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Jean Simmons (I) (1929–2010)
Demure British beauty Jean Simmons was born January 31, 1929 in Crouch End, London. As a 14-year-old dance student, she was plucked from her school to play Margaret Lockwood's precocious sister in Give Us the Moon (1944), and she went on to make a name for herself in such major British productions as Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), Great Expectations...
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Born:in Crouch Hill, London, England, UKDied:(age 80) in Santa Monica, California, USA |
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Actress (95 credits)
1994
In the Heat of the Night
(TV Series)
Cordelia Woodlin
Cordelia Woodlin
- Ches and the Grand Lady
(1994)
... Cordelia Woodlin
1991
Great Expectations
(TV Mini-Series)
Miss Havisham
Miss Havisham
- Chapter Six
(1991)
... Miss Havisham
- Chapter Five
(1991)
... Miss Havisham
- Chapter Four
(1991)
... Miss Havisham
- Chapter Three
(1991)
... Miss Havisham
- Chapter Two
(1991)
... Miss Havisham
1991
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(TV Series)
Admiral Nora Satie
Admiral Nora Satie
- The Drumhead
(1991)
... Admiral Nora Satie
1991
Dark Shadows
(TV Series)
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins
- Episode #1.12
(1991)
... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
/ Naomi Collins
- Episode #1.11
(1991)
... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
/ Naomi Collins
- Episode #1.10
(1991)
... Naomi Collins
- Episode #1.9
(1991)
... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
/ Naomi Collins
- Episode #1.8
(1991)
... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
/ Naomi Collins
1989
Murder, She Wrote
(TV Series)
Eudora McVeigh / Eudora McVeigh Shipton
Eudora McVeigh / Eudora McVeigh Shipton
- Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 2
(1989)
... Eudora McVeigh
- Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 1
(1989)
... Eudora McVeigh Shipton
1986
North and South, Book II
(TV Mini-Series)
Clarissa Main
Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.6
(1986)
... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.5
(1986)
... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.4
(1986)
... Clarissa Main
(credit only)
- Episode #1.3
(1986)
... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.2
(1986)
... Clarissa Main
1985
North and South
(TV Mini-Series)
Clarissa Main
Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.6
(1985)
... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.5
(1985)
... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.4
(1985)
... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.3
(1985)
... Clarissa Main
- Episode #1.2
(1985)
... Clarissa Main
1983-1985
Hotel
(TV Series)
Jessica Daniels / Milly Toland
Jessica Daniels / Milly Toland
- Hearts and Minds
(1985)
... Jessica Daniels
- Deceptions
(1983)
... Milly Toland
1983
The Thorn Birds
(TV Mini-Series)
Fiona 'Fee' Cleary
Fiona 'Fee' Cleary
- Part 3
(1983)
... Fiona 'Fee' Cleary
- Part 2
(1983)
... Fiona 'Fee' Cleary
- Part 1
(1983)
... Fiona 'Fee' Cleary
1966-1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(TV Series)
Ruth Bannister / Suzy
Ruth Bannister / Suzy
- The Lady Is My Wife
(1967)
... Ruth Bannister
- Crazier Than Cotton
(1966)
... Suzy
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Stage: Appeared in Stephen Sondheim's musical, "A Little Night Music", at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England, with Angela Baddeley, Joss Ackland, David Kernan, Maria Aitken, Diane Langton and Liz Robertson in the cast. Harold Prince was the director. See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 7 Articles | 4 Pictorials | 56 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Jean SimmondsHeight:
5' 4" (1.63 m)
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[on working with William Wyler in The Big Country (1958)] The atmosphere [on set] felt very dodgy - the sort of prevailing tension that invites paranoia, causes you to wonder, "What have I done?"... I guess Willy was in a position to know what it took to achieve great performances, but he also seemed bent on making things difficult... and there was all that constant rewriting. We'd have our lines... See more »Trivia:
She starred in two adaptations of Charles Dickens' 1861 novel "Great Expectations": Great Expectations (1946) and Great Expectations (1989). She played Estella in the former and Miss Havisham in the latter. See more »Trademark:
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