Quick Facts
Born:
1929-01-31
Birthplace:
Crouch Hill, London, England, UK
Credits:
108 Total Roles
Jean Simmons
Acting
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Biography
Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (January 31, 1929 – January 22, 2010) was an English actress. She appeared predominantly in motion pictures, beginning with films made in Great Britain during and after World War II – she was one of J. Arthur Rank's 'well-spoken young starlets' – followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950.
Known For
Spartacus
Varinia
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Admiral Nora Satie
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Council Member (voice)
Black Narcissus
Kanchi
Murder, She Wrote
Eudora McVeigh Shipton
The Big Country
Julie Maragon
Great Expectations
Young Estella
Hamlet
Ophelia
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Discovering Hamlet MOVIE | Ophelia (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Shadows in the Sun MOVIE | Hannah |
| 2003 | Winter Solstice MOVIE | Countess Lucinda Rhives |
| 2003 | Winter Solstice TV | Self |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within MOVIE | Council Member (voice) |
| 2000 | On Cukor MOVIE | Narrator |
| 1998 | Her Own Rules MOVIE | Katherine Stratton |
| 1995 | Daisies in December MOVIE | Katherine Palmer |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt MOVIE | Em |
| 1994 | Mysteries of the Bible TV | Self |