Jean Simmons
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1929-01-31 – 2010-01-22
Place of birth: Crouch Hill, London, England, UK
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
Spartacus
1960Varinia
Angel Face
1953Diane Tremayne Jessup
Guys and Dolls
1955Sarah Brown
Elmer Gantry
1960Sister Sharon Falconer
Hamlet
1948Ophelia
How to Make an American Quilt
1995Em
The Egyptian
1954Merit
The Grass Is Greener
1960Hattie Durant
The Big Country
1958Julie Maragon
Great Expectations
1946Young Estella
The Robe
1953Diana
Désirée
1954Desiree Clary
The Clouded Yellow
1950Sophie Malraux
Young Bess
1953Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
The Way to the Stars
1945A Singer
A Bullet Is Waiting
1954Cally Canham
Footsteps in the Fog
1955Lily Watkins
Black Narcissus
1947Kanchi
Rough Night in Jericho
1967Molly Lang