Jean Simmons
- Birthday
- Jan 31, 1929
- Birthplace
- Crouch Hill, London, England, UK
Bio: A luminous beauty, Jean Simmons was a star in her native Britain and in the U.S. who first appeared onscreen at age 14 in Give Us the Moon (1944), but did not become a true star until she played Estella in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946). In 1948, she was handpicked by Laurence Olivier to play the doomed Ophelia in his classic version of Hamlet and won a… More Bio: A luminous beauty, Jean Simmons was a star in her native Britain and in the U.S. who first appeared onscreen at age 14 in Give Us the Moon (1944), but did not become a true star until she played Estella in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946). In 1948, she was handpicked by Laurence Olivier to play the doomed Ophelia in his classic version of Hamlet and won a Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival and an Academy Award nomination for her efforts. Simmons traveled to Hollywood in 1950 after marrying Stewart Granger. Their marriage lasted a decade and Simmons then became Mrs. Richard Brooks in 1960, the year he starred her in Elmer Gantry. During the '50s and '60s, Simmons had an extremely busy film career appearing in everything from costume epics to romances to musicals to straight dramas. Simmons received an Oscar nomination in 1969 for The Happy Ending. By the mid-'70s, Simmons started working less frequently and divided her time between features and television work. In the late '80s, she had a burst of character roles, but thereafter, her forays into acting became increasingly sporadic. She died at age 80 in January 2010. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Filmography
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Shadows in the Sun (2008)
- Hannah
- 25%
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Death of Two Sons (2006)
- Actor
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Thru the Moebius Strip (2005)
- Actor
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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
- 90 Year Old Woman (English Version)
- 86%
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Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within (2001)
- Council Member #2
- 44%
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Jean Simmons Videos
Spartacus
1 minutes 10 seconds
How To Make An American Quilt
2 minutes 26 seconds
The Big Country
26 seconds
The Robe
11 seconds
A Secret Affair
2 minutes 18 seconds
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