Jean Simmons Biography (1929-)

Full name, Jean Merilyn Simmons; born January 31, 1929, in London, England; became U.S. citizen, 1956; daughter of Charles and Winifred Ada (maiden name,Loveland) Simmons; married Stewart Granger (an actor), December 20, 1950 (divorced, 1960); married Richard Brooks (a director and writer), November 1, 1960 (died March 11, 1992); children: (first marriage) Tracy; (second marriage)Kate. Addresses: Contact: 636 Adelaide Place, Santa Monica, CA 90402;c/o Geoffrey Barr, 4727 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90010-3852; 1145 Gayley Ave., Suite 303, Los Angeles, CA 90024-3428.

Nationality
British
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
January 31, 1929
London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Sally Cooper, Mr. Emmanuel, Eagle-Lion, 1944
  • Eva Watkins, Meet Sexton Blake, Anglo-American, 1944
  • Molly Dodd, Kiss the Bride Goodbye, Butchers, 1944
  • Heidi, Give Us the Moon, General Films, 1944
  • (Uncredited) Sports Day (also known as The Colonel's Cup),1944
  • Singer, Johnny in the Clouds (also known as The Way to the Stars), United Artists, 1945
  • Harpist and handmaiden, Caesar and Cleopatra, Eagle-Lion, 1945
  • Lady Jane Broderick, Hungry Hill, General Films, 1946
  • Kanchi, Black Narcissus, General Films, 1946
  • Estella as a child, Great Expectations, Universal, 1946
  • Joy Blake, The Woman in the Hall, Eagle-Lion/General Films, 1947
  • Caroline Ruthyn, The Inheritance (also known as Uncle Silas), General Films, 1947
  • Ophelia, daughter of Polonius, Hamlet, Universal, 1948
  • Evalyn Wallace, Adam and Evalyn (also known as Adam and Evelyne), Two Cities, 1948
  • Emmeline Foster, The Blue Lagoon, Universal, 1949
  • Eve "Evie" Bishop, "Sanitorium," Trio, Paramount, 1950
  • Vicky Barton, So Long at the Fair, Rank, 1950
  • Judith Moray, Cage of Gold, Ealing, 1950
  • Sophie Malraux, The Clouded Yellow, General Films, 1950
  • Lavinia, Androcles and the Lion, RKO, 1953
  • Diane Tremayne, Angel Face, RKO, 1953
  • Queen Elizabeth I (title role), Young Bess, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
  • Diana, The Robe, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
  • Carolyn Parker, Affair with a Stranger, RKO, 1953
  • Ruth Gordon Jones, The Actress, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
  • Corby Lane, She Couldn't Say No (also known as Beautiful but Dangerous and She Had to Say Yes), RKO, 1954
  • Cally Canham, A Bullet Is Waiting, Columbia, 1954
  • Meryt (also known as Merit), The Egyptian, Twentieth Century-Fox,1954
  • Desiree Clary (title role), Desiree, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
  • (Uncredited) Diana, Demetrius and the Gladiators, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
  • Lily Watkins, Footsteps in the Fog, Columbia, 1955
  • Sarah Brown, Guys and Dolls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
  • Title role, Hilda Crane, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
  • Anne Leeds, This Could Be the Night, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
  • Barbara Leslie Forbes, Until They Sail, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
  • Charlotte Brown, Home before Dark, Warner Bros., 1958
  • Julie Maragon, The Big Country, United Artists, 1958
  • Elizabeth Rambeau, This Earth Is Mine (also known as This LandIs Mine), Universal, 1959
  • Varinia, Spartacus, Universal, 1960
  • Hattie Durant, The Grass Is Greener, Universal, 1960
  • Sister Sharon Falconer, Elmer Gantry, United Artists, 1960
  • Mary Follet, All the Way Home, Paramount, 1963
  • Susan Lampton, Life at the Top, Columbia, 1965
  • The blonde, Mister Buddwing (also known as Woman without a Face), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
  • Nancy Downes, Divorce, American Style, Columbia, 1967
  • Molly Lang, Rough Night in Jericho, Universal, 1967
  • Mary Wilson, The Happy Ending, Universal, 1969
  • Woman, Say Hello to Yesterday, Cinerama, 1971
  • Estelle Benbow, Mr. Sycamore, Film Ventures, 1975
  • Dominique Ballard (title role), Dominique (also known as Avenging Spirit and Dominique Is Dead), Subotsky, 1978
  • Maxine de la Hunt, Yellow Pages (also known as Going Undercover), Miramax, 1988
  • Aunt Mary, The Dawning, LIVE Home Video, 1988
  • The Old Jest, 1988
  • Em, How to Make an American Quilt (also known as An American Quilt), Universal, 1995
  • Margaret Drummond, Paradise Road (also known as Beyond the Wire, Captives, The Road to Paradise, and A Voice Cries Out), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1997
  • Voice of council member #2, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (also known as Fainaru fantaji), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and Naomi Collins, Dark Shadows (also known as Dark Shadows Revival), NBC, 1991
  • Host and narrator (with Richard Kiley), Mysteries of the Bible (also known as Ancient Mysteries), Arts and Entertainment, 1992-
  • Irene Larson, Angel Falls, CBS, 1993
  • Movies
  • Jane Kingsley, Golden Gate, ABC, 1981
  • Helen Lawson, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (also knownas Valley of the Dolls), CBS, 1981
  • Margaret Lawrence, A Small Killing, CBS, 1981
  • Molly Hammond, Midas Valley, ABC, 1985
  • Laura Kilgallen, Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (also known as The Case of the Lost Love), NBC, 1987
  • Lucy Brady, "Inherit the Wind," AT&T Presents, NBC, 1988
  • Narrator, A Friendship in Vienna (also known as The Devil in Vienna), The Disney Channel, 1988
  • Connie Harrison, The Laker Girls, CBS, 1990
  • Carrie-Louise Serrocold, They Do It with Mirrors (also known as Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors), Arts and Entertainment, 1991
  • Sarah Keyes, One More Mountain (also known as One More Mountain: An American Epic), ABC, 1994
  • Katherine Palmer, Daisies in December, Showtime, 1995
  • Katherine Stratten, Her Own Rules (also known as Barbara TaylorBradford's "Her Own Rules"), CBS, 1998
  • Miniseries
  • Aaronia Haldorn, The Dain Curse (also known as Dashiell Hammett's The Dain Curse), CBS, 1978
  • Gretchen Jordache Burke, Beggarman, Thief, NBC, 1979
  • Fiona "Fee" Cleary, The Thorn Birds, ABC, 1983
  • Clarissa Main, North and South, ABC, 1985
  • Clarissa Main, North and South: Book II (also known as ABC Novels for Television), ABC, 1986
  • Miss Havisham, Great Expectations, The Disney Channel, 1989
  • Peach Prindible Bailey, People Like Us, NBC, 1990
  • Episodic
  • Person to Person, CBS, 1955
  • "Crazier Than Cotton," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater, NBC, 1966
  • "The Lady Is My Wife," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater, NBC, 1967
  • Princess, "The Princess," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1972
  • Terri O'Brien, "The Cop on the Cover," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1977
  • Milly Toland, "Deceptions," Hotel, ABC, 1983
  • Jessica Daniels, "Hearts and Minds," Hotel, ABC, 1985
  • Margaret Lowen, "Pen Pal," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network,1988
  • Eudora McVeigh, "Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Parts 1 & 2," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
  • Reflections on the Silver Screen with Professor Richard Brown, AMC, 1990
  • Admiral Nora Satie, "The Drumhead," Star Trek: The Next Generation(also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1991
  • Cordelia, "Ches and the Grand Lady," In the Heat of the Night, 1994
  • Specials
  • "Soldier in Love" (also known as "George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: Soldier in Love"), Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1967
  • Fraulein Rottenmeier, Heidi (also known as Heidi kehrt heim), NBC, 1968
  • Decisions, Decisions, NBC, 1971
  • Constance Payne, The Easter Promise, CBS, 1975
  • Etta Marsh, "December Flower," Great Performances, PBS, 1987
  • Older Elinor, "Sensibility and Sense," American Playhouse, PBS, 1990
  • The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas (also known as An AFI Salute to Kirk Douglas),CBS, 1991
  • Narrator, On Cukor (also known as American Masters: On Cukor; documentary), PBS, 2000
  • (In archive footage) Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (documentary), 2001
  • Pilots
  • Enid Travis, The Home Front, CBS, 1980
  • Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, Dark Shadows, NBC, 1990
  • Stage Appearances
  • Power of Darkness, England, 1949
  • Big Fish, Little Fish, United States, 1964
  • Desiree, A Little Night Music, London, 1974
  • Major Tours
  • A Little Night Music, U.S. cities, 1964
  • WRITINGS
  • Books
  • Jean Simmons' Blue Lagoon Diary, World Film Publications, 1949

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
    Periodicals
    • Films in Review, February, 1972