Jean Simmons
Birthday:
Birthplace:
Crouch Hill, London, England, UK
Father, Charles Simmons, was a gymnast for Great Britain in the 1912 Olympics, bringing home a bronze medal in the men's team event. Discovered at age 14 while attending dancing school with her older sister. Earned her first Oscar nomination at 18 for her portrayal of Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet. Voted the most popular actress in Britain in 1950. Fought against Hollywood giant Howard Hughes' ownership of her contract, finally winning her freedom in 1952. Was made an OBE in 2003 for her contributions to British cinema. Died of lung cancer nine days before her 81st birthday.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | Thru the Moebius Strip |
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— | 2010 |
25% | Shadows in the Sun |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Death of Two Sons |
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— | 2006 |
44% | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | On Cukor |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Secret Affair |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Daisies in December |
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— | 1995 |
63% | How to Make an American Quilt |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | People Like Us |
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— | 1990 |
No Score Yet | The Dawning |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | A Friendship in Vienna |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | Going Undercover |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | Inherit the Wind |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | Undercover |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love |
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— | 1987 |
No Score Yet | A Moment in Time |
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— | 1984 |
No Score Yet | A Small Killing |
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— | 1981 |
No Score Yet | Dominique (Avenging Spirit) (Dominique Is Dead) |
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— | 1979 |
No Score Yet | The Dain Curse |
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— | 1978 |
No Score Yet | Mr. Sycamore |
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— | 1975 |
No Score Yet | Say Hello to Yesterday |
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— | 1971 |
33% | The Happy Ending |
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— | 1969 |
No Score Yet | Heidi |
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— | 1968 |
No Score Yet | Violence à Jericho |
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— | 1967 |
100% | Divorce American Style |
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— | 1967 |
No Score Yet | Mister Buddwing |
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— | 1966 |
20% | Life at the Top |
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— | 1965 |
No Score Yet | All the Way Home |
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— | 1963 |
93% | Spartacus |
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— | 1960 |
94% | Elmer Gantry |
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— | 1960 |
88% | The Grass Is Greener |
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— | 1960 |
No Score Yet | This Earth Is Mine |
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— | 1959 |
No Score Yet | Home Before Dark |
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— | 1958 |
100% | The Big Country |
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— | 1958 |
67% | Until They Sail |
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— | 1957 |
No Score Yet | This Could Be the Night |
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— | 1957 |
No Score Yet | Hilda Crane |
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— | 1956 |
No Score Yet | Footsteps in the Fog |
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— | 1955 |
91% | Guys and Dolls |
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— | 1955 |
No Score Yet | Desiree |
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— | 1954 |
No Score Yet | The Egyptian |
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— | 1954 |
75% | Demetrius and the Gladiators |
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— | 1954 |
No Score Yet | She Couldn't Say No |
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— | 1954 |
No Score Yet | A Bullet Is Waiting |
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— | 1954 |
60% | The Actress |
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— | 1953 |
38% | The Robe |
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— | 1953 |
No Score Yet | Affair With a Stranger |
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— | 1953 |
No Score Yet | Young Bess |
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— | 1953 |
43% | Androcles and the Lion |
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— | 1953 |
75% | Angel Face |
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— | 1952 |
No Score Yet | So Long at the Fair |
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— | 1951 |
No Score Yet | Uncle Silas |
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— | 1951 |
No Score Yet | The Clouded Yellow |
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— | 1951 |
No Score Yet | Trio |
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— | 1950 |
No Score Yet | The Blue Lagoon |
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— | 1949 |
No Score Yet | Adam and Evelyne (Adam and Evalyn) |
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— | 1949 |
95% | Hamlet |
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— | 1948 |
No Score Yet | The Woman in the Hall |
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— | 1948 |
No Score Yet | Hungry Hill |
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— | 1947 |
100% | Black Narcissus |
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— | 1947 |
100% | Great Expectations |
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— | 1947 |
No Score Yet | Caesar and Cleopatra |
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— | 1945 |
No Score Yet | Meet Sexton Blake |
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— | 1945 |
No Score Yet | The Way to the Stars |
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— | 1945 |
No Score Yet | Mr. Emmanuel |
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— | 1944 |
No Score Yet | Olivier's Shakespeare |
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— | 1944 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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No Score Yet |
American Masters
1986
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No Score Yet |
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995-2001
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No Score Yet |
In the Heat of the Night
1988-1995
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50% |
Dark Shadows
1991
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91% |
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-1994
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No Score Yet |
American Playhouse
1982-1996
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No Score Yet |
Murder, She Wrote
1984-1996
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No Score Yet |
The Odd Couple
1970-1975
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83% |
Angel Falls
1993
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No Score Yet |
The Thorn Birds
1983
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Quotes from Jean Simmons' Characters
Sarah Brown: | It's so delicious. That Bacardi flavoring certainly makes a difference. |
Sarah Brown: | You know, this would be a wonderful way to get children to drink milk. |
Lily Watkins: | Do you remember the last ambulance when I said it should've been me? I wish it had been. |
Sarah Brown: | What did you order? |
Sky Masterson: | Dolce de leche. Dolce is the spanish word for sweet; de means of; and leche means milk. |
Sky Masterson: | Dolce de leche. Dolce is the spanish word for sweet. De means of and leche means milk. |
Sarah Brown: | Don't they serve it plain? |
Sky Masterson: | Well, only in the mornings. It has to do with the heat. You see, at night they put a kind of preservative in it. |
Sarah Brown: | That's interesting. What do they use? |
Sky Masterson: | Bacardi. |
Sarah Brown: | Bacardi - doesn't that have alcohol in it? |
Sarah Brown: | Bacardi? Doesn't that have alcohol in it? |
Sky Masterson: | Well just enough to keep the milk from turning sour. |
Sarah Brown: | I'm prepared to believe that you're the biggest sinner I've ever met in my life! |
Richard Harmon: | Why do we have to go through that again? So you've been divorced for eight years. You've dated a lot of guys. |
Nancy Downes: | So? |
Richard Harmon: | So, why can't this be like all the others? Why does it have to be different? Why pick on me? |
Nancy Downes: | Cuz this time I care. So Richard, we have to move this to the next plateau. |
Pat Terrill: | Hello, throw something off a chair and sit down. Would you like to try a cigarette? |
Julie Maragon: | Where'd you get those? |
Pat Terrill: | In the east. Don't look so shocked. I saw a woman smoking one; very elegant. [inhales - exhales] Oh well, I don't care about anything anyway. |
Pat Terrill: | In the east. Don't look so shocked. I saw a woman smoking one. Very elegant. Oh well, I don't care about anything anyway. |
Varinia: | And neither am I! |
Estella as a girl: | He calls the knaves "jacks"! |
Estella as a girl: | He calls the knaves 'jacks'! |