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

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