Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons in Angel Face

Jean Merilyn Simmons (born January 31, 1929 in Crouch Hill, London, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress. Image File history File links 1952s Angel Face with Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons. ... Image File history File links 1952s Angel Face with Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons. ... Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an accomplished American film actor and singer. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... Crouch Hill is a small area of north London, nestled between Crouch End and Stroud Green in the borough of Haringey. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Simmons began acting while still in her teens. Her first major film was Great Expectations, in which she played the young Estella. In 1948, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Ophelia in Hamlet, opposite Laurence Olivier. Great Expectations Great Expectations is a Bildungsroman (a novel tracing the life of the protagonist) by Charles Dickens and first serialized in All the Year Round from December 1860 to August 1861. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare and one of his best-known and most oft-quoted plays. ... Laurence Olivier, as photographed in 1939 by Carl Van Vechten The Right Honourable Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM, KBE (May 22, 1907 – July 11, 1989) was an Oscar winning English actor and director, esteemed by many as the greatest actor of the 20th century. ...

In 1950, she married the British actor, Stewart Granger, with whom she appeared in several films, successfully making the transition to Hollywood. Among her best-known leading roles are Guys and Dolls (1955), Elmer Gantry (directed by her second husband, Richard Brooks) and Spartacus, and The Happy Ending, again directed by Brooks and for which she received her second Oscar nomination. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stewart Granger (May 6, 1913 – August 16, 1993) was an English film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. ... ... Guys and Dolls is a successful 1950 musical. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elmer Gantry is a 1927 novel by Sinclair Lewis as well as a 1960 film which tells the story of a con man who teams up with a female evangelist to sell religion to small-town America. ... For the actor, see Richard Brooks (actor) Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912-March 11, 1992) was a Hollywood film writer, director, and (occasionally) producer. ... Spartacus is a 1960 film by Stanley Kubrick based on the historical novel of the same name by Howard Fast. ... The Happy Ending is a 1969 film which tells the story of a repressed housewife who longs for liberation from her marriage. ...

By the 70s, her screen career had tapered off. The screen's loss was the stage and television's gain. To glowing reviews, Simmons toured the U.S. in A Little Night Music, then took the show to London. For her appearance in the mini-series, The Thorn Birds, she won an Emmy Award. In 1989, she again starred in a miniseries version of Great Expectations, where she performed the role of Miss Havisham, Estella's adopted mother, as well as in 1985 and 1986 in North & South. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal republic George... A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. ... The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by Colleen McCullough, an Australian author. ... An Emmy Award. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Great Expectations, based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name, is about an orphan whose life is made better through a mysterious benefactor, and has been filmed many times. ... This article is about the year. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North and South DVD cover North and South is the general title of a trilogy by John Jakes which was published during the 1980s and takes place during American Civil War times. ...

She was married twice:

1. Stewart Granger (1950-1960); (one child)
2. Richard Brooks (1960-1977); (one daughter Kate Brooks)

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Filmography

• Sports Day (1944)
• Give Us the Moon (1944)
• Mr. Emmanuel (1944)
• Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
• Meet Sexton Blake (1945)
• The Way to the Stars (1945)
• Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
• Great Expectations (1946)
• The Woman in the Hall (1947)
• Uncle Silas (1947)
• Black Narcissus (1947)
• Hungry Hill (1947)
• Hamlet (1948)
• The Blue Lagoon (1949)
• Adam and Evelyne (1949)
• So Long at the Fair (1950)
• Cage of Gold (1950)
• Trio (1950)
• The Clouded Yellow (1951)
• Angel Face (1952)
• Androcles and the Lion (1952)
• Young Bess (1953)
• Affair with a Stranger (1953)
• The Robe (1953)
• The Actress (1953)
• She Couldn't Say No (1954)
• Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
• The Egyptian (1954)
• A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)
• Desiree (1954)
• Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
• Guys and Dolls (1955)
• Hilda Crane (1956)
• This Could Be the Night (1957)
• Until They Sail (1957)
• The Big Country (1958)
• Home Before Dark (1958)
• This Earth Is Mine (1959)
• Elmer Gantry (1960)
• Spartacus (1960)
• The Grass Is Greener (1960)
• All the Way Home (1963)
• Life at the Top (1965)
• Mister Buddwing (1966)
• Divorce American Style (1967)
• Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
• The Happy Ending (1969)
• Say Hello to Yesterday (1971)
• Mr. Sycamore (1975)
• Dominique (1978)
• The Dawning (1988)
• Going Undercover (1988)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)
• They do it with Mirrors (1991)
• How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) (voice)
• Jean Simmons: Rose of England (2004) (documentary)
• Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro) (2004) (voice)
• Through the Moebius Strip (2005) (voice) (currently in post-production)

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External links

• Jean Simmons at the Internet Movie Database
• Classic Movies (1939 - 1969): Jean Simmons
• Jean Simmons - A Fan Resource