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Jill Esmond | Rotten Tomatoes. Highest Rated: 100% The Pied Piper (1942) Lowest Rated: 38% The Skin Game (1931) Birthday: Jan 26, 1908. Birthplace: London, England, UK. Elegant, sophisticated...
Born Jill Esmond-Moore in London, England, Jan 26, 1908; died July 28, 1990, in Wimbledon, England; dau. of Henry Vernon Esmond and Eva (Moore) Esmond; studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; m. Laurence Olivier (actor), 1930 (div. 1940); children: Tarquin Olivier.
Elegant, sophisticated British lead and supporting actress who fluctuated between stage and screen on both sides of the Atlantic. First wife of Laurence Olivier (1930-40), with whom she went to Hollywood for a screen test in 1931; both secured contracts with RKO, but Esmond was judged the more...
