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Jean Merilyn Simmons OBE (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. [1] [2] One of J. Arthur Rank 's "well-spoken young starlets," she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Britain during and after the Second World War, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950 onwards.
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Jean Simmons was a British actress who starred in films such as Great Expectations, The Robe, Spartacus and Elmer Gantry. She was married to Stewart Granger and Richard Brooks, and won a Golden Globe Award for Guys and Dolls.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- January 22, 2010
- January 31, 1929
Jean Simmons was a British actress who starred in major films in Britain and Hollywood, such as Great Expectations, The Robe, Spartacus and Elmer Gantry. She won a Golden Globe and was nominated for two Oscars, and died in 2010 at age 80.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- January 31, 1929
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- January 22, 2010
May 3, 2024 · Jean Simmons, British-born American actress who was known for her cool elegance. She earned Academy Award nominations for her performances in Hamlet (1948) and The Happy Ending (1969). Learn more about Simmons’s life and career, including her other notable films.
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Jan 23, 2010 · Jan. 23, 2010 12 AM PT. Jean Simmons, a radiant British actress who as a teenager appeared opposite Laurence Olivier in “Hamlet” and emerged a star whose career flourished in the 1950s and...
Jan 24, 2010 · Sun 24 Jan 2010 13.39 EST. Jean Simmons, who has died aged 80, had a bounteous moment, early in her career, when she seemed the likely casting for every exotic or magical female role. It passed...
Jan 23, 2010 · Jan. 23, 2010. Jean Simmons, the English actress who made the covers of Time and Life magazines by the time she was 20 and became a major midcentury star alongside strong leading men like...