Annual Academy Awards
    4/5/65
  - S 31: Ep 1 The 31st Annual Academy Awards
    4/6/59
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 33: Ep 1 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards
    4/17/61
  - S 30: Ep 1 The 30th Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/58
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself, on film
  - S 10: Ep 8 November 17, 1957: Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps, Georgia Gibbs, Carol Burnett, Johnny Carson
    11/17/57
  - S 8: Ep 3 October 9, 1955: Johnny Carson, June Valli / On film: Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando
    10/9/55
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself, interview
  - S 8: Ep 6 October 30, 1955: Andy Griffith & Roddy McDowall ("No Time for Sergeants" cast), Jean Simmons, Orson Bean
    10/30/55
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #2
  - S 7: Ep 9 EPISODE #282
    10/30/55
- Person to Person
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 6 October 7, 1955
    10/7/55

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- Jean was twice nominated for an Oscar.
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- Jean was married to Richard Brooks and Stewart Granger. She had a daughter with each.
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- Jean is 5'6" tall.
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- In 1986, Jean overcame alcohol problems.
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- Jean was awarded the OBE in 2003.
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