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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Demure British beauty Jean Simmons was born January 31, 1929, in Crouch End... more
Trivia:
In America from the early 1950s, Jean found out that RKO head Howard Hughes... more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another
7 wins
&
13 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
DVD: Coraline, Hotel, Watchmen
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Alternate Names:
Jean Simmonds
Filmography
Actress:
- Shadows in the Sun (2009) .... Hannah
- Thru the Moebius Strip (2005) (voice) .... Shepway
- Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) (voice: English version) .... Grandma Sophie
... aka Howl's Moving Castle (International: English title) (UK) (USA) - Winter Solstice (2003) (TV) .... Countess Lucinda Rhives
... aka Rosamunde Pilcher - Wintersonne (Germany) - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) (voice) .... Council Member #2
... aka Fainaru fantaji (Japan) - "American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2000)
- On Cukor (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - Her Own Rules (1998) (TV) .... Katherine Stratton
... aka Barbara Taylor Bradford's 'Her Own Rules' (USA: complete title) - "Mysteries of the Bible III" (1998) TV series .... Narrator
- Daisies in December (1995) (TV) .... Katherine Palmer
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Em Reed
- One More Mountain (1994) (TV) .... Sarah Keyes
- "In the Heat of the Night" .... Cordelia Woodlin (1 episode, 1994)
- Ches and the Grand Lady (1994) TV episode .... Cordelia Woodlin - "Angel Falls" (1993) TV series .... Irene Larson (unknown episodes)
- They Do It with Mirrors (1991) (TV) .... Carrie-Louise Serrocold
... aka Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (UK: series title) - "Star Trek: The Next Generation" .... Admiral Satie (1 episode, 1991)
... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- The Drumhead (1991) TV episode .... Admiral Satie - "Dark Shadows" .... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / ... (12 episodes, 1991)
... aka Dark Shadows Revival (USA: video box title)
- Episode #1.12 (1991) TV episode .... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi
- Episode #1.11 (1991) TV episode .... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi
- Episode #1.10 (1991) TV episode .... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi
- Episode #1.9 (1991) TV episode .... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi
- Episode #1.8 (1991) TV episode .... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins
(7 more) - People Like Us (1990) (TV) .... Peach Prindible Bailey
- Laker Girls (1990) (TV) .... Connie Harrison
- "American Playhouse" .... Older Elinor (1 episode, 1990)
- Sensibility and Sense (1990) TV episode .... Older Elinor - Dark Shadows (1990) (TV) .... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
- "Great Expectations" (1989) TV mini-series .... Miss Havisham
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Eudora McVeigh / ... (2 episodes, 1989)
- Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 2 (1989) TV episode .... Eudora McVeigh
- Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 1 (1989) TV episode .... Eudora McVeigh Shipton - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Margaret Lowen (1 episode, 1988)
- Pen Pal (1988) TV episode .... Margaret Lowen - A Friendship in Vienna (1988) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Yellow Pages (1988) .... Maxine de la Hunt
... aka Going Undercover (USA) - Inherit the Wind (1988) (TV) .... Lucy Brady
- The Dawning (1988) .... Aunt Mary
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987) (TV) .... Laura Robertson
- "North and South, Book II" .... Clarissa Main (6 episodes, 1986)
... aka Love and War (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #1.6 (1986) TV episode .... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.5 (1986) TV episode .... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.4 (1986) TV episode .... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.3 (1986) TV episode .... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.2 (1986) TV episode .... Clarissa Main
(1 more) - "North and South" .... Clarissa Main (6 episodes, 1985)
- Episode #1.6 (1985) TV episode .... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.5 (1985) TV episode .... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.4 (1985) TV episode .... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.3 (1985) TV episode .... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.2 (1985) TV episode .... Clarissa Main
(1 more) - "Hotel" .... Jessica Daniels / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1985)
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Hearts and Minds (1985) TV episode .... Jessica Daniels
- Deceptions (1983) TV episode .... Milly Toland - Midas Valley (1985) (TV) .... Molly Hammond
- December Flower (1984) (TV) .... Etta Marsh
- "All for Love" .... Deirdre Mackay (1 episode, 1983)
- Down at the Hydro (1983) TV episode .... Deirdre Mackay - "The Thorn Birds" .... Fiona 'Fee' Cleary (3 episodes, 1983)
- Part 3 (1983) TV episode .... Fiona 'Fee' Cleary
- Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Fiona 'Fee' Cleary
- Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Fiona 'Fee' Cleary - A Small Killing (1981) (TV) .... Margaret Lawrence
- Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981) (TV) .... Helen Lawson
... aka Valley of the Dolls - Golden Gate (1981) (TV) .... Jane Kingsley
- Beggarman, Thief (1979) (TV) .... Gretchen Jordache Burke
- "The Dain Curse" (1978) TV mini-series .... Aaronia Haldorn
... aka Dashiell Hammett's 'The Dain Curse' - Dominique (1978) .... Dominique Ballard
... aka Avenging Spirit
... aka Dominique Is Dead (USA: reissue title)
... aka Dominque Is Dead (UK: video title) - "Hawaii Five-O" .... Terri O'Brien (1 episode, 1977)
... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
- The Cop on the Cover (1977) TV episode .... Terri O'Brien - Mr. Sycamore (1975) .... Estelle Benbow
- The Easter Promise (1975) (TV) .... Constance Payne
- "The Odd Couple" .... Princess (1 episode, 1972)
- The Princess (1972) TV episode .... Princess - Decisions! Decisions! (1972) (TV)
- Say Hello to Yesterday (1971) .... Woman
- The Happy Ending (1969) .... Mary Wilson
- Heidi (1968) (TV) .... Fräulein Rottenmeier
... aka Heidi kehrt heim (West Germany) - Rough Night in Jericho (1967) .... Molly Lang
- Divorce American Style (1967) .... Nancy Downes
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Sarah Churchill (1 episode, 1967)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Soldier in Love (1967) TV episode .... Sarah Churchill - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Ruth Bannister / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- The Lady Is My Wife (1967) TV episode .... Ruth Bannister
- Crazier Than Cotton (1966) TV episode .... Suzy - Mister Buddwing (1966) .... The Blonde
... aka Woman Without a Face - Life at the Top (1965) .... Susan Lampton
- All the Way Home (1963) .... Mary Follet
- The Grass Is Greener (1960) .... Hattie Durant
- Spartacus (1960) .... Varinia
... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title) - Elmer Gantry (1960) .... Sister Sharon Falconer, nee Katie Jones
- This Earth Is Mine (1959) .... Elizabeth Rambeau
- Home Before Dark (1958) .... Charlotte Bronn
- The Big Country (1958) .... Julie Maragon
- Until They Sail (1957) .... Barbara Leslie Forbes
- This Could Be the Night (1957) .... Anne Leeds
- Hilda Crane (1956) .... Hilda Crane Burns
- Guys and Dolls (1955/I) .... Sergeant Sarah Brown
- Footsteps in the Fog (1955) .... Lily Watkins
- Desirée (1954) .... Desiree Clary
- A Bullet Is Waiting (1954) .... Cally Canham
- The Egyptian (1954) .... Merit
- She Couldn't Say No (1954) .... Corby Lane
... aka Beautiful But Dangerous (UK)
... aka She Had to Say Yes - The Actress (1953) .... Ruth Gordon Jones
- The Robe (1953) .... Diana
- Affair with a Stranger (1953) .... Carolyn Parker
- Young Bess (1953) .... Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
- Androcles and the Lion (1952) .... Lavinia
... aka Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - Angel Face (1952) .... Diane Tremayne Jessup
- The Clouded Yellow (1950) .... Sophie Malraux
- Cage of Gold (1950) .... Judith Moray
- Trio (1950) .... Evie Bishop (in segment Sanitorium)
- So Long at the Fair (1950) .... Vicky Barton
- Adam and Evelyne (1949) .... Evelyne Wallace
... aka Adam and Evalyn (USA) - The Blue Lagoon (1949) .... Emmeline Foster
- Hamlet (1948) .... Ophelia, Polonius's Daughter
- The Woman in the Hall (1947) .... Joy Blake
- Uncle Silas (1947) .... Caroline Ruthyn
... aka The Inheritance (USA) - Black Narcissus (1947) .... Kanchi
- Hungry Hill (1947) .... Jane Brodrick
- Great Expectations (1946) .... Young Estella
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) .... Harpist
- The Way to the Stars (1945) .... A Singer
... aka Johnny in the Clouds (USA) - Meet Sexton Blake (1945) .... Eva Watkins
- Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945) .... Molly Dodd
- Mr. Emmanuel (1944) (as Jean Simmonds) .... Sally Cooper
- Give Us the Moon (1944) .... Heidi
- Sports Day (1944) .... Peggy
... aka The Colonel's Cup (UK: alternative title)
Soundtrack:
- Guys and Dolls (1955/I) (performer: "A Woman in Love" (1950), "I'll Know" (1950), "If I Were a Bell" (1950)) ("Follow the Fold" (1950))
Self:
- The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- Jean Simmons: Rose of England (2004) .... Herself
- "Biography" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Deborah Kerr: Getting to Know Her (2000) TV episode .... Herself
- Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) TV episode .... Herself - Cleopatra's World: Alexandria Revealed (1999) (TV) .... Story teller
- "Mysteries of the Bible" .... Herself - Narrator / ... (31 episodes, 1996-1998)
- Samson and Delilah (1998) TV episode .... Herself - Narrator
- Moses at Sinai (1996) TV episode .... Herself - Narrator
- Cities of Evil: Sodom and Gomorrah (1996) TV episode .... Herself - Narrator
- Who Wrote the Bible? (Part 1) (1996) TV episode .... Narrator
- Who Wrote the Bible? (Part 2) (1996) TV episode .... Narrator
(26 more) - "Ancient Mysteries" .... Herself - Hostess (1 episode)
... aka Ancient Mysteries: New Investigations of the Unsolved (USA: video title)
- Who Wrote the Bible? (????) TV episode .... Herself - Hostess - "Reflections on the Silver Screen" .... Herself (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Reflections on the Silver Screen with Professor Richard Brown (USA: long title)
- Jean Simmons (1992) TV episode .... Herself - The American Film Institute Salute to Kirk Douglas (1991) (TV) .... Herself
- "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 1987)
... aka The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood (UK)
- Howard's Way (1987) TV episode .... Herself - "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 8 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - "The Dean Martin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Celebrity Roast: Truman Capote (1974) TV episode .... Herself - "The David Frost Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #2.68 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - "The Danny Kaye Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode #3.14 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
- The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) .... Herself
- The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
- The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) .... Herself - accepting Best Actor Award for Alec Guinness
- "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #11.8 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #9.6 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode dated 30 October 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
Archive Footage:
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"La tele de tu vida"
- Episode #1.6 (2007) TV episode .... Fiona 'Fee' Cleary - ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV) .... Varinia
- Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) (TV) .... Herself
-
"Biography"
- Jean Simmons: Picture Perfect (2001) TV episode - Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Herself
-
"Xena: Warrior Princess"
- Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards (1996) TV episode .... Varinia -
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #9.3 (1955) TV episode .... Herself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Jean Simmons' Blue Lagoon Diary. World Film Publications: London, 1949
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Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 3 Articles | 4 Pictorials | 54 Magazine Cover Photos
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