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Job Actress, singer, dancer
Years active 1944-2009
Top Roles Sergeant Sarah Brown, Sister Sharon Falconer, Nancy Downes, Varinia, Diana
Top GenresDrama, Romance, Comedy, Film Adaptation, Historical, Mystery
Top TopicsBook-Based, Based on Play, Royalty
Top Collaborators , (Producer), (Producer), (Director)
Shares birthday with Tallulah Bankhead, Mario Lanza, Eddie Cantor  see more..

Fan Favorites:
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The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

Fan rating: 9.00
The Egyptian

The Egyptian

Fan rating: 9.00
The Robe

The Robe

Fan rating: 9.00

Jean Simmons Overview:

Legendary actress, Jean Simmons, was born Jean Merilyn Simmons on Jan 31, 1929 in Crouch Hill, London. Simmons died at the age of 81 on Jan 22, 2010 in Santa Monica, CA and was cremated and her ashes scattered at her family home.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Simmons was nominated for two Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1948Best Supporting ActressHamlet (1948)OpheliaNominated
1969Best ActressThe Happy Ending (1969)Mary WilsonNominated
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Jean Simmons's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #105 on Sep 24, 1953.

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British Elegance: A Tribute to

By Virginie Pronovost on Jan 31, 2019 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

I don’t know if you ever saw a photo and then just became curious to know more about the person on it. It was someone you had never heard of before, but, now that you do, you have developed a devoted admiration for her. This is what happened to me and . I saw two photos of her in m... Read full article

The 90 Years of Blogathon is here!

By Virginie Pronovost on Jan 29, 2019 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

Oh joy! After months waiting for this blogging event to arrive, we can now celebrate the lovely who would have been 90 years old next January 31. The blogathon honouring her starts today, January 29 and will end on the 31. To host, I’m joined by the wonderful Laura from Phyllis Lo... Read full article

90 YEARS OF BLOGATHON - Murder, She Wrote: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (1989)

on Jan 29, 2019 From Caftan Woman

The Wonderful World of Cinema and Phyllis Loves Classic Movies are hosting a blogathon tribute to the lovely actress . Start HERE and HERE to relive the memories and discover new favourite performances. Jessica Beatrice Fletcher, a teacher turned mystery author and amateur sleuth of... Read full article

Coming Up Next Year: 90 Years of Blogathon!

By Virginie Pronovost on Oct 26, 2018 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

Oh my God! I am currently beyond excited as I’m FINALLY announcing the 90 Years of Blogathon!! And the great Laura from Phyllis Loves Classic Movies is hosting it with me, which makes the thing even more fun since it’s the first time we’ll be hosting a blogathon togeth... Read full article

The Favourite Sister: as Barbara Leslie in Until they Sail

By Virginie Pronovost on Aug 30, 2016 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

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Jean Simmons Quotes:

Varinia: Please die, my love... die, die now my darling!

Tony Armotti: That's your opinion, Baby.
Anne Leeds: [angry] My name is Anne Leeds, you can call me Anne, Miss Leeds or hey you, anything but Baby.

Julie Maragon: Any ranch that you can see on foot just isn't worth looking at.

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Best Actress Oscar 1969
WINNER
Maggie Smith
(as Miss Jean Brodie)
in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Nominee
Genevieve Bujold
(as Anne Boleyn)
in Anne of the Thousand Days
Nominee
Jane Fonda
(as Gloria Beatty)
in They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Nominee
Liza Minnelli
(as Pookie Adams)
in The Sterile Cuckoo
Nominee

(as Mary Wilson)
in The Happy Ending
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Grauman's Imprints


Ceremony Date: Sep 24, 1953
Ceremony Number 105
Also at Grauman's

Mary Pickford


Ceremony Date: Apr 30, 1927
Ceremony Number: 1

Douglas Fairbanks


Ceremony Date: Apr 30, 1927
Ceremony Number: 1

Norma Talmadge


Ceremony Date: May 18, 1927
Ceremony Number: 2
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Jean Simmons Facts
In the early 1980s, she and daughter Kate Brooks lived in the Litchfield County town of New Milford, Connecticut. They later returned to their long-time California home in Santa Monica.
Her mother was Winifred Aida Loveland. Her father, Charles Simmons, won a bronze medal in the Olympics for Great Britain in artistic gymnastics and died, when Jean was 13, from an ulcer.
Was William Wyler's first choice for the role of Princess Ann in Roman Holiday (1953), but Howard Hughes, who owned her contract, wouldn't loan her out to Paramount to do the film.
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