Jean Simmons

Acting • 1929-01-31 • Crouch Hill, London, England, UK

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

7.5

Spartacus

1960

7.6

The Big Country

1958

7.5

North and South

1985

6.8

The Robe

1953

6.6

Guys and Dolls

1955

7.3

Elmer Gantry

1960

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Filmography

2011
Discovering HamletFilm
Ophelia (archive footage)
★ 7.5
2009
Shadows in the SunFilm
Hannah
★ 4.6
2003
Winter SolsticeFilm
Countess Lucinda Rhives
★ 7.2
2003
Winter SolsticeTV
★ 5.0
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinFilm
Council Member (voice)
★ 6.2
2000
On CukorFilm
Narrator
★ 7.0
1998
Her Own RulesFilm
Katherine Stratton
★ 6.3
1995
How to Make an American QuiltFilm
Em
★ 6.4
1995
Daisies in DecemberFilm
Katherine Palmer
★ 6.2
1994
Mysteries of the BibleTV
★ 9.0
1993
Angel FallsTV
Irene Larson • 6 episodes
★ 8.0
1992
Miss Marple: They Do It with MirrorsFilm
Carrie-Louise Serrocold
★ 6.9
1991
Dark ShadowsTV
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins • 5 episodes
★ 7.9
1991
Dark ShadowsTV
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard • 6 episodes
★ 7.9
1991
Dark ShadowsTV
Naomi Collins • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1990
People Like UsFilm
Peach Prindible Bailey
★ 5.8
1990
Laker GirlsFilm
Connie Harrison
★ 6.0
1990
Sensibility and SenseFilm
Older Elinor
★ 7.0
1989
Great ExpectationsTV
Miss Havisham • 6 episodes
★ 7.2
1988
Inherit the WindFilm
Lucy Brady
★ 7.3
1988
The DawningFilm
Aunt Mary
★ 5.9
1988
Going UndercoverFilm
Maxine de la Hunt
★ 2.8
1988
A Friendship in ViennaFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.3
1987
Star Trek: The Next GenerationTV
Admiral Nora Satie • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost LoveFilm
Laura Robertson
★ 7.5
1985
North and SouthTV
Clarissa Main • 14 episodes
★ 7.5
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
Margaret Lowen • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1985
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1985
Midas ValleyFilm
Molly Hammond
★ 8.0
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Eudora McVeigh Shipton • 2 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
December FlowerFilm
Etta Marsh
1983
The Thorn BirdsTV
Fiona Fee Cleary • 4 episodes
★ 7.2
1983
Down at the HydroFilm
Diedre
1982
HotelTV
Milly Toland • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1982
HotelTV
Jessica Daniels • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Elinor • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1982
All for LoveTV
Deirdre Mackay • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1981
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"Film
Helen Lawson
★ 4.7
1981
A Small KillingFilm
Margaret Lawrence
★ 8.5
1981
Golden GateFilm
Jane Kingsley
★ 9.0
1980
DominiqueFilm
Dominique Ballard
★ 4.9
1979
Beggarman, ThiefTV
Gretchen Jordache Burke • 2 episodes
1978
The Dain CurseTV
Aaronia Haldorn • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1975
Mr. SycamoreFilm
Estelle Benbow
★ 7.3
1975
The Easter PromiseFilm
Constance Payne
★ 7.3
1971
Say Hello to YesterdayFilm
Woman
★ 4.4
1971
Decisions! Decisions!Film
Phoebe Masterson
★ 10.0
1970
The Odd CoupleTV
Princess • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1969
Hawaii Five-OTV
Terri O'Brien • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1969
The Happy EndingFilm
Mary Wilson
★ 6.1
1968
HeidiFilm
Frl. Rottenmeier
★ 6.3
1967
Rough Night in JerichoFilm
Molly Lang
★ 6.7
1967
Divorce American StyleFilm
Nancy Downes
★ 5.8
1967
Soldier in LoveFilm
Sarah Jennings
★ 7.0
1966
Mister BuddwingFilm
The Blonde
★ 6.1
1965
Life at the TopFilm
Susan Lampton
★ 5.9
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Ruth Bannister • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Suzy • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1963
The Danny Kaye ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1963
All the Way HomeFilm
Mary Follet
★ 6.5
1960
SpartacusFilm
Varinia
★ 7.5
1960
Elmer GantryFilm
Sister Sharon Falconer
★ 7.3
1960
The Grass Is GreenerFilm
Hattie Durant
★ 6.4
1959
This Earth Is MineFilm
Elizabeth Rambeau
★ 6.6
1958
The Big CountryFilm
Julie Maragon
★ 7.6
1958
Home Before DarkFilm
Charlotte Bronn
★ 7.0
1958
Fun in the Big CountryFilm
Self (narrator)
1957
Until They SailFilm
Barbara Leslie Forbes
★ 6.3
1957
This Could Be the NightFilm
Anne Leeds
★ 6.1
1956
Hilda CraneFilm
Hilda Crane Burns
★ 6.9
1955
Guys and DollsFilm
Sarah Brown
★ 6.6
1955
Footsteps in the FogFilm
Lily Watkins
★ 7.0
1955
MGM ParadeTV
★ 7.5
1954
The EgyptianFilm
Merit
★ 6.5
1954
DésiréeFilm
Desiree Clary
★ 6.5
1954
A Bullet Is WaitingFilm
Cally Canham
★ 6.3
1954
She Couldn't Say NoFilm
Corby Lane (Corby Johnson)
★ 5.7
1953
The RobeFilm
Diana
★ 6.8
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.1
1953
Angel FaceFilm
Diane Tremayne Jessup
★ 7.1
1953
The ActressFilm
Ruth Gordon Jones
★ 6.2
1953
Young BessFilm
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
★ 5.8
1953
Affair with a StrangerFilm
Carolyn Parker
★ 4.8
1952
Androcles and the LionFilm
Lavinina
★ 5.9
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Sarah • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1950
So Long at the FairFilm
Vicky Barton
★ 6.9
1950
The Clouded YellowFilm
Sophie Malraux
★ 6.3
1950
Cage of GoldFilm
Judith
★ 6.7
1950
TrioFilm
Evie Bishop (segment Sanatorium)
★ 6.4
1949
The Blue LagoonFilm
Emmeline Foster
★ 5.9
1949
Adam and EvelyneFilm
Evelyne Wallace
★ 7.0
1948
HamletFilm
Ophelia
★ 7.4
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
BambiTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
1947
Black NarcissusFilm
Kanchi
★ 7.5
1947
Uncle SilasFilm
Caroline Ruthyn
★ 5.9
1947
The Woman in the HallFilm
Jay Blake
★ 6.3
1947
Hungry HillFilm
Jane Brodrick
★ 5.8
1946
Great ExpectationsFilm
Young Estella
★ 7.3
1946
Caesar and CleopatraFilm
Harpist (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1945
The Way to the StarsFilm
A Singer
★ 6.0
1945
Kiss the Bride GoodbyeFilm
Molly Dodd
★ 5.4
1945
Meet Sexton BlakeFilm
Eva Watkins
★ 6.8
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Nominee • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Give Us the MoonFilm
Heidi
★ 6.9
1944
Mr. EmmanuelFilm
Sally Cooper
★ 7.5
1944
Sports DayFilm
Peggy
★ 10.0